New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday lamented Indians going to countries like Ukraine to study medicine and said India needs to attract students from across the world instead of sending its youth abroad. ability should be developed. ,
Kejriwal’s remarks came after the Union Ministry of Education said that over 30 lakh Indians went abroad for higher education during 2017-2022.
“After 75 years of independence, by now, our youth should have developed the ability to attract youth from all over the world to study in India instead of going abroad. India can become the No.1 destination for education,” the Delhi Chief Minister tweeted.
In a written reply to a question by JD(U) MP Rajeev Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh and others, Union Minister of State for Education Subhash Sarkar said that 30 lakh Indians went abroad for higher education during 2017-2022.
The government said that 7.50 lakh Indians while going abroad in 2022 disclosed the purpose of their travel as study or education.
In the previous years this number was 4.40 Lakh (2021), 2.59 Lakh (2020), 5.86 Lakh (2019), 5.17 Lakh (2018) and 4.54 Lakh (2017).
The minister was also asked whether it was true that the money being spent by Indian students abroad was more than India’s education budget and whether the government had any plans to set up a “high-end international university” to save money. There was a proposal.
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