Chennai, Aug 6:Amid criticism over reduced funding, School Education Minister A Rajmohan on Wednesday defended the TVK government’s allocation, stating that it reflects a “genuine” outlay after correcting inflated estimates made by the previous DMK regime. He said that while the DMK’s 2025–26 Budget had earmarked Rs 46,767 crore for school education, the actual expenditure was only Rs 42,351 crore. “After assuming office, the TVK government reviewed and rationalised these estimates, eliminating unnecessary allocations. As a result, Rs 44,527 crore has been earmarked for school education, marking a real increase of around Rs 2,176 crore over the previous year’s actual spending,” he said. Rajmohan added that the Finance Secretary had clarified the figures and assured that the funds would be utilised efficiently to benefit students, teachers, and the overall school education system.