A prominent feature of Budget 2010, like the previous United Progressive Alliance budgets, is the continued support to the Bharat Nirman - a programme which has come to occupy an important part in the UPA government's thrust on rural development. This article attempts a stocktaking exercise of this initiative, and in doing so, it draws attention to areas where mid-course correction is called for if the increased budgetary allocation is to translate into a de facto improvement in rural infrastructure.
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Bharat Nirman: A Stocktaking |
commitment to rural development as signalled by the initiative of Bharat |
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Nirman, this trend reversal comes as a bit |
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of a surprise. Clearly, for all-round rural |
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Mala Lalvani |
development, higher allocation to agricul- |
A prominent feature of Budget 2010, like the previous United Progressive Alliance budgets, is the continued support to the Bharat Nirman – a programme which has come to occupy an important part in the UPA government’s thrust on rural development. This article attempts a stocktaking exercise of this initiative, and in doing so, it draws attention to areas where mid-course correction is called for if the increased budgetary allocation is to translate into a de facto improvement in rural infrastructure.
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