The Budget lacks the ‘power’ to transform services

Context

• India’s Union Budget 2022-23 demonstrates a clear intent to prioritise investments in clean energy and sustainable development, in line with the country’s promises made at COP26 in Glasgow last year.

What the editorial is about?

• Electricity and development sectors need a more integrated approach to achieve the vision set forth in instruments such as the Union Budget that guide policy implementation at other administrative levels.

A reduction in medical and public health spending

• While the health sector witnessed a 16% increase in estimated Budget allocations from last year, medical and public health spending was reduced by 45% for 2022-23.
• The education sector also witnessed an 11.86% increase in allocations.
• Interestingly, despite the push for digital education