Union Budget 2013-2014: Health and Education

􀂉􀂉 Health for all and education to all remains priority.

􀂉􀂉  Rs.  37,330 crore allocated to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

􀂉􀂉 New National Health Mission will get an allocation of  Rs.  21,239 crore.

􀂉􀂉  Rs.  4,727 crore for medical education, training and research.

􀂉􀂉  Rs.  150 crore provided for National Programme for the Health Care of Elderly.

􀂉􀂉 Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy are being mainstreamed. Allocation

of  Rs.  1,069 crore to Department of AYUSH.

􀂉􀂉  Rs.  1,650 crore allocated for six AIIMS-like institutions.

􀂉􀂉 Allocation of  Rs.  65,867 crore to the Ministry of Human Resource Development,

an increase of 17 perent over the RE of the current year.

􀂉􀂉  Rs.  27,258 crore provided for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA).

􀂉􀂉 An increase of 25.6 %  over RE of the current year for investments in

Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).

􀂉􀂉  Rs.  5,284 crore allocated to Ministries/Departments in 2013-14 for scholarships to

students belonging to SC, ST, OBC, Minorities and girl children.

􀂉􀂉 Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDM) to be provided  Rs.  13,215 crore.

􀂉􀂉 Government committed to the creation of Nalanda University as a centre of

educational excellence.

ICDS

􀂉􀂉  Rs.  17,700 crore allocated for ICDS in 2013-14 representing an increase of

11.7 %  over 2012-13.

􀂉􀂉 Allocation of  Rs.  300 crore in 2013-14 for a multi-sectoral programme aimed at

overcoming maternal and child malnutrition. Programme to be implemented in

100 districts during 2013-14 to be scaled to cover 200 districts the year after.

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