For the 28 months that PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana was implemented, a total outlay of approximately ₹3.91 lakh crore was sanctioned for 1,118 lakh tons of allocated foodgrain.
Tag: Health and Nutrition
COVID-19 Calls for Increased Budget Provisioning for Child Health, Nutrition: Experts
To discuss the critical issues and practical challenges related to spheres of child nutrition and health of children and pregnant and lactating women, during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, Child Rights and You (CRY) and Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) held a national webinar that brought together academicians, subject experts, and NGOs working on themes of child nutrition and child health.
Does Budget 2020 Provide Material Support for the Ongoing Health Reforms?
Budget 2020 does not provide material support for the ongoing health reforms. Unless the Centre commits additional resources to health and the Centre-State relations are streamlined, the sector will remain within a more-of-the-same trap forever, despite minor increases in allocations.
Allocation to Ayushman Bharat flat, no increase due to low utilisation
Up to ₹69, 233 crore allocated to Health, Family Welfare, Research and AYUSH
Will children get attention in budget?
The latest National Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Policy that focussed on children under 6 was in 2013.
Centre seeks to revamp child care scheme in urban areas
NITI Aayog will develop draft policy, which will be circulated to the Ministries for consultations
Kota Child Deaths: A Story Of Flailing Primary & Secondary Care, Overstretched Tertiary Care
An analysis of Kota’s J K Lon Hospital’s capacity and performance indicators
3 years on, a mere 30% of Poshan Abhiyaan funds used
Barring three States, none of the governments used even half of the sum
2019 Health Wrap Up: There’s Progress But India’s Health Systems Need Strengthening
2019’s biggest health stories
