The nature and design of India's welfare state is undergoing a shift under the National Democratic Alliance government. The new government, in its central budget presented earlier this year, cut back funding for welfare schemes. The states have a larger share from the tax pool and are now expected to use their own funds to maintain welfare at current levels, and the central government has no say on allocation. While this grants more autonomy to the states, there are concerns that maintaining welfare schemes at current levels might prove difficult for state governments that now need to make changes in their budgets.