Hi On Fri, Feb 7, 2025, 19:16 shruti pushkarna <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks, Rahul, Amiyo and Sanjay for sharing your views. And yes, I agree > that new allocation is not a big issue in comparison to rightful > utilisation of the already allocated budget. But our systems are such that > despite having progressive legislations, provisions and the money, the > implementation and sanctioning remains a challenge. > > Best, > Shruti > > > > On 7 Feb 2025, at 12:01 PM, Mission Accessibility < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I completely agree with Mr Prashad. In my experience, the government > shirks away from even spending small amounts of money in the order of lakhs > for various initiatives that are undertaken either by them or by civil > society organisations. They have enough money to do so. And that needs to > be focused on. Even an increase in allocation by 50, cr is a big amount. I > say this as somebody who has great difficulty raising money for an > organisation working in this sector.If someone gave me 50, cr, rupees there > are 100 different positive things I could do with that. > > Rahul > > Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > on behalf of Sanjay Prasad <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, February 7, 2025 11:55:34 AM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [AI] 0.025% allocation in Union Budget: Where’s disability > in ‘Sabka Vikas’? > > For me, the effective utilization of allocated funds is more crucial > than the amount allocated. However, ministries/departments often fail > to utilize their allocated funds within a financial year, prompting > the government to reduce allocations in subsequent years." > > On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM shruti pushkarna > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > 0.025%. That’s the slice of the pie allocated for more than 26.8 million > disabled Indians in this year’s Union Budget. A number so minuscule, it > might as well be a rounding error. > > > > Where’s the commitment to inclusive education, employment, > accessibility, and social security? How long will disability remain an > afterthought in policymaking? > > > > In my latest column in the series on Media and Disability, I dissect the > numbers and the glaring apathy towards Persons with Disabilities. > > > > Read here- > https://www.mxmindia.com/columns/shruti-pushkarna-0-025-allocation-in-union-budget-wheres-disability-in-sabka-vikas/ > > > > Best, > > Shruti > > > > > > > > -- > > Disclaimer: > > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of > the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > > > 2. 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