While the finance minister took care to express the commitment of his government to poor and vulnerable people while presenting the Union Budget for 2016–17, this stated commitment has not been backed by adequate increases in allocations to areas of critical interest to the poor. It is likely that resource constraints will continue to be a serious hindrance in important areas like nutrition, health and livelihood support. (Letter)
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/shortage-funds-critical-areas
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bharat-dogra-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/budget
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-rural-employment-guarantee-scheme-nregs
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/finance
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-poverty
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought-prone-areas
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-water-supply
