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India Promoting Transparency in Budgeting: Global Report

CBGA

• 31 January 2018
• The India Saga
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With the stage set for the annual Budget on Thursday, India a scored 48—slightly higher than the global average-- on a global survey on budget transparency. The global average score for budget...

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Press Release: India half-way through in promoting budget transparency - reports a Global Survey

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• 30 January 2018
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Press Release India half-way through in promoting budget transparency - reports a Global Survey New Delhi, 30 January 2018:  The idea of ‘good governance’ has gained a lot of momentum in the...

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No Funds, No Policy, Few Teachers: Former NCERT Director Says Budget Should Increase for Education

CBGA

• 30 January 2018
• News18.com
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Higher Education Kumar is of the opinion that this year’s Budget should be focused on institutional recovery. He hopes that the Budget will reverse the trend - which has been building up over the...

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Budget 2018: Balanced focus on rural, urban health needs will be crucial

CBGA

• 25 January 2018
• Down To Earth
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The Budget 2017-18 had increased outlay for health sector, but also given push for privatisation of health services. The first development brought little relief for those who want robust public...

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Union Budget 2018: climate action funds lying unused is a concern

CBGA

• 17 January 2018
• Down to Earth
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On February 1, 2018 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will walk out for the fourth time with the union budget since the BJP-led NDA government was voted to power at the Centre. This is practically the...

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Press Release: CBGA’s call to end financial secrecy in response to ‘Paradise Papers’

CBGA

• 6 November 2017
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PRESS RELEASE Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability calls on governments across the world to commit to ending financial secrecy which is systemic in the international tax system, to...

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Live streaming of the Constitution - Budget Homework review on facebook

CBGA

• 3 October 2017
• Newslaundry
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CBGA participated in the Constitution - Budget Homework review by Newslaundry and discusses how taxpayers' money is spent by the government. Please click...

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Despite the Hype, States Don’t Have Enough to Spend on Welfare Schemes

CBGA

• 25 September 2017
• The Wire
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Several reports on the shocking lack of essential supplies in hospitals, poor infrastructure in nutrition and healthcare centres, and delays in due payments to employees and workers in various...

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In Uttar Pradesh’s botched effort at regularising contract teachers, a lesson for other states

CBGA

• 11 August 2017
• Scroll.in
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The home Manju Dwivedi started building in Gorakhpur last year is yet to get a lintel over its windows. Till the Uttar Pradesh teacher figures out how to repay her Rs 20 lakh home loan, it will...

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States are failing to spend their education budgets – because the budgets are too low

CBGA

• 1 August 2017
• Scroll.in
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The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has found that states failed to spend over Rs 10,000 crores made available to them for elementary education every year between 2010-’11 and...

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