<h1>Secondary and Higher Education Cess Allocated to Education Budgets, No Reserve Fund Established for 2007-2010.</h1> The Secondary and Higher Education Cess collected from direct taxes over three years was Rs. 2910.96 crore in 2007-08, Rs. 3124.67 crore in 2008-09, and Rs. 3783.44 crore in 2009-10. From indirect taxes, it was Rs. 2875.23 crore in 2007-08, Rs. 2660.30 crore in 2008-09, and Rs. 2506.54 crore in 2009-10. No Reserve Fund was set up for these funds; instead, they were directly allocated in budgetary provisions for education departments. The budgetary support for higher education increased annually, with initiatives for performance monitoring and accountability in government programs. This was reported by a government official in a parliamentary session.