Tracking India's Social Sector Budgets

How does the government of India spend its money?

Expenditures lie at the core of state accountability. Yet in India, we have remarkably little accessible information on government spending. To bridge this gap, we produce Budget briefs (BB): easy to understand 4 page analysis of GOI expenditure for public services. Each BB is accompanied by visual interpretations of the underlying data, contributed by individuals who love data. If you are one of them, go ahead, download our datasets and send us your interpretation.
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Education Sector, GOI 2013-14 (NEW)

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is the Government of India's (GOI) flagship elementary education programme. Launched in 2001, it aims to provide universal primary education to children between the ages of 6-14 years. SSA is now the primary vehicle for implementing the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE).This brief uses government reported data to analyse SSA performance along the following parameters: 1) Overall trends in allocation and expenditures 2) Expenditure performance across ...
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Budget Briefs

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Budget Briefs 09-11

Education
Rural Development
Urban Development
Health
Midday Meal
Rural Drinking Water Scheme
Bharat Nirman
Food Subsidy
Integrated Child Development Services
National Social Assistance Programme
Indira Awaas Yojana
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