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Jan 31 5 tweets 3 min read
Just 1 day to go before #Budget2022 and I’ve seen everyone sharing their wish lists for it.

@Ritwik__S and I write on ours with a deep dive into what the last few years have looked for #nutrition Thank you also to @sinhadipa

indiaspend.com/budget/india-u…
A few highlights (1/n)
We massively under budget and also underspend.
Building on work done by @PMenonIFPRI & team- to budget for every eligible person would need Rs 42,033 Cr for SNP in 21-22. Actual approved budgets (including state shares) were Rs 17,392 Cr or 41% of this.
2/n
In 2017, Govt had committed to annually increase per person costs under SNP based on inflation. Unfortunately that hasn’t been done. Accounting for it total requirements increase to Rs 50,414 cr!
3/4
Meanwhile, there isn’t any clarity yet on the merged “new scheme” announced last year called Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0. Objectives are still being finalised.
4/4
Hoping #Budget2022 gives clarity on this and gives India’s women and children the focus they deserve.

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More from @avani_kapur

Feb 1
I finally got a chance to look more closely at the #EconomicSurvey2022 numbers and really surprised with some of the numbers - particularly with respect to health. A few examples:
As a share of the GDP, India spent the same proportion in 2019-20 as it did in 2015-16, i.e. 1.3% on Health. In fact, 2019-20 was lower than the previous year. (the commitment increase public health spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2025, which was made pre-pandemic & said for yrs)
The survey speaks about health prioritisation - but as a share of total expenditure which can be a proxy for prioritisation, again 2019-20 (pre pandemic) was the same as 2016-17 (5%).
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May 13, 2020
We analysed recent State #budgets of 17 states to understand their fiscal position prior to the #COVIDー19 crisis. The paper includes revenue estimations, expenditures & policy changes such as Ways & Means Advances & GST. Do read and share. Comments welcome.
A few key findings.
From FY 2017-18 to FY 2019-20 REs, per-capita revenue receipts registered an increasing trend. BEs for FY 2020-21 anticipated a further rise. These, however, are likely to be significantly lower in the REs of FY 2020-21 due to the impact of COVID-19. (1/10)
On average, only around 50% of revenue receipts are from Own Source Resources. For some States, the proportions are significantly lower at 22% (Bihar) & 13% (Mizoram). OSR has also been declining over the years
~ increasing fiscal dependence on the Union government. (2/10)
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