Good Morning,
Please find below the post budget reaction of Ms. Nisha Agarwal, CEO, Oxfam India (Indian division of the 50 year old international NGO Oxfam)
Quote:
“The 2009/2010 budget fails to live up to its promise of delivering "inclusive growth and equitable development". It is a budget focusing again on the kinds of policies and programs that have delivered high growth during the last decade but have failed to reach the poor and minority groups, and have thus exacerbated the already high levels of inequalities that exist in India. While Oxfam India and other civil society groups have for years been asking the Government to commit 9 percent of GDP for basic education and health, the Government has not moved towards this and has instead committed 9% of GDP for infrastructure. There is hardly any mention of basic education in the Finance Minister's speech, which is disappointing. The national expenditure on education has remained around 3% of GDP, our public spending on health at less than 1% of GDP remains amongst the lowest in the world. The foundation of inclusive and equitable growth has to be a society that provides free and quality education and basic health care services to all so that the poor can also avail of the opportunities created by high growth and improve their lives and livelihoods.''
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Garima
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