Budget for Women and Child Development shrinks, poshan slashed by 27%
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Several schemes re-grouped without adequate increments in allocations, says analyst
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Dip in resources: The allocation for Poshan Abhiyan was slashed by 27%, from ₹3,700 crore last year to ₹2,700 crore this time. Special Arrangement.
Several schemes re-grouped without adequate increments in allocations, says analyst
The Budget allocated for the Ministry of Women and Child Development shrank to 0.7% of the budget announced on Monday, according to leading economists.
The Ministry received ₹24,430 crore for fiscal 2022, which was 0.7% of the Budget. In last year’s announcement, it received ₹30,007 crore which was 0.98% of the Budget, analyses Ritu Dewan, vice-president, Indian Society for Labour Economics and co-convenor of Feminist Policy Collective. This figure went down in the revised estimate for the current fiscal, which at ₹23,165 crore was 0.61% of the