Ring-fencing of education funds sought to ensure dedicated state-level spending for school infrastructure and RTE implementation.
The meeting addressed financing and policy measures to strengthen school education-investment in infrastructure, teacher salaries, training, early childhood education, career counselling, private partnerships, and integration of B.Ed into integrated undergraduate courses. The Department requested targeted support including incentive-based grants tied to a Performance Grading Index, central funding to meet RTE norms and SDG goals, and ring-fencing of devolved resources or dedicated awards for RTE Act, 2009 implementation.

Parliamentary accountability: disruptions reduced legislative productivity and urgent procedural reform is proposed to restore effective functioning.
Rajya Sabha's productivity and legislative output have declined, with sittings, Question Hour and other accountability mechanisms frequently lost to disruptions; a two member review of the Rules of Business has been completed and will be referred to the General Purposes Committee for action, and a "Report to the People" summarises sessional performance while noting several significant bills enacted despite overall shortcomings.