BUSINESS
Neglect of health and education across budgets is self-defeating
Budget allocations for health and education have seen only marginal increases, much lower than what is needed to improve India’s human capital to global standards. The neglect of the social sector is not a wise strategy in the long run for a young country with poor quality of human resources
BUSINESS
Budget 2023: Malnutrition crisis to get worse as funds for women and children get outstripped by inflation
Chronic underfunding hampers the capacity of anganwadis and maternal health schemes to tackle undernutrition. Allocations for women and children should keep pace with budget and GDP expansion
BUSINESS
The Public Distribution System is more than free grains
The free and subsidised grains are an implicit income transfer to people and ensure basic protection from starvation
