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Last discovery run: 15 Oct 2026, 13:26 IST, via rss+tavily, 27 official series retrieved

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All speakersRahul Gandhi155Akhilesh Yadav54Arvind Kejriwal17Dhruv Rathee22Cockroach Janta Party12Abhijeet Dipke23Saurav Das9Indian National Congress18Aam Aadmi Party12Samajwadi Party20
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All topicsEducation15repolls in Bihar Assembly election 2025, PIB6lithium ore inferred resource, GSI, J&K5terror camps targeted in Operation Sindoor, MEA5students in central university hostels, Lok Sabha answer, 27 July 20264attached from main accused in UP paper-leak case, ED, June 20243Employment3Ministry of Education budget 2026-27, Press Information Bureau3net reduction in Bihar electoral roll after SIR, ECI PIB, 30 Sep 20253Air travel2
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All placesUttarakhand13Uttar Pradesh12Maharashtra11Rajasthan4

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  • MisleadingRahul Gandhichecked 12 Oct 2026

    “Education's share in the Union budget has rapidly fallen in last 10 years.”

    The claim that education's share of the Union Budget has fallen is supported by an independent analysis showing a decline from 4.6% to 2.5%, but the official Union Budget documents that would state this share are not among the retrieved sources. The PIB releases only provide absolute allocation figures, which have increased year on year, so they do not directly address the share. Because no official document confirms the specific trend, the claim is rated MISSING_CONTEXT rather than ACCURATE.

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    Rahul Gandhi said education's share in the Union budget has rapidly fallen over the last 10 years.

    freepressjournal.in, checked 12 Oct 2026

    What is actually true

    The PIB press release for Budget 2025-26 states the Ministry of Education's total allocation was ₹1,28,650 crore, a 6.22% increase over BE 2024-25, and the 2026-27 release states ₹1,39,289.48 crore, an 8.27% increase. These official figures show absolute increases but do not state education's share of the Union Budget. An independent analysis by econiti.org reports the share fell from 4.6% in 2013-14 to 2.5% in 2025-26.

    • The Ministry of Education's allocation in the 2025-26 Union Budget was ₹1,28,650 crore, a 6.22% increase over the budget estimate for 2024-25, according to a PIB press release. [3]
    • The 2026-27 allocation is ₹1,39,289.48 crore, an 8.27% increase over BE 2025-26, according to a PIB press release. [7]
    • An econiti.org analysis says education's share of the Union Budget fell from 4.6% in 2013-14 to 2.5% in 2025-26, halving in relative terms across 12 years. [1]

    [1] Education ministry's share of the Union Budget has halved in ... — econiti.org[3] UNION EDUCATION MINISTER LAUDS HISTORIC BUDGET 2025-26 — pib.gov.in[7] Press Release Page | Press Information Bureau — pib.gov.in

    The claim that education's share of the Union Budget has fallen is supported by an independent analysis showing a decline from 4.6% to 2.5%, but the official Union Budget documents that would state this share are not among the retrieved sources. The PIB releases only provide absolute allocation figures, which have increased year on year, so they do not directly address the share. Because no official document confirms the specific trend, the claim is rated MISSING_CONTEXT rather than ACCURATE.

    How this was checked: Checked against official records