SC judge: 0.1% of Kumbh funds could have saved 100+ Marathi schools
- SC Justice PB Varale said just Rs 32 crore — 0.1% of the Rs 32,000+ crore Kumbh Mela budget — could have saved 100-150 Marathi schools.
- He was speaking at his former school in Nashik-Dhule, contrasting Kumbh spending with Maharashtra's shrinking education budget.
- Varale cited a tragedy where three girls died from a snake bite while sleeping on the floor of a residential school.
- He said education's budget share, once 8-12%, has declined, calling many ashramshalas' conditions "pathetic."
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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