Union Budget 2012: Measly spending on major social sectors

Last Updated: Saturday, March 17, 2012, 10:02

The education sector, which was the focus of the previous Plan, has fared no better as the first Budget after the Right to Education Act effectively came into force has forked out a meagre outlay to the RTE vehicle, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).

Union Budget 2012: Measly spending on major social sectors

Last Updated: Saturday, March 17, 2012, 10:02

The education sector, which was the focus of the previous Plan, has fared no better as the first Budget after the Right to Education Act effectively came into force has forked out a meagre outlay to the RTE vehicle, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).

Union Budget 2012: Measly spending on major social sectors

Last Updated: Friday, March 16, 2012, 21:27

The policy commitment to lay emphasis on health during the 12th Five Year Plan does not get reflected in the Union Budget, with the government expenditure on this sector slated to increase marginally to 0.34 percent of the GDP during 2012-13.