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Aakar Patel | Vital areas in kids’ health left ignored in Budget 2021
Published : Feb 16, 2021, 7:27 am IST
Updated : Feb 16, 2021, 7:27 am IST
Poshan Abhiyan, the flagship programme meant to improve nutritional outcomes by 2022, was also damaged
The mid-day meal scheme, on which crores of children depended for their one good meal of the day, found its budget cut from Rs.13,400 crore in FY 2021 to Rs.11,500 crore in 2022. (LSTV/PTI file Photo)
The Union Budget delivered earlier this month was praised for two things. First, that it was spending money in the right place: capital expenditure, which would create value over the long term. And second, that it was transparent. The deficit is three times what it should be, but at least the government has accepted it. Perhaps these two things are enough to make it a good Budget, though one doesn’t know. There has not really been any Budget I can remember that made any difference to most people’s lives, except perhaps one, a
Role of health sector crucial for climate action
16 Feb 2021 Image for illustrative purpose only. The health sector should play a crucial role in action and advocacy on climate change in India, as indicated by the largest ever survey on climate change conducted among over 3000 healthcare professionals in India.
Over 85% respondents believed that the healthcare sector has a responsibility to address climate change and reduce their own carbon footprint. 3062 healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, hospital administrators, Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers, non-governmental organisations health staff and healthcare students were surveyed in this study conducted between August and December 2020.The respondents belonged to six states in the country representing various zones: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka.
Mahapanchayats giving timely impetus to farmers’ protest
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Backed by the khaps, men and women farmers have come en masse to support the protest
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Backed by the khaps, men and women farmers have come en masse to support the protest
The two-month-old farmers’ sit-in agitation around Delhi opposing the three farm laws seemed set to fizzle out in the aftermath of the Republic Day violence during the tractor parade, but the series of khap
mahapanchayats in its wake have apparently turned the tide.
These
mahapanchayats have emerged as new rallying points for the agitating farmers after Republic Day. The massive turnouts at these meetings have not only been just a show of strength, but also given a new lease of life to the movement.
Goal and priorities of state budget
The Vote on Account for first six months of the 2021-22 financial year presented by the Assam government in the State Assembly reveals that despite significant
| 13 Feb 2021 1:30 AM GMT
The Vote on Account for first six months of the 2021-22 financial year presented by the Assam government in the State Assembly reveals that despite significant improvement over earlier years, 32 per cent of the budgetary outlays for 2019-20 remained unspent. More attention to improving the capacity of various government departments to spend the allocated fund will ensure timely utilization of enhanced budgetary allocations. Increase in capital expenditure from Rs. 6,001 crore in 2016-17 to Rs.13,501 crore in 2019-20 is significant as it helped the state create more asset and value. Statistical data on budgetary allocations and spending give the actual picture of progress of a state in various sectors when comparisons are made with development indicators of