Maternal and Child Malnutrition will be Tackled in A Mission Mode
Budgetary Allocation for JNNURM more than Doubled at Rs 14,873 Crore
Budgetary Allocation for JNNURM more than Doubled at Rs 14,873 Crore
The Finance Minister Shri P.Chidambaram has commended the
Integrated Child Development Scheme(ICDS) for being able to spend the entire
amount of Rs. 15,850 crore provided in 2012-13. In recognition of the needs of
children, the Minister proposed to allocate Rs. 17,700 crore in 2013-14,
representing an increase of 11.7 percent, while underlining that the focus will
continue to be on early childhood care and education. He said that the maternal
and child malnutrition in a country with abundant foodgrains is a shame that we
must overcome. A multi-sectoral proramme that was announced last year will be
implemented in 100 districts during 2013-14 with an allocation of Rs. 300 crore
and it will be scaled up to cover 200 districts the year after.
Shri Chidambaram said, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JNNURM) is being continued in the 12th plan. The 14,000 buses sanctioned during 2009 to 2012 have made a big contribution to urban transport. The Minister announced a sum of Rs. 14,873 crore for JNNURM, as against Rs. 7,383 crore in the current year. Out of this, a significant portion will be used to support the purchase of up to 10,000 buses, especially by the hill States.
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