Funding cut for 16 govt schemes, boosted for 59 schemes
In the 2018 Union Budget, the government cut funding for 16 schemes, including Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and the National Health Mission. The government boosted funding for 59 schemes such as the crop insurance scheme and the umbrella scheme for development of Scheduled Castes. Meanwhile, funding for the Higher Education Financing Agency was boosted by 11 times.