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Study: States hardly invest in improving education quality

CBGA

  • 23 December 2016
  • The Times of India
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For all the talk on education quality and improving learning outcomes, little is actually being done to achieve either. The Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) and Child Rights...

Spending in school education stagnant across states: Study

CBGA

  • 22 December 2016
  • Business Standard
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The total budgetary spending on school education in the country has remained stagnant at 2.7 per cent of GDP since the last four financial years, a recent study said. "Of the 2.68 per cent of GDP...

Education spending stagnant across states: Study

CBGA

  • 22 December 2016
  • Ruralmarketing.in
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Adequate budgetary allocation for inclusive and equitable quality education still a far cry for Indian children The total budgetary spending on school-education has remained stagnant at 2.7...

Low share of training, monitoring in state education budgets Low share of training, monitoring in state education budgets

CBGA

  • 22 December 2016
  • The Times of India (City)
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For all the talk on education quality and improving learning outcomes, little is actually being done to achieve either. The Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) and Child Right and...

FM: Present Government to make an extensive social welfare system which will focus primarily on better education system and effective healthcare especially for the children, women and senior citizens of the country; Holds his Third Pre-Budget Consultative Meeting for the Union Budget 2017-18 with the representatives of different Social Sector Groups in Delhi today.

CBGA

  • 26 November 2016
  • Press Information Bureau
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The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that one of the major priorities of the present Government is to make an extensive social welfare system which will focus primarily on better...

At The Margins: Is the devolution of national funds to states really worth the praise?

CBGA

  • 4 April 2016
  • Outlook
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Narendra Modi’s frequently and proudly repeated declaration is that he has paved the way for higher economic growth led by states through greater devolution of funds to the states as recommended by...

Partial vision

CBGA

  • 1 April 2016
  • Frontline Budget Issue
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AT a time when the basic structure of the education system, right from the primary school to the higher education level, needs a significant budgetary push, the Budget’s sole focus is on vocational...

Despite 19% decline in childhood stunting, India's battle against malnutrition still looks bleak

CBGA

  • 29 March 2016
  • Firstpost
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Nearly a third of all children in India are stunted and despite the host of social welfare schemes launched in the last few decades to tackle malnourishment, it still remains as a primary health...

The downside of govt's social sector push

CBGA

  • 24 March 2016
  • Business Standard
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The health and education sectors have trudged along the last two years awaiting direction that would be set through new policies the National Democratic Alliance government promised. In the absence...

Where governance, NGOs and data science converge

CBGA

  • 22 March 2016
  • CIO
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Non-profit organizations using enterprise technology like data analytics is something that is rare, the main reason being the lack of funds. So what do you do when technology is all around you, but...

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