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Karnataka witnessed a
decline in its expenditure on key social sectors — education and health —
between 2000 and 2016, while several States either increased this expenditure
or kept flat.
Though Karnataka’s budget
size crossed Rs. 1 lakh crore in 2012–13, the State recorded a decline in
expenditure in percentage terms in education and health sectors during 2000–01
to 2015–16 (budget estimates).
Expenditure on medical,
public health and family welfare, as ratio to aggregate expenditure, declined
from 5.1 per cent in 2000–01 to 4.4 per cent in 2015–16 and it was less than the
national average of 4. per cent in 2015–16.
Highest in Rajasthan
The Reserve Bank of
India’s report State Finances:
A Study of Budgets (2016), which analyses the fiscal position of State governments on
the basis of primary disaggregated State-wise data, revealed that the ratio of
aggregate expenditure on education was highest in Rajasthan (6.8 per cent) and
lowest in Bihar (4.1 per cent) in 2015–16.
The report examined the
expenditure on social sectors during pre-crisis years (2003–04 to 2007–08), the
global financial crisis (2008–09 to 2009–10) and post-crisis years (2010–11 to
2013–14) and said that “a disconcerting feature is the stagnation in
expenditure on education and health.”
Expenditure on education in Karnataka
Expenditure on education
in Karnataka, as ratio to aggregate expenditure, also declined. It declined
from 17.7 per cent in 2000–01 to 14.4 per cent in 2015–16. The country’s
average was 16.4 per cent. This expenditure was highest in Assam (special
category State) at 20 per cent and lowest in Telangana (10 per cent) in 2015–16.
Expenditure on wages and salaries in Karnataka
The committed expenditure
on wages and salaries in Karnataka increased from Rs. 49.7 billion in 2000–01
to Rs. 225.9 billion in 2015–16. Maharashtra spent the highest amount on
granting wages and salaries to its staff (Rs. 722.1 billion) in 2015–16.
Source: The Hindu
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