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August 2, 2024
The state of welfare: India’s budget 2024–25
Social welfare allocations in the India's budget have lagged behind promises for a decade. Here’s how Budget 2024 compares.
by
Asmi Sharma
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8 min read
July 18, 2024
How to link budget allocations to results more effectively
India’s budgeting process can be bolstered by linking financial allocations to programme outcomes. For this to work, we need strong impact evaluations and collaborative goal setting.
by
Sohini Mookherjee
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4 min read
December 1, 2023
The illusion of India’s improving public healthcare
National Health Accounts (NHA), 2019–20, used outdated data on out-of-pocket expenditure to paint a rosy picture of healthcare in India. Will NHA, 2020–21, be any different?
by
Mampi Bose
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2 min read
April 14, 2023
No budget for persons with disabilities in India
The continually declining budget allocations for disability welfare reveal the need for improving the government's capacity to implement its schemes.
by
Upasana Nath
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5 min read
February 17, 2023
Budget 2023: What’s in it for the environment?
While the budget's emphasis on green growth is welcome, it continues to overlook many key areas such as renewable energy and air pollution.
by
Kundan Pandey
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5 min read
February 10, 2023
What happens to Union Government funds for social welfare?
Union Budget outlays dominate the public discourse while the issue of underutilised funds for centrally sponsored schemes goes unexamined.
by
Subrat Das
,
Nilachala Acharya
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4 min read
February 9, 2023
How does the Finance Bill 2023 impact NGOs in India?
Learn about the implications of Budget 2023 on trusts and other charities in India.
by
Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy (CAP)
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4 min read
February 7, 2023
Does Budget 2023 combat the digital divide in schools?
Budget 2023–24 introduces measures to align with the vision of NEP 2020, but the school education sector needs more to bridge the learning loss caused by the pandemic.
by
Revati Patil
,
Protiva Kundu
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5 min read
February 3, 2023
Budget 2023: Capital expenditure grows at the cost of social welfare
Social sector spending falls below 20 percent for the first time since 2009 while capital expenditure increases for the third consecutive year.
by
IndiaSpend
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Avani Kapur
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Sharad Pandey
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Ritwik Shukla
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6 min read
January 12, 2023
Austerity is enabling gender-based violence
The Indian government must rethink its austerity policies to combat violence against women, trans and non-binary people.
by
Akshay Tarfe
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5 min read
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