The budget pays attention to some important sectors and issues, such as rural and urban infrastructure, fertiliser subsidy, rural livelihood, farmers’ debts and higher and technical education.
The article primarily focuses on the Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan, the concept, origin and tracks its implementation. It highlights some disturbing evidences in the implementation of SCSP.
The journey of post-colonial India presents a mixed but depressing picture. Despite significant achievement in some sectors and dimensions of economic development, the state has massively failed in addressing basic human needs like food, shelter, education and health.
