The allocations on elementary education have been increased to Rs. 29129.55 crores, an increase of 11.15 per cent over the last year (2010-11) allocation of Rs. 26207.99 crores at the revised estimate stage. So, the Finance Minister's claim of a 24 percent increase in allocations for education is not applicable for elementary education. As for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, the allocation in 2011-12 is Rs. 20999.78 crores, over last year's revised estimate Rs. 18999.10 crores. Thus it is only on increase of only 10.53 per cent as against Finance Minister's claim of a 40 per cent increase.
Another thing to note in this increase is coming from the Prarambhik Shiksha Kosh (from the education cess) The government's own allocation for education has gone down from Rs. 7769.10 crore (Revised Estimate 2010-11) to Rs. 7096.15 crore (Budget Estimate 2011-12).
The ICDS scheme, the only comprehensive education and health scheme for children below six, gets a total of Rs. 10330.00, including Rs. 1035.81 crores for the North Eastern states, which is an increase of only 17.04 per cent over allocations in 2010-11, an amount vastly insufficient for the kind of requirement we have as a country. Within ICDS the sharing pattern of all components except supplementary nutrition has been changed to 90:10 between the Centre and States/UTs. For SNP, the ratio of 50:50 continues except for North-Eastern States, where it has been changed to 90:10. This is the main reason for high increase in allocations from the Central Pool. Considering India figures as a single country with nearly half – 42 percent of the world's underweight children, an increase that is below the ten percent norm is a huge let down for zero to six year olds and mothers.
On children's right to protection, the 11th Plan Outlay had promised Rs. 1073.00 Crore for the Integrated Child Protection Scheme for five years (2007-08 to 2011-12) and Rs. 45.00 crores for three schemes to be integrated with the ICPS. So the ICPS should have got a total of Rs. 1118.00 crore over the last 4 years. The allocation for the last plan year – this year – is Rs. 243 crores. So, the allocations, totals up to Rs. 819.85 crores only, Rs. 298.15 crores less than the Rs. 1118 crores promised. Another problem with ICPS is that it was formally approved only in February 2009, thereby meaning no expenditure in 2007-08 and 2008-09. This also leads to cumulative gap in achievement of outcomes intended from the scheme.
This is again a setback for implementing child protection norms in keeping with child rights promises made.
Allocation on ICPS and other schemes to be subsumed under it (2007-08 to 2010-11) In Rs. Crore
| Scheme | 2007-08 (RE) | 2008-09 (RE) | 2009-10 (RE) | 2010-11 (BE) | 2010-11 (RE) | 2011-12 (BE) | Total over 11th Plan |
| ICPS | 38.50 | 54.00 | 44.00 | 270.00 | 88.00 | 243.00 | 737.5 |
| Shishu Griha + Programme for Street Children + Programme for Juvenile Justice | 33.48 | 33.57 | 15.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 82.35 |
| Total | 71.98 | 87.57 | 59.30 | 270.00 | 88.00 | 243.00 | 819.85 |
RE – Revised Estimate Source: Expenditure Budget Volume II, Ministry of Women and Child Development, GoI, various years.
BE – Budget Estimate
Thank you and regards,
Ajay
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