The allegation that vernacular schools were left out in Budget 2021 is not true, MIC deputy president M Saravanan said.

Saravanan, who is the human resources minister, said the special allocations for Tamil and Chinese schools were included in the allocation for the Education Ministry, although it was not mentioned during the tabling of the budget.

“Previously, the government provided a special allocation of RM50 to RM100 million for vernacular schools but this year, it was not mentioned and the...