Indians want govt to give health sector top priority on social front in Budget 2022: Survey

A pre-budget survey showed that Indians want the government to give top priority to the health sector in Budget 2022 when it comes to the social front.

A pre-budget survey showed that Indians want the government to give top priority to the health sector in Budget 2022. Most people wanted the government to allocate an increased amount to the health sector.

A survey done by Local Circles showed people wanted health to be the top area of allocation. 47% of citizens in the survey demanded the government's top focus of Budget 2022 should be on health.

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64% of citizens surveyed demand that the top focus area of Budget 2022 on the development front be either roads & highways or agriculture.

The survey asked citizens: “What, according to you, should be the top focus area for Budget 2022 on the social front?” In response, the majority of 47% of citizens said “Health” as top priority. This was followed by 19% of respondents, giving priority to education/online education enablement.

6% of respondents, however, said clean air was what they wanted the government to allocate funds to, while another 6% said "women and child safety should be given priority".