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BudgetAnalysisasSocialAuditTAMILNADU PEOPLES’ FORUM FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTFor copies and further correspondence, contactManu Alphonse,Co convener, TNPFSDFlat 202, Chitra Avenue, Shopping Inn9, Choolaimedu High Road,Chennai 600 094.INDIAPh : 0091 44 23746044Fax : 0091 44 23746107Email : manu50@vsnl.comBUDGETANALYSISASSOCIALAUDITTAMILNADU EXPERIENCES1995 2002TAMILNADU PEOPLES’ FORUM FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTTABLE OF CONTENTS1. Introduction...........................................................................................12. Tamilnadu – A State of Social Contradictions ....................................33. Tamilnadu Peoples’ Forum for Social Development (TNPFSD) ........64. Budget Analysis and Policy Priority Cell ...........................................105. Budget Critiques ................................................................................146. Sectoral Critiques...............................................................................227. Pre Budget Lobbying.........................................................................308. Legislative Advocacy349. Democratising Budgetary Information ...............................................3610. Budget Analysis Capacity Building...................................................3811. National / International Networking42Annexure : Budgeting in Tamilnadu – A Backgrounder ....................44BUDGET ANALYSIS AS SOCIAL AUDIT1IntroductionOver the last ...