Allocation for SDGs hiked
The Hindu
The Haryana government in its budget presented on Friday earmarked ₹45,066.16 crore for various welfare and development schemes under 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The allocation is 14.07% higher than the revised budget estimates of ₹39,506.79 crore for the previous year.
The maximum allocation of ₹7449.41 crore is for Reduced Inequalities, followed by Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (₹4,705.53 crore); Zero Hunger (₹4,698.98 crore); Clean Water and Sanitation (₹4,433.21 crore) and Gender Equality (₹3,647.22 crore). A total of ₹1172.04 crore — around 2.60% of the budgetary allocations for the SDGs – has been earmarked for Climate Action.
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