Budget: Balancing act for social sector, strong focus on health is visible

There has been an attempt to build on earlier initiatives, but financial constraints may hamper execution and achievement of goals

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Budget 2021 | Union Budget | healthcare

Ashok Varma 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has attempted to respond to the unprecedented times by balancing allocations across various economic and social sector domains. The Budget is bereft of any major policy or strategic shift and is an attempt to continue to build on earlier interventions announced as part of the economic package.

Unchanged or marginal increases in allocations to most social schemes reflect financial constraints and could lead to implementation challenges during the year. However, the government has demonstrated its commitment by announcing a slew of schemes spanning ...

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First Published: Tue, February 02 2021. 21:56 IST
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