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UNION BUDGET 2019 

Dive into the social sector 

Using financial data reported by the Government of India, this website provides you with a quick and insightful overview of the intent, progress and challenges of 10 major welfare programmes. These programmes have the mandate of improving the quality of service delivery in Education, Drinking Water, Sanitation, Health & Nutrition, Rural Livelihood, and Housing. All programmes are stated priorities of the government.

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On this website, you can review: 

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  • Investment by the government in the social sector

  • Allocation and outcome trends of 10 welfare programmes over the last 5 years

  • The current status of the programmes 

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SOCIAL SECTOR SPENDING

The bulk of social sector expenditure in India is by the states. On average, social services make up only 5% of the total spending by the Government of India. This accounts to less than 1% of India's GDP.

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Source: Indiabudget.gov.in

Opinion published

in The Wire

The budget has taken a few steps in the right direction, but there is a need to intensify public expenditure on health. Here's why.

This website has been prepared by Vastav Irava and Avantika Shrivastava

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