Ecological fiscal transfers did not increase spending on forests but should still be retained by the 15th Finance Commission, suggests a new study
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Govt schools lag private ones despite larger per-student spends
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.
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.
As Health Crises Grow, 29% Of Funds With States Not Spent In 5 Years
Even as health crises in India grew, National Health Mission (NHM) funds unspent by states over five years to 2016 increased by 29%, according to a recent audit by the government’s auditor. The audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India also reported delayed transfers and misallocation of these funds.
Lessons from GST for eliminating the Rs1 trillion lying around as float
Unclogging the government’s financial pipeline requires expanding workflow- driven IT platforms akin to MGNREGS for all central sector, centrally sponsored and state government schemes
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.
How A ‘Pro-Poor’ Budget Downplays Programmes That Fund The Poor
Budget speeches are all about messaging. While we all speculated on what the budget will hold for the social sector, many of us, got it wrong.
Budget 2018 and education: Restoring the balance
Can India realize its demographic potential in the absence of a far-sighted policy for education as a whole?
Budget 2018 view: ‘Patient’ approach to better health
Budget 2018 view: ‘Patient’ approach to better health