https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69557 The budget proposes five university townships near major industrial and logistic corridors to foster industry-academia alignment, supported by an Education-to-Employment committee and investments in STEM, research infrastructure and AI-enabled learning. Inclusion measures include one girls' hostel per district and Indian-language digital learning, while Creator Labs are proposed for 15,000 schools and 500 colleges. Financial facilitation includes reducing TCS under the LRS to 2% for education and medical remittances; the sector allocation exceeds Rs 1.39 lakh crore, with Rs 55,727 crore for higher education. en-us Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:01:03 +0530 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:01:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69557 The budget proposes five university townships near major industrial and logistic corridors to foster industry-academia alignment, supported by an Education-to-Employment committee and investments in STEM, research infrastructure and AI-enabled learning. Inclusion measures include one girls' hostel per district and Indian-language digital learning, while Creator Labs are proposed for 15,000 schools and 500 colleges. Financial facilitation includes reducing TCS under the LRS to 2% for education and medical remittances; the sector allocation exceeds Rs 1.39 lakh crore, with Rs 55,727 crore for higher education. News - Sun, 01 Feb 2026 19:01:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69557