Hyderabad, May 11 -- Conceding that allocating 15 per cent of the state's budget to education cannot happen in a day, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said that the increase in the education budget from this year's 8.22 per cent will happen year by year.

Citing the Telangana Education Commission report, which stated that the allocation to the public education sector was not immediately possible due to the burden on state's finances.

On Monday, the chief minister inaugurated 'Education Week' at LB Stadium and also laid foundation stones for various infrastructure works worth Rs 1,751 crore in government schools in the Core Urban Region Economy (CURE) areas.

The Education Week is being held from May 11 to 13 as part of the "Praja...