Lead @AccInitiative @CPR_India| Public Finance enthusiast| Interested in #governance| Animal lover & wishful traveller| All opinions are my own.
Feb 1, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
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)
Jan 31, 2022 • 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.
May 13, 2020 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
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)
