Budget continues govt's policy momentum

Reforms in institutional arrangements in social sector could improve outcomes, says a PwC analysis

Social sector

India has adopted and declared its commitment to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The steep social and human development targets enshrined in SDG would require radical and urgent policy implementation measures in sectors like agriculture, environment, education, health, water and sanitation, livelihood and gender-related areas.

While the current Budget does not have any major policy shift or transformative agenda, it consolidates and continues to build on the policy momentum in key sectors like skill development, livelihood, agriculture and sanitation. Proposed reforms to strengthen the institutional arrangements and service delivery in health, education