Nutrition is the critical component of health. To build on the success of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme and Poshan Abhiyan budget has focused on following areas:
Nutrition: Allocation of Rs. 35,600 crore for nutrition-related programmes proposed for the FY2020-21.
Women: Rs. 28, 600 crore proposed for women specific programs.
Issue of age of a girl entering motherhood - proposed to appoint a task force to present its recommendations in six months’ time.
Financial support for wider acceptance of technologies to ensure no manual cleaning of sewer systems or septic tanks.
Increased budgetary support for the welfare of Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes, senior citizens and Divyang.
