Ministry of Health has been allocated ₹ 69,000 crore for 2020-21
Tag: Health & Nutrition
Budget 2020 Leaves us Wanting More to be Done on Malnutrition and Hunger
There is no sizeable increase for any of the schemes when it comes to allocations, while the continual wrecking of FCI’s finances don’t augur well for the future of PDS.
State Govts Have Used Less Than Half the Funds Released Under Poshan Abhiyaan
Launched in 2017, the Centre’s flagship programme Poshan Abhiyaan was meant to improve nutritional levels in the country by 2022.
Four North Eastern states lost out on 20% funds under India’s largest public health programme
The performance-based component does not take into account existing inequalities between states, experts said.
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act Failing Women Who Need It The Most
An outdated abortion law is the cause of increasing deaths among young women
Odisha Improves Child & Maternal Health, Progresses Faster Than Other Poor States
Odisha, one of India’s poorest states, has made significant progress in reducing child undernutrition—less than India as a whole, but more than other poor states, such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Does Modi’s population control call signal India unable to leverage demographic dividend?Auto Draft
In his Independence Day speech, PM Narendra Modi said India needs to control its population. He asked people to think and act like ‘small families’ that ‘express their patriotism’ by following this policy. Modi said ‘population explosion’ will cause many problems for India’s future generation.
Budget 2019 Is Ambitious on Healthcare. But More Can Be Done
The budget has taken a few steps in the right direction, but there is a need to intensify public expenditure on health.
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.
How fixing female malnutrition can boost India’s economy by $15-46 billion
Malnutrition is one of the leading causes of about half of India’s childhood deaths, and if they are affected at an early age, there can be long-term consequences