LUCKNOW, Feb. 12 -- The state budget gives a big push to vocational and skill development with a 88% hike, raises the allocation for technical education by 72% and increases the outlay for secondary education by 15% and higher education by 7% while proposing a whopping Rs.80,997.16 crore for basic education.

To make students employable, the state government has proposed Rs.22,167 crore for secondary education, including Rs.150 crore for Dream Skill lab clusters in government secondary schools.

Each district will have a Dream Skill lab where government secondary students will be trained in a number of vocations like robotics, Artificial Intelligence and technology to make the students future ready and employable, said additional director...