https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=12911 India must invest substantially in social infrastructure, skill development and women's empowerment to convert its demographic dividend into development; this requires time bound interventions in health, education and vocational training. Fiscal reform through a zero budgeting approach, scheme revamp and convergence is recommended to replace incremental budgeting. To close the gap between outlays and outcomes the document urges leveraging technology, simplifying governance, increasing beneficiary participation, improving public access to entitlement information, and real devolution of funds, functions and functionaries to Panchayati Raj Institutions for better planning, execution and social audit. en-us Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:15:45 +0530 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:15:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=12911 India must invest substantially in social infrastructure, skill development and women's empowerment to convert its demographic dividend into development; this requires time bound interventions in health, education and vocational training. Fiscal reform through a zero budgeting approach, scheme revamp and convergence is recommended to replace incremental budgeting. To close the gap between outlays and outcomes the document urges leveraging technology, simplifying governance, increasing beneficiary participation, improving public access to entitlement information, and real devolution of funds, functions and functionaries to Panchayati Raj Institutions for better planning, execution and social audit. News - Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:15:45 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=12911