A total of K5.6 trillion has been
allocated to the education sector in the 2013 National Budget that was
presented in parliament today.
In his budget presentation,
Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda proposed that K5.6 trillion be
allocated towards the education sector for the purpose of providing
quality education and skills training to children and the youth.
Mr. Chikwanda said that this
represents a 15.8 percent increase over the 2012 allocation.
He said the sector has been
allocated K393.3 billion for the development of secondary school infrastructure
across the country.
The Minister said the
move is government’s intention to revamp secondary and tertiary education
in order to significantly improve the progression rate of pupils that are
being produced from primary schools.
He explained that a further
K475.1 billion has been earmarked for operations and expansion of
infrastructure in universities, colleges, and trades training institutions.
Mr. Chikwanda added that in
addition to the funds allocated to the trades training institutions for
training an additional K50 billion to empower the unemployed and vulnerable
youth with vocational skills will be given.
Mr. Chikwanda also said that he
has allocated sufficient resources to facilitate the net recruitment of not
fewer than 5,000 teachers.
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