FM had allocated ₹73,000 crore towards MGNREGA in last year’s Budget, which has been revised to ₹98,000 crore on account of higher demand for the work
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Facing a Fiscal Crisis for Long, Modi Govt Now Seems to be Pushing States into a Crisis Too
Either Modi govt is expecting a revenue windfall that will be passed on to states, or states will be squeezed even further. My guess is it will be the latter.
Attention Deficit
Reduced allocations offer little incentive for the education sector.
The budget does not address the crisis of demand | Opinion
The FM made a good faith attempt to present her vision. But the budget lacked a diagnosis of what is wrong, a prescription to address it, and made baffling choices.
Sitharaman cuts budget for Modi’s pet Ayushman Bharat scheme over fund ‘under-utilisation’
Ayushman Bharat’s budget has been revised downwards from Rs 6,400 crore to Rs 3,314 crore in 2019-20.
How can Union Budget 2020 be made gender sensitive?
The government will have to be more innovative, inclusive and responsible with fiscal allocations for women.
Farm to health to education, Modi govt’s Budget has no clear vision for India’s social sector
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.
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.
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.
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.