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#Budget2017 Disappoints, Maternity Benefit Programme Underfunded, Excludes Those Who Need It The Most

Dipa Sinha r Budget 2017 allocated only Rs 2,700 crores for Maternity Benefit Programme which is less than 30 per cent of what is required for universal coverage. According to the World Health Statistics (2016), nearly 5 women die every… Continue Reading →

What Arun Jaitley did not tell you about taxes in his #Budget2017 speech

Tax relief isn’t for all. Accountants, you have reasons to fear. |ANSHUMAN TIWARI Budget is not exactly what finance minister reads in the house. Sometimes the real budget is hidden behind the data and the provisions made in the budget…. Continue Reading →

Social Sector Largesse Does Not Tell the Whole Story #Budget2017

  By- Ravi Duggal While there has been a a big jump in allocations to health overall, there is no indication that it will be sustained and will mark a trend. The Economic Survey 2016-17 is a huge disappointment. First… Continue Reading →

MNREGA funds hike is just 1% and here’s why #Budget2017

Aman Sethi Union finance minister Arun Jaitley presents the Union Budget 2017-18 in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. (PTI Photo / TV Grab )(PTI) In his budget speech on Wednesday, finance minister Arun Jaitley announced a record allocation of Rs 48,000… Continue Reading →

India – 100 Key Highlights of Union #Budget2017

Income tax for individuals for Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh lowered to 5% Individuals having income less than Rs 5 lakh will have to file a return woth a one page form. Surcharge of 10% on those with… Continue Reading →

India – Why the #Budget2017 should increase allocation towards health and family planning

Kundan Pandey   Low spending by India in these two areas has caused growing inequality, insufficient access and poor quality of healthcare services Credit: Wikimedia Commons Ahead of the Budget, experts are calling on the government to increase the budgetary… Continue Reading →

Will #Budget2017 go beyond insurance to address India’s huge health challenge?

Providing health insurance or setting more AIIMS-like institutions alone cannot take care of India’s health problems Dipti Jain World Bank data shows that public health expenditure in India is abysmally low at 1.4% of GDP as of 2014, compared to… Continue Reading →

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