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Central Government expenditure on social services increases to 19.44% in 2008-09 compared to 11.23% in 2002-03
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The Economic Survey for 2008-09 shows that the Government has been increasing its outlays in the social sector substantively. The Economic Survey 2008-09, tabled in Parliament today states that the share of the Central Government’s expenditure on social services including rural development in total expenditure (plan and non-plan) has increased from 11.23% in 2002-03 to 19.44% in 2008-09. Expenditure on education as a proportion of total expenditure has increased from 9.5% in 2003-04 to 10.8% in 2008-09. However the reach of public and quasi public goods and services supplied by the State to people still shows leakages in the schemes and the benefits in full do not reach the targeted groups.
The Survey states that the Government has approved the constitution of UID Authority of India (UIDAI). The initial UID database would be created using the electoral rolls database of the Election Commission of India. While some innovative measures have been initiated in NREGS to bring in more transparency and plug leakages, UID number would help greatly in proper targeting and ensuring services reaching the intended beneficiaries of the Government programmes and hence serve as the basis of efficient delivery of services.
Based on a Unique ID number (UID) and associated information all residents should be entitled to a smart card containing specified unchangeable data. Entitlements would then need to be based upon the data contained in the smart card and services/subsidies/entitlements received would also be recorded against this card.
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