More funds for social sector in Budget: Pain points & what's on offer

Pain points
 

> Even after a 13 per cent increase in the education budget, the share of education expenditure as a proportion of GDP stayed low at 0.37 per cent. As a share of total expenditure, education accounts for 2.5 per cent

> Health performance has been worse, as the country is expected to spend only 0.3 per cent of GDP on health. Health spending dipped in 2022-23 and would only be 6 per cent higher compared to 2021-22

What’s on offer

> The government will open 157 nursing colleges in co-location with existing medical colleges. It shall also make ICMR labs available for research