Budget 2021: Fine print shows little real increase in health allocation despite Covid-19
The government has combined many existing heads such as water and sanitation under the 2021-’22 health budget. Representational image. | Arun Sankar/AFP
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
announced a new healthcare scheme – the Pradhan Mantri Atma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana – with a Rs 64,180-crore outlay. The Centre’s allocation to the health ministry for 2020-’21 was Rs 67,112 crore. This new scheme appears to make a 100% increase in the entire health allocation.
However, Sitharaman also said that this would be operationalised over six years. And the detailed
Budget document does not have any mention of this scheme for 2021-’22. So it is unclear how much of this money would make its way into any health spending this year.
Budget amidst unprecedented circumstances.
The digital progress made in health and education has not reached everyone and the gaps need to be fixed.
The COVID-19 pandemic has also posed a risk to the battle against malnourishment and food coupons may be a way out.There are high expectations from the
Budget 2021, which comes about a year after India recorded its first confirmed COVID-19 case. With the pandemic severely disrupting business as usual, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the Union Budget amidst unprecedented circumstances.
The crisis has opened up opportunities in education and health but the new ideas have not been able to cross the social fault lines of an unequal society. So, it may be time to bridge those divides with innovative programmes like food coupons for the malnourished, and spending money to ensure that no one is left behind in all the digital progress made in health and education.
PM-KISAN sees higher spend, but all welfare schemes aren t as lucky
The study, part of CPR s Accountability Initiative, says Modi government front-loaded payments under the PM-KISAN farmer income support programme and provided additional provisions for the Mid-Day Meal scheme
Joe C Mathew | January 22, 2021 | Updated 17:49 IST
Since PM-KISAN scheme s launch in February 2019 (till December 31, 2020), government has released seven instalments
The central government s COVID-19 response has seen more funds flow towards some of its flagship welfare programmes but less to others, a pre-budget analysis of the structure, fund flows and implementation of six key schemes carried out by Delhi-based think tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR) shows.
Training to new mothers at GH through ICDS
Updated:
Updated:
Share Article
TIRUCHI The Special Newborn Care Unit at the Tiruchi Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital and the Integrated Child Development Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide home-based newborn care for babies born at the hospital.
The project, which was inaugurated on Friday, aims to give guidance to new mothers on how to care for the infant at home after discharge from the hospital. Under the initiative, christened Chellapillai, counselling would be given to at least 50 to 60 mothers in a day, said T. Bhuvaneshwari, District Project Officer, Integrated Child Development Services.
Jharkhand: Cabinet nod to loan waiver for 9 lakh farmers
After the meeting, state Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh said, “A total of 7.83 lakh farmers’ full farm loans will be waived, and the remaining farmers will get a relief of Rs 50,000 with the total Rs 2,000 crore amount.” December 24, 2020 4:21:18 am
According to government data, the state has 12.93 lakh farmers who have farm loans dues amounting to Rs 5,800 crore. (Representational)
THE JHARKHAND Cabinet on Wednesday approved a loan waiver of up to Rs 50,000 for 9.07 lakh farmers and earmarked Rs 2,000 crore for the purpose.
After the meeting, state Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh said, “A total of 7.83 lakh farmers’ full farm loans will be waived, and the remaining farmers will get a relief of Rs 50,000 with the total Rs 2,000 crore amount.”