On Tuesday, Harpal Singh Cheema, the Finance Minister of Punjab, presented the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, 2024-25. In a significant move, the minister declared the AAP-led government's plan to upgrade 100 government senior secondary schools into high-quality educational institutions termed 'schools of brilliance'. Additionally, the government aims to enhance 100 primary government schools into 'schools of happiness'.

Cheema unveiled the state's budget in the assembly for the fiscal year 2024-25, proposing a total budget of more than Rs. 2 lakh crore. The Punjab Budget 2024-25 designates Rs 16,987 crore for the education sector, accounting for approximately 11.5 percent of the projected total spending in the coming fiscal year