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Modi 2.0 expenditure: Govt spend on education, health remains low

Interest payments, subsidies account for big chunk of outlays

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Indivjal Dhasmana New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Jan 30 2024 | 12:13 AM IST

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The Narendra Modi government 2.0 allocated only a small portion of its expenditure to education and health. Spending on categories such as interest payments and major subsidies accounted for one-third of the total expenditure pie, while an additional 12 per cent was allocated to secure borders and maintain law and order.

Spending on health declined to below 2 per cent of the total expenditure during the past two financial years — 2022-23, or FY23 (Revised Estimates, or RE) and 2023-24, or FY24 (Budget Estimates, or BE) — compared to around 2.4 per cent in the first year of its second

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