With only a few days left for the release of Union Budget 2022, Accountability Initiative has published funding trends of five major welfare schemes, in the form of five Budget Briefs. This is a useful resource to understand fiscal trends and priorities in welfare schemes and how the Union and State governments have responded to the pandemic.
Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 (Pre-Budget)- This Budget Brief ananlyses the fiscal trends in allocation and releases in the restructured Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0, along with the nutritional outcomes to determine the required alloacations for Union Budget 2022
Samagra Shiksha (Pre-Budget)- This Budget Brief analyses fiscal data for the different components of the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan against the backdrop of COVID-19 implications on school education
Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (Pre-Budget)- This Budget Brief examines fiscal trends in the Mid-Day Meal program (as it was previously known), along with the coverage of the scheme and social audits undertaken.
Jal Jeevan Mission (Pre-Budget)- This Budget Brief analyses the component-wise alloaction, releases, expenditure and coverage of the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme.
Food Subsidy and the National Food Security Act (Pre-Budget)- This Budget Brief analyses the fiscal data under the Food subsidy, trends in procurement, allocation and distributionf of foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA)