Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 73
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Code Context


        trigger_error($message, E_USER_DEPRECATED);

    }
$message = 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 73
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php.'
$stackFrame = (int) 1
$trace = [
	(int) 0 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ServerRequest.php',
		'line' => (int) 2421,
		'function' => 'deprecationWarning',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead.'
		]
	],
	(int) 1 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php',
		'line' => (int) 73,
		'function' => 'offsetGet',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => 'catslug'
		]
	],
	(int) 2 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Controller/Controller.php',
		'line' => (int) 610,
		'function' => 'printArticle',
		'class' => 'App\Controller\ArtileDetailController',
		'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	],
	(int) 3 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php',
		'line' => (int) 120,
		'function' => 'invokeAction',
		'class' => 'Cake\Controller\Controller',
		'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	],
	(int) 4 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php',
		'line' => (int) 94,
		'function' => '_invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 5 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/BaseApplication.php',
		'line' => (int) 235,
		'function' => 'dispatch',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 6 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\BaseApplication',
		'object' => object(App\Application) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 7 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 162,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 8 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 9 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 88,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 10 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 11 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 96,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 12 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 13 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 51,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 14 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Server.php',
		'line' => (int) 98,
		'function' => 'run',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\MiddlewareQueue) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 15 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/webroot/index.php',
		'line' => (int) 39,
		'function' => 'run',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Server',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Server) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	]
]
$frame = [
	'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php',
	'line' => (int) 73,
	'function' => 'offsetGet',
	'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest',
	'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {
		trustProxy => false
		[protected] params => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] data => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] query => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] cookies => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] _environment => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] url => 'latest-news-updates/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352/print'
		[protected] base => ''
		[protected] webroot => '/'
		[protected] here => '/latest-news-updates/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352/print'
		[protected] trustedProxies => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] _input => null
		[protected] _detectors => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] _detectorCache => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] stream => object(Zend\Diactoros\PhpInputStream) {}
		[protected] uri => object(Zend\Diactoros\Uri) {}
		[protected] session => object(Cake\Http\Session) {}
		[protected] attributes => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] emulatedAttributes => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] uploadedFiles => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] protocol => null
		[protected] requestTarget => null
		[private] deprecatedProperties => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	},
	'type' => '->',
	'args' => [
		(int) 0 => 'catslug'
	]
]
deprecationWarning - CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311
Cake\Http\ServerRequest::offsetGet() - CORE/src/Http/ServerRequest.php, line 2421
App\Controller\ArtileDetailController::printArticle() - APP/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line 73
Cake\Controller\Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 610
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 120
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51
Cake\Http\Server::run() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 98

Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 74
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Code Context


        trigger_error($message, E_USER_DEPRECATED);

    }
$message = 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 74
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php.'
$stackFrame = (int) 1
$trace = [
	(int) 0 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ServerRequest.php',
		'line' => (int) 2421,
		'function' => 'deprecationWarning',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => 'The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead.'
		]
	],
	(int) 1 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php',
		'line' => (int) 74,
		'function' => 'offsetGet',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => 'artileslug'
		]
	],
	(int) 2 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Controller/Controller.php',
		'line' => (int) 610,
		'function' => 'printArticle',
		'class' => 'App\Controller\ArtileDetailController',
		'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	],
	(int) 3 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php',
		'line' => (int) 120,
		'function' => 'invokeAction',
		'class' => 'Cake\Controller\Controller',
		'object' => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	],
	(int) 4 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php',
		'line' => (int) 94,
		'function' => '_invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(App\Controller\ArtileDetailController) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 5 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/BaseApplication.php',
		'line' => (int) 235,
		'function' => 'dispatch',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 6 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\BaseApplication',
		'object' => object(App\Application) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 7 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 162,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 8 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 9 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 88,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 10 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 11 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php',
		'line' => (int) 96,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 12 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 65,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware',
		'object' => object(Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 13 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Runner.php',
		'line' => (int) 51,
		'function' => '__invoke',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 14 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Http/Server.php',
		'line' => (int) 98,
		'function' => 'run',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Runner',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Runner) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => [
			(int) 0 => object(Cake\Http\MiddlewareQueue) {},
			(int) 1 => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {},
			(int) 2 => object(Cake\Http\Response) {}
		]
	],
	(int) 15 => [
		'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/webroot/index.php',
		'line' => (int) 39,
		'function' => 'run',
		'class' => 'Cake\Http\Server',
		'object' => object(Cake\Http\Server) {},
		'type' => '->',
		'args' => []
	]
]
$frame = [
	'file' => '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php',
	'line' => (int) 74,
	'function' => 'offsetGet',
	'class' => 'Cake\Http\ServerRequest',
	'object' => object(Cake\Http\ServerRequest) {
		trustProxy => false
		[protected] params => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] data => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] query => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] cookies => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] _environment => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] url => 'latest-news-updates/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352/print'
		[protected] base => ''
		[protected] webroot => '/'
		[protected] here => '/latest-news-updates/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352/print'
		[protected] trustedProxies => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] _input => null
		[protected] _detectors => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] _detectorCache => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] stream => object(Zend\Diactoros\PhpInputStream) {}
		[protected] uri => object(Zend\Diactoros\Uri) {}
		[protected] session => object(Cake\Http\Session) {}
		[protected] attributes => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] emulatedAttributes => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
		[protected] uploadedFiles => [[maximum depth reached]]
		[protected] protocol => null
		[protected] requestTarget => null
		[private] deprecatedProperties => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	},
	'type' => '->',
	'args' => [
		(int) 0 => 'artileslug'
	]
]
deprecationWarning - CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311
Cake\Http\ServerRequest::offsetGet() - CORE/src/Http/ServerRequest.php, line 2421
App\Controller\ArtileDetailController::printArticle() - APP/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line 74
Cake\Controller\Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 610
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 120
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51
Cake\Http\Server::run() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 98

Warning (512): Unable to emit headers. Headers sent in file=/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php line=853 [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 48]
Code Context
            if (Configure::read('debug')) {

                trigger_error($message, E_USER_WARNING);

            } else {
$response = object(Cake\Http\Response) {

	'status' => (int) 200,
	'contentType' => 'text/html',
	'headers' => [
		'Content-Type' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	],
	'file' => null,
	'fileRange' => [],
	'cookies' => object(Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection) {},
	'cacheDirectives' => [],
	'body' => '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <link rel="canonical" href="https://im4change.in/<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: urlPrefix [<b>APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp</b>, line <b>8</b>]<div id="cakeErr67f15c38b259d-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr67f15c38b259d-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"></span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">head</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;
</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;link&nbsp;rel="canonical"&nbsp;href="<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">Configure</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">read</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SITE_URL'</span><span style="color: #007700">);&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$urlPrefix</span><span style="color: #007700">;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">category</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">slug</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>/<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">seo_url</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>.html"/&gt;
</span></code></span>
<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">meta&nbsp;http</span><span style="color: #007700">-</span><span style="color: #0000BB">equiv</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"Content-Type"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">content</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"text/html;&nbsp;charset=utf-8"</span><span style="color: #007700">/&gt;
</span></span></code></pre><pre id="cakeErr67f15c38b259d-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = [
	&#039;article_current&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 27301,
		&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari&#039;,
		&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
-The Financial Express
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &amp;quot;dilute&amp;quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
The scheme&#039;s budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme&#039;s expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme&#039;s implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme&#039;s dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Officials say the major chunk of SSA&#039;s budget allocation goes in teachers&#039; salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme&#039;s budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.
&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
		&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;The Financial Express, 17 February, 2015, http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus/43768/&#039;,
		&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
		&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
		&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352&#039;,
		&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
		&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
		&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 4675352,
		&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
		&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;
	
	},
	&#039;articleid&#039; =&gt; (int) 27301,
	&#039;metaTitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari&#039;,
	&#039;metaKeywords&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan,SSA,Social Protection,social sector,Social Sector Spending,Union Budget,mgnrega,NREGA,NREGS&#039;,
	&#039;metaDesc&#039; =&gt; &#039;
-The Financial Express


As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;-The Financial Express&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &amp;quot;dilute&amp;quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The scheme&#039;s budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme&#039;s expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme&#039;s implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme&#039;s dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Officials say the major chunk of SSA&#039;s budget allocation goes in teachers&#039; salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme&#039;s budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;English&#039;,
	&#039;SITE_URL&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;,
	&#039;site_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;im4change&#039;,
	&#039;adminprix&#039; =&gt; &#039;admin&#039;
]
$article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

	&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 27301,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari&#039;,
	&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
-The Financial Express
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &amp;quot;dilute&amp;quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
The scheme&#039;s budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme&#039;s expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme&#039;s implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme&#039;s dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Officials say the major chunk of SSA&#039;s budget allocation goes in teachers&#039; salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme&#039;s budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.
&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;The Financial Express, 17 February, 2015, http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus/43768/&#039;,
	&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
	&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
	&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352&#039;,
	&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
	&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
	&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 4675352,
	&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
		(int) 0 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 1 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 2 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 3 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 4 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 5 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 6 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 7 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 8 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}
	],
	&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
	&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
		&#039;*&#039; =&gt; true,
		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; false
	],
	&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;

}
$articleid = (int) 27301
$metaTitle = &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari&#039;
$metaKeywords = &#039;Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan,SSA,Social Protection,social sector,Social Sector Spending,Union Budget,mgnrega,NREGA,NREGS&#039;
$metaDesc = &#039;
-The Financial Express


As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;-The Financial Express&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &amp;quot;dilute&amp;quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The scheme&#039;s budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme&#039;s expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme&#039;s implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme&#039;s dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Officials say the major chunk of SSA&#039;s budget allocation goes in teachers&#039; salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme&#039;s budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;
$lang = &#039;English&#039;
$SITE_URL = &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;
$site_title = &#039;im4change&#039;
$adminprix = &#039;admin&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8
Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413
Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374
Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927
Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885
Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51</pre></div></pre>latest-news-updates/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352.html"/>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    <link href="https://im4change.in/css/control.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
          media="all"/>
    <title>LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari | Im4change.org</title>
    <meta name="description" content="
-The Financial Express


As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha..."/>
    <script src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-migrate.min.js"></script>
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

        $(document).ready(function () {
            var img = $("img")[0]; // Get my img elem
            var pic_real_width, pic_real_height;
            $("<img/>") // Make in memory copy of image to avoid css issues
                .attr("src", $(img).attr("src"))
                .load(function () {
                    pic_real_width = this.width;   // Note: $(this).width() will not
                    pic_real_height = this.height; // work for in memory images.
                });
        });
    </script>
    <style type="text/css">
        @media screen {
            div.divFooter {
                display: block;
            }
        }

        @media print {
            .printbutton {
                display: none !important;
            }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="98%" align="center">
    <tr>
        <td class="top_bg">
            <div class="divFooter">
                <img src="https://im4change.in/images/logo1.jpg" height="59" border="0"
                     alt="Resource centre on India's rural distress" style="padding-top:14px;"/>
            </div>

        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td id="topspace">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr id="topspace">
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000; padding-top:10px;" class="printbutton">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td width="100%">
            <h1 class="news_headlines" style="font-style:normal">
                <strong>Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari</strong></h1>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="100%" style="font-family:Arial, 'Segoe Script', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif, serif"><font size="3">
                <div align="justify">-The Financial Express</div><p align="justify">As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.</p><p align="justify">MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &quot;dilute&quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.</p><p align="justify">However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.</p><p align="justify">The scheme's budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme's expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.</p><p align="justify">The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme's implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme's dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.</p><p align="justify">Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.</p><p align="justify">Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.</p><p align="justify">Officials say the major chunk of SSA's budget allocation goes in teachers' salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.</p><p align="justify">While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme's budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.</p>               </font>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom:1px solid #000;padding-top:10px;">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table></body>
</html>'

}
$maxBufferLength = (int) 8192
$file = '/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php'
$line = (int) 853
$message = 'Unable to emit headers. Headers sent in file=/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php line=853'
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emit() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 48
Cake\Http\Server::emit() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 141
[main] - ROOT/webroot/index.php, line 39

Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 148]
Code Context
            $response->getStatusCode(),

            ($reasonPhrase ? ' ' . $reasonPhrase : '')

        ));
$response = object(Cake\Http\Response) {

	'status' => (int) 200,
	'contentType' => 'text/html',
	'headers' => [
		'Content-Type' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	],
	'file' => null,
	'fileRange' => [],
	'cookies' => object(Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection) {},
	'cacheDirectives' => [],
	'body' => '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <link rel="canonical" href="https://im4change.in/<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: urlPrefix [<b>APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp</b>, line <b>8</b>]<div id="cakeErr67f15c38b259d-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr67f15c38b259d-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"></span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">head</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;
</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;link&nbsp;rel="canonical"&nbsp;href="<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">Configure</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">read</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SITE_URL'</span><span style="color: #007700">);&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$urlPrefix</span><span style="color: #007700">;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">category</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">slug</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>/<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">seo_url</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>.html"/&gt;
</span></code></span>
<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">meta&nbsp;http</span><span style="color: #007700">-</span><span style="color: #0000BB">equiv</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"Content-Type"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">content</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"text/html;&nbsp;charset=utf-8"</span><span style="color: #007700">/&gt;
</span></span></code></pre><pre id="cakeErr67f15c38b259d-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = [
	&#039;article_current&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 27301,
		&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari&#039;,
		&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
-The Financial Express
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &amp;quot;dilute&amp;quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
The scheme&#039;s budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme&#039;s expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme&#039;s implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme&#039;s dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Officials say the major chunk of SSA&#039;s budget allocation goes in teachers&#039; salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme&#039;s budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.
&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
		&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;The Financial Express, 17 February, 2015, http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus/43768/&#039;,
		&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
		&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
		&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352&#039;,
		&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
		&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
		&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 4675352,
		&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
		&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;
	
	},
	&#039;articleid&#039; =&gt; (int) 27301,
	&#039;metaTitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari&#039;,
	&#039;metaKeywords&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan,SSA,Social Protection,social sector,Social Sector Spending,Union Budget,mgnrega,NREGA,NREGS&#039;,
	&#039;metaDesc&#039; =&gt; &#039;
-The Financial Express


As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;-The Financial Express&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &amp;quot;dilute&amp;quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The scheme&#039;s budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme&#039;s expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme&#039;s implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme&#039;s dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Officials say the major chunk of SSA&#039;s budget allocation goes in teachers&#039; salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme&#039;s budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;English&#039;,
	&#039;SITE_URL&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;,
	&#039;site_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;im4change&#039;,
	&#039;adminprix&#039; =&gt; &#039;admin&#039;
]
$article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

	&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 27301,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari&#039;,
	&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
-The Financial Express
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &amp;quot;dilute&amp;quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
The scheme&#039;s budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme&#039;s expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme&#039;s implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme&#039;s dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Officials say the major chunk of SSA&#039;s budget allocation goes in teachers&#039; salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme&#039;s budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.
&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;The Financial Express, 17 February, 2015, http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus/43768/&#039;,
	&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
	&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
	&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352&#039;,
	&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
	&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
	&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 4675352,
	&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
		(int) 0 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 1 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 2 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 3 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 4 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 5 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 6 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 7 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 8 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}
	],
	&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
	&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
		&#039;*&#039; =&gt; true,
		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; false
	],
	&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;

}
$articleid = (int) 27301
$metaTitle = &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari&#039;
$metaKeywords = &#039;Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan,SSA,Social Protection,social sector,Social Sector Spending,Union Budget,mgnrega,NREGA,NREGS&#039;
$metaDesc = &#039;
-The Financial Express


As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;-The Financial Express&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &amp;quot;dilute&amp;quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The scheme&#039;s budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme&#039;s expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme&#039;s implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme&#039;s dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Officials say the major chunk of SSA&#039;s budget allocation goes in teachers&#039; salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme&#039;s budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;
$lang = &#039;English&#039;
$SITE_URL = &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;
$site_title = &#039;im4change&#039;
$adminprix = &#039;admin&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8
Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413
Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374
Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927
Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885
Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51</pre></div></pre>latest-news-updates/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352.html"/>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    <link href="https://im4change.in/css/control.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
          media="all"/>
    <title>LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari | Im4change.org</title>
    <meta name="description" content="
-The Financial Express


As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha..."/>
    <script src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-migrate.min.js"></script>
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

        $(document).ready(function () {
            var img = $("img")[0]; // Get my img elem
            var pic_real_width, pic_real_height;
            $("<img/>") // Make in memory copy of image to avoid css issues
                .attr("src", $(img).attr("src"))
                .load(function () {
                    pic_real_width = this.width;   // Note: $(this).width() will not
                    pic_real_height = this.height; // work for in memory images.
                });
        });
    </script>
    <style type="text/css">
        @media screen {
            div.divFooter {
                display: block;
            }
        }

        @media print {
            .printbutton {
                display: none !important;
            }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="98%" align="center">
    <tr>
        <td class="top_bg">
            <div class="divFooter">
                <img src="https://im4change.in/images/logo1.jpg" height="59" border="0"
                     alt="Resource centre on India's rural distress" style="padding-top:14px;"/>
            </div>

        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td id="topspace">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr id="topspace">
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000; padding-top:10px;" class="printbutton">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td width="100%">
            <h1 class="news_headlines" style="font-style:normal">
                <strong>Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari</strong></h1>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="100%" style="font-family:Arial, 'Segoe Script', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif, serif"><font size="3">
                <div align="justify">-The Financial Express</div><p align="justify">As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.</p><p align="justify">MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &quot;dilute&quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.</p><p align="justify">However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.</p><p align="justify">The scheme's budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme's expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.</p><p align="justify">The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme's implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme's dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.</p><p align="justify">Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.</p><p align="justify">Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.</p><p align="justify">Officials say the major chunk of SSA's budget allocation goes in teachers' salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.</p><p align="justify">While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme's budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.</p>               </font>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom:1px solid #000;padding-top:10px;">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table></body>
</html>'

}
$reasonPhrase = 'OK'
header - [internal], line ??
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emitStatusLine() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 148
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emit() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 54
Cake\Http\Server::emit() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 141
[main] - ROOT/webroot/index.php, line 39

Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 181]
Code Context
                    $value

                ), $first);

                $first = false;
$response = object(Cake\Http\Response) {

	'status' => (int) 200,
	'contentType' => 'text/html',
	'headers' => [
		'Content-Type' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		]
	],
	'file' => null,
	'fileRange' => [],
	'cookies' => object(Cake\Http\Cookie\CookieCollection) {},
	'cacheDirectives' => [],
	'body' => '<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
    <link rel="canonical" href="https://im4change.in/<pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined variable: urlPrefix [<b>APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp</b>, line <b>8</b>]<div id="cakeErr67f15c38b259d-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67f15c38b259d-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr67f15c38b259d-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"></span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">head</span><span style="color: #007700">&gt;
</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&lt;link&nbsp;rel="canonical"&nbsp;href="<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">Configure</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">read</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'SITE_URL'</span><span style="color: #007700">);&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$urlPrefix</span><span style="color: #007700">;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">category</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">slug</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>/<span style="color: #0000BB">&lt;?php&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">echo&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$article_current</span><span style="color: #007700">-&gt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">seo_url</span><span style="color: #007700">;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">?&gt;</span>.html"/&gt;
</span></code></span>
<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">&lt;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">meta&nbsp;http</span><span style="color: #007700">-</span><span style="color: #0000BB">equiv</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"Content-Type"&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">content</span><span style="color: #007700">=</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"text/html;&nbsp;charset=utf-8"</span><span style="color: #007700">/&gt;
</span></span></code></pre><pre id="cakeErr67f15c38b259d-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$viewFile = &#039;/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp&#039;
$dataForView = [
	&#039;article_current&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 27301,
		&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari&#039;,
		&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
-The Financial Express
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &amp;quot;dilute&amp;quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
The scheme&#039;s budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme&#039;s expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme&#039;s implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme&#039;s dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Officials say the major chunk of SSA&#039;s budget allocation goes in teachers&#039; salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme&#039;s budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.
&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
		&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;The Financial Express, 17 February, 2015, http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus/43768/&#039;,
		&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
		&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
		&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
		&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352&#039;,
		&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
		&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
		&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
		&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 4675352,
		&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
		&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
		&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
		&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [[maximum depth reached]],
		&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;
	
	},
	&#039;articleid&#039; =&gt; (int) 27301,
	&#039;metaTitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari&#039;,
	&#039;metaKeywords&#039; =&gt; &#039;Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan,SSA,Social Protection,social sector,Social Sector Spending,Union Budget,mgnrega,NREGA,NREGS&#039;,
	&#039;metaDesc&#039; =&gt; &#039;
-The Financial Express


As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha...&#039;,
	&#039;disp&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;-The Financial Express&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &amp;quot;dilute&amp;quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The scheme&#039;s budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme&#039;s expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme&#039;s implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme&#039;s dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Officials say the major chunk of SSA&#039;s budget allocation goes in teachers&#039; salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme&#039;s budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;English&#039;,
	&#039;SITE_URL&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;,
	&#039;site_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;im4change&#039;,
	&#039;adminprix&#039; =&gt; &#039;admin&#039;
]
$article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

	&#039;id&#039; =&gt; (int) 27301,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari&#039;,
	&#039;subheading&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;description&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
-The Financial Express
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &amp;quot;dilute&amp;quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
The scheme&#039;s budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme&#039;s expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme&#039;s implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme&#039;s dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
Officials say the major chunk of SSA&#039;s budget allocation goes in teachers&#039; salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;
While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme&#039;s budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.
&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;credit_writer&#039; =&gt; &#039;The Financial Express, 17 February, 2015, http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus/43768/&#039;,
	&#039;article_img&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;article_img_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;status&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;show_on_home&#039; =&gt; (int) 1,
	&#039;lang&#039; =&gt; &#039;EN&#039;,
	&#039;category_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 16,
	&#039;tag_keyword&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;seo_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352&#039;,
	&#039;meta_title&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_keywords&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;meta_description&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;noindex&#039; =&gt; (int) 0,
	&#039;publish_date&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
	&#039;most_visit_section_id&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;article_big_img&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;liveid&#039; =&gt; (int) 4675352,
	&#039;created&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;modified&#039; =&gt; object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	&#039;edate&#039; =&gt; &#039;&#039;,
	&#039;tags&#039; =&gt; [
		(int) 0 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 1 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 2 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 3 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 4 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 5 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 6 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 7 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 8 =&gt; object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}
	],
	&#039;category&#039; =&gt; object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
	&#039;[new]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[accessible]&#039; =&gt; [
		&#039;*&#039; =&gt; true,
		&#039;id&#039; =&gt; false
	],
	&#039;[dirty]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[original]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[virtual]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[hasErrors]&#039; =&gt; false,
	&#039;[errors]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[invalid]&#039; =&gt; [],
	&#039;[repository]&#039; =&gt; &#039;Articles&#039;

}
$articleid = (int) 27301
$metaTitle = &#039;LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari&#039;
$metaKeywords = &#039;Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan,SSA,Social Protection,social sector,Social Sector Spending,Union Budget,mgnrega,NREGA,NREGS&#039;
$metaDesc = &#039;
-The Financial Express


As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha...&#039;
$disp = &#039;&lt;div align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;-The Financial Express&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &amp;quot;dilute&amp;quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The scheme&#039;s budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme&#039;s expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme&#039;s implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme&#039;s dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;Officials say the major chunk of SSA&#039;s budget allocation goes in teachers&#039; salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;justify&quot;&gt;While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme&#039;s budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;
$lang = &#039;English&#039;
$SITE_URL = &#039;https://im4change.in/&#039;
$site_title = &#039;im4change&#039;
$adminprix = &#039;admin&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8
Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413
Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374
Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927
Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885
Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51</pre></div></pre>latest-news-updates/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352.html"/>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
    <link href="https://im4change.in/css/control.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
          media="all"/>
    <title>LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari | Im4change.org</title>
    <meta name="description" content="
-The Financial Express


As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha..."/>
    <script src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://im4change.in/js/jquery-migrate.min.js"></script>
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

        $(document).ready(function () {
            var img = $("img")[0]; // Get my img elem
            var pic_real_width, pic_real_height;
            $("<img/>") // Make in memory copy of image to avoid css issues
                .attr("src", $(img).attr("src"))
                .load(function () {
                    pic_real_width = this.width;   // Note: $(this).width() will not
                    pic_real_height = this.height; // work for in memory images.
                });
        });
    </script>
    <style type="text/css">
        @media screen {
            div.divFooter {
                display: block;
            }
        }

        @media print {
            .printbutton {
                display: none !important;
            }
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="98%" align="center">
    <tr>
        <td class="top_bg">
            <div class="divFooter">
                <img src="https://im4change.in/images/logo1.jpg" height="59" border="0"
                     alt="Resource centre on India's rural distress" style="padding-top:14px;"/>
            </div>

        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td id="topspace">&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr id="topspace">
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-bottom:1px solid #000; padding-top:10px;" class="printbutton">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td width="100%">
            <h1 class="news_headlines" style="font-style:normal">
                <strong>Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari</strong></h1>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td width="100%" style="font-family:Arial, 'Segoe Script', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif, serif"><font size="3">
                <div align="justify">-The Financial Express</div><p align="justify">As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.</p><p align="justify">MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &quot;dilute&quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.</p><p align="justify">However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.</p><p align="justify">The scheme's budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme's expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.</p><p align="justify">The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme's implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme's dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.</p><p align="justify">Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.</p><p align="justify">Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.</p><p align="justify">Officials say the major chunk of SSA's budget allocation goes in teachers' salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.</p><p align="justify">While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme's budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.</p>               </font>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>&nbsp;</td>
    </tr>

    <tr>
        <td height="50" style="border-top:1px solid #000; border-bottom:1px solid #000;padding-top:10px;">
            <form><input type="button" value=" Print this page "
                         onclick="window.print();return false;"/></form>
        </td>
    </tr>
</table></body>
</html>'

}
$cookies = []
$values = [
	(int) 0 => 'text/html; charset=UTF-8'
]
$name = 'Content-Type'
$first = true
$value = 'text/html; charset=UTF-8'
header - [internal], line ??
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emitHeaders() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 181
Cake\Http\ResponseEmitter::emit() - CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 55
Cake\Http\Server::emit() - CORE/src/Http/Server.php, line 141
[main] - ROOT/webroot/index.php, line 39

<head>

    <link rel="canonical" href="<?php echo Configure::read('SITE_URL'); ?><?php echo $urlPrefix;?><?php echo $article_current->category->slug; ?>/<?php echo $article_current->seo_url; ?>.html"/>

    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>

$viewFile = '/home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp'
$dataForView = [
	'article_current' => object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

		'id' => (int) 27301,
		'title' => 'Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari',
		'subheading' => '',
		'description' => '<div align="justify">
-The Financial Express
</div>
<p align="justify">
As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.
</p>
<p align="justify">
MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &quot;dilute&quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.
</p>
<p align="justify">
However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.
</p>
<p align="justify">
The scheme's budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme's expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.
</p>
<p align="justify">
The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme's implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme's dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.
</p>
<p align="justify">
Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.
</p>
<p align="justify">
Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.
</p>
<p align="justify">
Officials say the major chunk of SSA's budget allocation goes in teachers' salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.
</p>
<p align="justify">
While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme's budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.
</p>',
		'credit_writer' => 'The Financial Express, 17 February, 2015, http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus/43768/',
		'article_img' => '',
		'article_img_thumb' => '',
		'status' => (int) 1,
		'show_on_home' => (int) 1,
		'lang' => 'EN',
		'category_id' => (int) 16,
		'tag_keyword' => '',
		'seo_url' => 'social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352',
		'meta_title' => null,
		'meta_keywords' => null,
		'meta_description' => null,
		'noindex' => (int) 0,
		'publish_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
		'most_visit_section_id' => null,
		'article_big_img' => null,
		'liveid' => (int) 4675352,
		'created' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		'modified' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
		'edate' => '',
		'tags' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		'category' => object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
		'[new]' => false,
		'[accessible]' => [
			[maximum depth reached]
		],
		'[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[hasErrors]' => false,
		'[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]],
		'[repository]' => 'Articles'
	
	},
	'articleid' => (int) 27301,
	'metaTitle' => 'LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari',
	'metaKeywords' => 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan,SSA,Social Protection,social sector,Social Sector Spending,Union Budget,mgnrega,NREGA,NREGS',
	'metaDesc' => '
-The Financial Express


As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha...',
	'disp' => '<div align="justify">-The Financial Express</div><p align="justify">As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.</p><p align="justify">MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &quot;dilute&quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.</p><p align="justify">However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.</p><p align="justify">The scheme's budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme's expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.</p><p align="justify">The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme's implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme's dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.</p><p align="justify">Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.</p><p align="justify">Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.</p><p align="justify">Officials say the major chunk of SSA's budget allocation goes in teachers' salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.</p><p align="justify">While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme's budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.</p>',
	'lang' => 'English',
	'SITE_URL' => 'https://im4change.in/',
	'site_title' => 'im4change',
	'adminprix' => 'admin'
]
$article_current = object(App\Model\Entity\Article) {

	'id' => (int) 27301,
	'title' => 'Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari',
	'subheading' => '',
	'description' => '<div align="justify">
-The Financial Express
</div>
<p align="justify">
As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.
</p>
<p align="justify">
MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &quot;dilute&quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.
</p>
<p align="justify">
However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.
</p>
<p align="justify">
The scheme's budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme's expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.
</p>
<p align="justify">
The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme's implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme's dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.
</p>
<p align="justify">
Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.
</p>
<p align="justify">
Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.
</p>
<p align="justify">
Officials say the major chunk of SSA's budget allocation goes in teachers' salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.
</p>
<p align="justify">
While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme's budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.
</p>',
	'credit_writer' => 'The Financial Express, 17 February, 2015, http://www.financialexpress.com/article/economy/social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus/43768/',
	'article_img' => '',
	'article_img_thumb' => '',
	'status' => (int) 1,
	'show_on_home' => (int) 1,
	'lang' => 'EN',
	'category_id' => (int) 16,
	'tag_keyword' => '',
	'seo_url' => 'social-spending-cut-rural-job-scheme-ssa-in-focus-ruhi-tewari-4675352',
	'meta_title' => null,
	'meta_keywords' => null,
	'meta_description' => null,
	'noindex' => (int) 0,
	'publish_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {},
	'most_visit_section_id' => null,
	'article_big_img' => null,
	'liveid' => (int) 4675352,
	'created' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	'modified' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenTime) {},
	'edate' => '',
	'tags' => [
		(int) 0 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 1 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 2 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 3 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 4 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 5 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 6 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 7 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {},
		(int) 8 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) {}
	],
	'category' => object(App\Model\Entity\Category) {},
	'[new]' => false,
	'[accessible]' => [
		'*' => true,
		'id' => false
	],
	'[dirty]' => [],
	'[original]' => [],
	'[virtual]' => [],
	'[hasErrors]' => false,
	'[errors]' => [],
	'[invalid]' => [],
	'[repository]' => 'Articles'

}
$articleid = (int) 27301
$metaTitle = 'LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari'
$metaKeywords = 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan,SSA,Social Protection,social sector,Social Sector Spending,Union Budget,mgnrega,NREGA,NREGS'
$metaDesc = '
-The Financial Express


As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha...'
$disp = '<div align="justify">-The Financial Express</div><p align="justify">As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations.</p><p align="justify">MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to &quot;dilute&quot; it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut.</p><p align="justify">However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation.</p><p align="justify">The scheme's budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme's expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal.</p><p align="justify">The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme's implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme's dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds.</p><p align="justify">Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages.</p><p align="justify">Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14.</p><p align="justify">Officials say the major chunk of SSA's budget allocation goes in teachers' salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory.</p><p align="justify">While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme's budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.</p>'
$lang = 'English'
$SITE_URL = 'https://im4change.in/'
$site_title = 'im4change'
$adminprix = 'admin'

include - APP/Template/Layout/printlayout.ctp, line 8
Cake\View\View::_evaluate() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1413
Cake\View\View::_render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 1374
Cake\View\View::renderLayout() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 927
Cake\View\View::render() - CORE/src/View/View.php, line 885
Cake\Controller\Controller::render() - CORE/src/Controller/Controller.php, line 791
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 126
Cake\Http\ActionDispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/src/Http/ActionDispatcher.php, line 94
Cake\Http\BaseApplication::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/BaseApplication.php, line 235
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\RoutingMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/RoutingMiddleware.php, line 162
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Routing\Middleware\AssetMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Routing/Middleware/AssetMiddleware.php, line 88
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Error\Middleware\ErrorHandlerMiddleware::__invoke() - CORE/src/Error/Middleware/ErrorHandlerMiddleware.php, line 96
Cake\Http\Runner::__invoke() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 65
Cake\Http\Runner::run() - CORE/src/Http/Runner.php, line 51

Social spending cut: Rural job scheme, SSA in focus -Ruhi Tewari

-The Financial Express As cuts in social sector spending in the forthcoming Union Budget are widely anticipated, the focus will be on two of the biggest flagship schemes - the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, both with individually high budget allocations. MGNREGA, launched by the Congress-led UPA government in 2006, has been in the midst of controversy this year, with the NDA government being accused of trying to "dilute" it and squeeze its funds, leading to speculations of a possible budget cut. However, given the scheme is demand driven and legally entitles a registered household to seek 100 days of work, the government is obliged to provide work as per demand, irrespective of budget allocation. The scheme's budgetary allocation has increased from around Rs 11,000 crore in 2006-07 to Rs 40,000 crore in 2009-10, and has since remained consistent at around Rs 33,000 crore. The current allocation for the scheme is Rs 34,000 crore. The scheme's expenditure against funds was 87 per cent in 2012-13, 92 per cent in 2013-14 and has been 84 per cent so far this fiscal. The 2015-16 Budget comes at a time when the scheme's implementation this year is under serious review, with over 70 per cent of wages delayed and less than 3 per cent households being able to complete the promised 100 days of employment till now. The scheme's dismal implementation this year has been attributed to a serious fund crunch, with states not receiving adequate and timely funds. Activists and Opposition parties say an increase in the budgetary allocation is essential. Ministry officials explain that even if the budget is not slashed, the current allocation will not be adequate, given the increase in wages. Meanwhile, the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) aims to provide universal education to all children between ages 6-14. The scheme accounts for around 65 per cent of the total elementary education budget with a current budgetary allocation of around Rs 28,000 crore, up from around Rs 26,000 crore in 2013-14. Officials say the major chunk of SSA's budget allocation goes in teachers' salaries and infrastructure. However, expenditures have not entirely been in tune with rising allocations, with spending as a proportion of allocations being unsatisfactory. While ministry officials do not anticipate a cut in the scheme's budget, they acknowledge a need to address the demand from several states to alter the Centre-state funding pattern from the existing 65:35 to a more favourable one.