Keep up-to-date with all that is happening in welfare policy with this curated selection of news, published every fortnight. 

Policy News

State Budgets

• The Punjab government has presented a Rs. 1.54 lakh crore Budget for FY 2020-21. The government has announced free education for all students in government schools up to Class 12, among other things.
• The Himachal Pradesh government has also presented its Budget for FY 2020-21. This year’s highlights include a focus on good governance, and improvement of primary and higher education in the state.

Sanitation 

• The second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission has been launched with an outlay of Rs. 1.4 lakh crore. Phase 2 will focus on sustaining the gains made in Phase 1, especially in regard to Open Defecation Free Plus (ODF Plus) and the management of solid and liquid waste. Download our latest briefs on the Swachh Bharat Mission to know the status of the programme till now. 

Health and Nutrition: 

• In order to tackle malnutrition, Gujarat government has decided to add toor dal as a source of protein in the list of groceries that are available at subsidised prices through the Public Distribution System under the National Food Security Act.