The Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) and Oxfam India has asked for an increased allocation of funds in the Union budget 2010-11 to support the various health and education schemes.
The education sector was promised a public spending of six percent of GDP, but the actual spending on the sector remains almost half of the promised amount.
''Our concern is where would the common man, who forms the heart of the budget, stands in the Union Budget 2010. There is a need for greater allocation for the health and education schemes besides better utilisation, accountability and commitment towards them.''said Nisha Agrawal, Chief Executive Officer, Oxfam India. The education sector was promised a public spending of six percent of GDP, but the actual spending on the sector remains almost half of the promised amount.
The expectations are riding high on the Union Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, who, will table the Union Budget 2010-11 on February 26 in Parliament.
