The Budget reverted to Modi government’s old avatar – a focus on infrastructure and a mission-mode model of meeting targets, this time for water.
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Union Budget: A lost opportunity
With its historic mandate, and ambitious targets, the government could have embarked on structural reforms. But Narendra Modi has yet again opted for an incrementalist approach.
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.
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.
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.
Child health in India: 14 out of 20 states cut spending on key programmes
The child-care funding cuts come at a time when the central government reduced its allocations to the ministry of women and child development over two years to 2016-17.
As Demand For Rural Jobs Rises, Government Curtails Funding For Key Employment Scheme
Reduced funding has resulted in 48% fewer projects getting completed over the six years to 2016.
Decentralised Approach to Tackling Nutrition
What is required is a holistic and comprehensive plan to nutrition.
Education not yet for all
Expenditure as a share of total approved budgets has been decreasing for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan