- The Budget allocated for the Ministry of Women and Child Development shrank to 0.7% of the Budget announced on Monday, according to leading economists.
- The Ministry received Rs. 24,430 crore for fiscal 2022, which was 7% of the Budget.
- In last year’s announcement, it received Rs. 30,007 crore, which was 98% of the Budget.
- Several schemes under the Ministry have been re-grouped and renamed, such as Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 for nutrition programmes, Mission SHAKTI for schemes on women empowerment and Mission Vatsalya for schemes on protection of children.
- Anganwadi services have been clubbed with other schemes under Saksham yet the Saksham budget in 2021-22 of Rs. 20,105 crore is less than the anganwadi budget in 2020-21 of Rs. 20,532 crore.
- Similarly, the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) has now been clubbed with other schemes under Samarthya, yet the allocation in 2021-22 is similar to the allocation for PMMVY alone in 2020-21.
https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/budget-for-women-and-child-development-shrinks/article33722687.ece
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