PMMVY scheme is estimated to cover 51.70 lakh beneficiaries annually, says Smriti Irani.
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Investing In Maternal Health And Nutrition is Critical For India
Gleaning through the recent privately published and government data makes one thing evident – the issue of maternal health and nutrition requires urgent attention.
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.
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?
For NEP to Work, Education Needs a Larger Budget
India’s education sector, the hardest-hit by pandemic, is in desperate need of funds
Why Does India Struggle to Battle Hunger?
Food insecurity remains an alarming issue due to entitlement failures.
Building Capacity Towards Responsive Government
Transparency & Accountability Initiative spoke with Avani Kapur (Director of AI) and Avantika Shrivastava (Assistant Director Communications at AI) to explain how AI is driving evidence-based research on state capabilities and public service delivery and insights along the way.