What should the budget prioritise? What are FM's constraints? How much populism can the fisc afford? And how does one rethink budget-making?
Budget-making is a time for ideas. And based on the outcomes of past efforts, analysed systematically for value for money, the following ten ideas are critical for a Budget that wants to transform lives and livelihoods.
1. The success of pro-poor public welfare has been on account of evidence-based identification of the deprived; use of technology; community connect through women’s collectives and elected panchayat leaders; partnership of local, state and central governments; and real-time monitoring of delivery at the last mile. It is time government updates its list of the deprived objectively and through a participatory identification of the poor.
1. The success of pro-poor public welfare has been on account of evidence-based identification of the deprived; use of technology; community connect through women’s collectives and elected panchayat leaders; partnership of local, state and central governments; and real-time monitoring of delivery at the last mile. It is time government updates its list of the deprived objectively and through a participatory identification of the poor.