PM Modi govt has jeopardised India's future by halving budget for child welfare: Rahul Gandhi
Press Trust of India | February 21, 2022 | 08:01 PM IST | 1 min read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today during a webinar said Union Budget for 2022-23 will be of great help in implementing the National Education Policy.
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the Modi government has "jeopardised" India's future by "halving" the budget for child welfare. Gandhi cited a media report which claimed that children's share in the budget has nearly halved since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge.
"Modi Govt has jeopardised India's future by halving the budget for child welfare," Gandhi tweeted. "Compare this to the astronomical rise in income of Modi Mitrs- It's easy to see who the Govt is working for," the former Congress chief said, using the hashtag 'KiskeAccheDin'.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Union Budget for 2022-23 will be of great help in implementing the National Education Policy on the ground and asserted that the decision to set up a National Digital University can solve the problem of shortage of seats in educational institutions in the country.
Modi Govt has jeopardised India’s future by halving the budget for child welfare.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 21, 2022
Compare this to the astronomical rise in income of Modi Mitrs- It’s easy to see who the Govt is working for. #KiskeAccheDin pic.twitter.com/FBWTzF2tql
PM Modi was addressing a webinar on the positive impact of the Union Budget 2022-23. He said the budget focuses on five aspects related to the education sector -- universalisation of quality education, skill development, urban planning and design, internationalisation and AVGC (Animation Visual Effects Gaming Comic).
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