evidence: HEALTHCAREWith the Budget 2018-19, India has proposed the world's largest government-funded health protection plan, which aims to benefit 10 crore poor families of the nation with medical aid worth Rs 5 lakh each a year. The National Health Policy 2017 indicated that health expenditure would increase to 2.5% of GDP, but the goal is still far (it is 1.2% of the GDP right now). The increase in allocation towards healthcare is a minuscule 2.76 per cent compared to last year's budget. In fact, just 2.2 per cent of the total spending in budget is towards healthcare. TOURISMAn amount of Rs 2,150 crore was today allocated to the Ministry of Tourism under the Union Budget 2018-19, receiving a 21 per cent jump from the current fiscal. Within these projects, integrated development of tourist circuits has been allocated Rs 1,100 crore, up from Rs 950 crore in the current fiscal. The Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation (PRASAD) scheme was given Rs 150 crore as compared to Rs 100 crore in the last budget announcement. [...] TELECOM INFRASTRUCTUREThe Union Budget proposed an overall allocation of around Rs 14,500 crore for the 2018-19 fiscal to augment telecom infrastructure projects, which include an alternate communication network for defence services. Finance Minister