Panchamukhi, P.R. creator text xu| 2000 continuing ng p.836-47 Focusing on the impact of economic reforms on the social sector in India by comparing the data of the pre-reform period and the reform period, the paper notices a declining trend in the budgetary allocations of both the central and state governments for various sub-sectors of the social sector, especially health and education. - Reproduced Economic reform - India Economic reform Economic and Political Weekly 180718