Expenditure as a share of total approved budgets has been decreasing for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
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National Health Mission needs a leg up
The National Health Policy 2017 envisages raising public health expenditure progressively to 2.5% of the GDP by 2025
Why Poor Funding of Swachh Bharat Mission Since 2014 Has Put its Goals at Risk
While budgetary allocation has been hiked in the last two years, it’s still not nearly enough for the government to meet its 2019 goal.
Budget 2018: Beyond pink covers for Economic Survey, little on offer for women, say experts
Budget 2018: The only major announcement is reduction of women employees’ PF contribution to 8% for first three years of their employment against existing rate of 12% or 10% with no change in employers’ contribution.
Budget 2018: Swachh Bharat Mission- A reality check
Swachh Bharat Mission is racing towards its target of achieving an Open Defecation Free India by 2019, constructing more than 2,000 toilets every hour; but will the gains from such increased coverage be sustainable?
The state is writing cheques it can’t cash
India’s poor state capacity is often blamed on inadequate government spending—but government inability to use allocated funds is also to blame
Single System, Disparate Schools
The gap existing within the government education system, different schools receive variable resources and end up delivering hugely different results.
19 States Freeze MGNREGA Payments, Centre Not Releasing Funds
Wage payments under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) have been frozen in 19 states as of October 31, 2017, official data show.
Drop in number of govt schools too suggests jobs are top priority in India
But real worry is the ensuing neglect, and imminent demographic change.
[Video] Truth vs Hype Of Swachh Bharat
This week, one of the government’s signature schemes – the Swachh Bharat Mission – turns three years old. We examine the data and travel to the ground to investigate the claims of a scheme on which an estimated Rs. 50,000 crore have already been spent.