Of the Rs1.27 lakh crore budgeted for development schemes, only Rs34, 122 crore has been spent as on Thursday. Going by the various departments’ spending capacity, this seems like an unachievable target. Only two departments — water resources and women and child development — have been able to perform above average when it comes to planning and spending development budget. The women and child development department has been successful in spending 49% of its allocated budget for this year. “The government had initially planned a 20% cut to the development funds.

Source: Hindustan Times November 10, 2017 05:15 UTC