Health Ministry gets a digital budget dashboard

A new Budget Dashboard on Budget, Expenditure and Bill Payment position is drafted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which will include the Ministry of AYUSH and Department of Health Research.

While the budget and expenditure can be seen in a snapshot, the various details and categories include, flagship schemes, Central sector expenditure, North East, SC/ST, Centrally Sponsored Schemes, etc. The different Demand for Grants and relevant budget circulars are also accessible through the dashboard.

The new dashboard also has an exclusive feature of Bill Position for All India Pay & Accounts Offices (PAOs) of this Ministry and also reason for return of bills, boosting transparency. With SMS facilities, information demanded can be accessed on a mobile.

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