: Friday, February 26, 2021, 8:51 PM IST
FPJ Exclusive|Child-Centric Budget should be key booster for state s health and economy in long run, says Chhattisgarh Unicef Chief Job Zachariah
Avdhesh Mallick carried out an exclusive interview with Job Zachariah, Chief, UNICEF Chhattisgarh.
Here are the excerpts of the interview-
What features are you hoping to see in the upcoming Child Specific general budget of the CG government 2021-22?
First, I thank the CG Govt for planning to present a Child Centric budget. It is a welcoming step. Secondly, the budget should be spending more on child development and it must be result-oriented. In short, it is an outlay and outcome-oriented budget. Indicators of a developed country or state is how much it invests in child education, health, nutrition, sanitation water, skill development and others. It must be clear how much the government will spend on child development. It will be a major feature.