The Sindh government has earmarked a total of Rs613.36 billion for the education sector in the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26, covering all levels from primary to higher education.
The allocation marks an 18 per cent increase over the Rs519 billion allocated for the public education sector in the outgoing financial year of 2024-25.
According to the budget figures, Rs524.32 billion has been allocated for non-development expenditures, while Rs89.04 billion has been set aside for development projects.
An amount of Rs3.2 billion has been allocated to cover registration and examination fees for students of government schools from grades 9 to 12, as well as to reward those who perform exceptionally in board examinations.
To ensure access to learning materials, Rs5 billion has been reserved for the provision of free textbooks in public schools across the province.
In a major boost to digital education, funding for the Digital Learning Programme under the Sindh Education Foundation has been increased from Rs3 billion to Rs19 billion.
Budget allocations across various education levels have also seen significant increases: allocation for primary education has been Increased from Rs136.2 billion in financial year 204-25 to Rs156.2 billion in 2025-26 and that for middle/elementary education has been increased from Rs36.2 billion to Rs42.7 billion. Similarly, the allocation for secondary education has been increased from Rs68.5 billion to Rs77.2 billion and for college education, the allocation has been increased from Rs34 billion to Rs39 billion, the budget document read.
Furthermore, Rs40 billion has been allocated for 31 public sector universities under the higher education budget.
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