The draft National Education Policy “unequivocally commits to raising investment in education substantially—including a significant increase in public financial investment” and many experts would concur, especially on increasing public spending on school education.
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Farm to health to education, Modi govt’s Budget has no clear vision for India’s social sector
The Budget reverted to Modi government’s old avatar – a focus on infrastructure and a mission-mode model of meeting targets, this time for water.
Budget 2019 Is Ambitious on Healthcare. But More Can Be Done
The budget has taken a few steps in the right direction, but there is a need to intensify public expenditure on health.
Union Budget: A lost opportunity
With its historic mandate, and ambitious targets, the government could have embarked on structural reforms. But Narendra Modi has yet again opted for an incrementalist approach.
Modi govt budgets have always given more to health than Manmohan Singh’s
The health allocation in the Modi govt’s Budget for 2019-20 stands at Rs 64,999 crore, up 23% from Rs 52,800 crore in 2018-19.
India forecasts economy rebound after hitting five-year low
India forecasts economy rebound after hitting five-year low
No, Modi govt’s income support scheme for farmers has not made MGNREGS redundant
The Narendra Modi government needs to take some immediate steps to improve the implementation of the MGNREGS.
How fixing female malnutrition can boost India’s economy by $15-46 billion
Malnutrition is one of the leading causes of about half of India’s childhood deaths, and if they are affected at an early age, there can be long-term consequences
