Union Budget 2021-22: How significant is it in the time of COVID-19?

Nirmala Sitharaman needs to announce bold measures for undertaking additional public spending on an urgent basis
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The idea of a COVID-19 cess: Good for the Centre, bad for states

New tax rates can be introduced instead, especially on the super-rich whose incomes have been relatively less affected
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Union Budget 2021-22: What should be the priorities for agriculture?

Increasing budgetary allocations towards Rural Employment Guarantee Act is non-negotiable
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Budget 2021-22 should provide for sustainable water supply, soaps under PDS

Nirmala Sitharaman should increase allocation for Jal Jeevan Mission substantially
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Why Budget 2021-2022 should increase allocations for child health and nutrition

Why the Union Budget 2021-2022 should increase allocations for child health and nutrition.
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What education budget 2021-2022 needs to focus on

This would be the right time to constitute the inclusion funds recommended in National Education Policy, 2020
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Union Budget 2021-22 must protect allocation for children even after pandemic

Children have largely remained unscathed by the virus, but disruptions due to the pandemic and the resultant lockdown have affected aspects of a child’s life and wellbeing
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How Union Budget 2021-22 can support the women workforce

Only 16% employed women were able to keep their jobs during and after the lockdown as opposed to 60% men
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Union Budget 2021-22: Time to step up public investment in nutrition

Nutrition interventions, with an already faltering coverage, hit a blockade due to COVID-19 disruptions; the Union Budget is a critical window for opportunity
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