Union Budget 2021: Differently-abled people, disability rights NGOs neglected again Atma Nirbhar Swasthya Bharat Scheme, the highlight of this budget, focuses on strengthening primary and secondary healthcare centres but doesn t mention persons with disabilities. Image Credit: Zhuo Cheng You/Unsplash
Some disability rights NGOs have expressed disappointment over differently-abled people being allegedly neglected in the 2021-22 Budget unveiled on Monday. Other than exempting senior citizens above 75 from filing ITR and easier dividend payout, the Budget has no specific mention of inclusion and schemes for persons with disabilities, they alleged. Arman Ali, the executive director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), said the Budget document talks about it being dependent on six pillars, one of them being inclusive development for aspirational India, but persons with disabi
Union Budget 2021: Govt should invest in clinical trials, enable policies to empower pharma sector With poor historical spends on healthcare, there is an urgent need to raise the allocation substantially for health as a proportion of GDP FP Staff January 30, 2021 06:22:20 IST Image courtesy State Public Health Laboratory in Exton Tests for COVID-19 by Governor Tom Wolfe
In the wake of the pandemic that struck in 2020 paralysing businesses and lives of people, the expectations from Budget 2021 centre around the allocation of higher spending towards healthcare. The pandemic brought home the need for a strong healthcare infrastructure to ensure a sustainable economy. Experts in the sector, pharmaceutical firms and startups share their expectations from Budget 2021 with
It is crucial that the government provides appropriate fiscal incentives and creates a sustainable public policy to encourage investment in private healthcare infrastructure