The budget for Samagra Shiksha has grown by 20% but is still lower than projected budgets of the education ministry
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Budget 2022 Shows How Quickly We Forget the Social and Welfare Net That Served Us During COVID
With revenues of the government expanding significantly, this was an opportunity to present a more expansive budget. Unfortunately, the budget made a clear choice.
Even With Near 12% Jump From Last Year, Education Budget Fails To Factor In Ground Realities
Experts wonder if the budget focused too much on online education
Budget For WCD Hiked, But No Increase In Funds For Its Flagship Scheme
However, an expert pointed out that not only had the ministry’s flagship Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 programme not seen an increase in its budgetary allocation but the funds earmarked also failed to meet the pre-pandemic levels.
Is The Budget People Friendly Or Conservative? | People’s Editor
Will Budget 2022 Boost Health And Education Amid A Pandemic? Is The Budget People Friendly Or Conservative?
MNREGS Allocation Unchanged Despite Elevated Work Demand, Rural Housing Yet To Pick Up Pace
The programme has perennially been short of funds, with expenditure overwhelming the funds available. The pending liabilities in terms of overdue wages have been rising in the past few years
Budget 2022: Experts Expect An Increased Budget Across Nutrition Schemes To Address Hunger And Malnutrition
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hunger and malnutrition is still unfolding. Here’s what experts are demanding from this year’s budget to improve nutritional outcomes
One Nation, Many Burdens
The GST system of indirect taxation completes five years in 2022, and it already seems to have caused cracks in the idea of fiscal federalism. States feel shortchanged at losing revenue year after year. Was it worth surrendering their taxation powers to a GST Council that tends to agree with the Centre?
India Underspends On Nutrition, New Nutrition Programme Yet To Be Implemented
The guidelines of the restructured scheme, Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0, are still being worked out and POSHAN 2.0 has not yet been approved, an RTI response revealed
For NEP to Work, Education Needs a Larger Budget
India’s education sector, the hardest-hit by pandemic, is in desperate need of funds