Swachh Bharat spent Rs 530 crore on publicity in three years – but little on grassroots awareness

In villages where the number of households as per the baseline survey is less than the actual households, the toilet building exercise poses an allocation challenge: Who gets the limited number of toilets?

An RTI application has found the scheme’s publicity budget is directed at TV and print ads.

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.