Challenges in Tracking Nutrition Budget Outlays at the National and State Level in India

By:
Vani Sethi, Chandrika Singh, Saumya Shrivastava, Nilachala Acharya, Gaurav Singh, Preetu Mishra
Date:
2017
Resource type:
Peer review
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This working paper analyzes fiscal bottlenecks in nutrition financing across four Indian states. It highlights fragmentation in budget lines, lack of standard definitions, and absence of coordination between sectors. The paper recommends a unified framework to analyze and track multisectoral nutrition budgets effectively and transparently.