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Tag: Centrally Sponsored Schemes
For NEP to Work, Education Needs a Larger Budget
India’s education sector, the hardest-hit by pandemic, is in desperate need of funds
CSS a Good Policy, but only on Paper
In the last 18 years, the Centre spent Rs 14 lakh crore on social services. But centrally sponsored schemes are undermining state say.
MGNREGS Work Demand-Supply Gap Widens, Says Report
The gap between the number of households that demanded jobs and the number met in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) widened marginally in the financial year 2018-19.
Welfare Policy and Modi 2.0
Welfare in Modi’s first term was about grand announcements and ambitious targets. The real challenge of building a high quality 21st century welfare state awaits.
Rural Road Building Picked Up Speed Under NDA
Through Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, the NDA-II govt has significantly invested in extending India’s rural road network, shows official data.
Under NDA, Rural Drinking Water Takes a Back Seat
Since 2014, the NDA has cut funding for rural drinking water and focused more on sanitation, leaving millions without access to safe and assured water.
MGNREGA Scheme Failed on Many Counts: Report
In the last five years, the average person days of work generated per household under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) remained less than 50 across years, states a report published by Centre for Policy Research (CPR).
How Ayushman Bharat Got a Silent Boost In The Budget
The Wire’s health reporter Anoo Bhuyan is in conversation with Avani Kapur, director of Accountability Initiative and Indranil Mukhopadhaya, professor of Jindal University about the health budget which was passed on 1st February.
Why Households Are Being Excluded From Modi’s Swachh Bharat Scheme
Ideally, we should have stronger monitoring and verifications on a regular basis. We wouldn’t need to keep having costly one-time mapping exercises as the mapping can be done by GPS regularly and then verified by the block sanitation coordinators.