#MintPlainFacts | Nearly half the ministries will end FY21 using less than 80% of their allocated funds. The rejig of govt priorities during the pandemic may have impacted flagship schemes and the quality of spending, #budget data shows

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/half-the-union-ministries-spent-significantly-less-than-planned-in-202021-11612853414488.html

#MintPlainFacts | As many as 25 of the 55 central ministries are expected to close 2020-21 with a spending of less than 80% of what was allocated to them a year ago, budget documents show

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/half-the-union-ministries-spent-significantly-less-than-planned-in-202021-11612853414488.html

#MintPlainFacts | Out of the 47 ministries that were allotted funds for capital expenditure, 25 spent less than 80% of the sum they got on that head. Together, these 25 ministries spent just 44% of their budgeted capital expenditure of ₹90,000 crore

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/half-the-union-ministries-spent-significantly-less-than-planned-in-202021-11612853414488.html

#MintPlainFacts | Three of the top 10 ministries are projected to end up with a utilization rate of below 90%: education, agriculture and home affairs.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/half-the-union-ministries-spent-significantly-less-than-planned-in-202021-11612853414488.html

#MintPlainFacts | For the upcoming fiscal year, the central government has committed to greater spending by borrowing more. It has even projected a 26% increase in capital expenditure to ₹5.54 trillion.

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/half-the-union-ministries-spent-significantly-less-than-planned-in-202021-11612853414488.html