From ₹97,134 Cr in FY14 to ₹3.1 lakh Cr in FY25, gender budget consistently increased: Survey
5 months, 2 weeks ago

From ₹97,134 Cr in FY14 to ₹3.1 lakh Cr in FY25, gender budget consistently increased: Survey

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, From ₹97,134 crore in Financial Year 2014, the gender budget has consistently increased, reaching ₹3.1 lakh crore in FY 2025, the Economic Survey said on Monday. From ₹ 97,134 Cr in FY14 to ₹ 3.1 lakh Cr in FY25, gender budget consistently increased: Survey This marks a 38.7-per cent rise compared to FY24 and a 218.8-per cent increase over FY14, now constituting 6.5 per cent of the total Union Budget. Political empowerment through the Nari Shakti Vandan Abhiniyam, 2023, which ensures greater women's representation in public offices, marks a significant step towards inclusive growth and gender equality, the survey said. Encouraging female entrepreneurship through schemes like Start-up and Stand-Up India, where a significant number of loans are sanctioned to women, further demonstrates the government's commitment to women-led development, the survey said.

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Budget: 10% increase in capex allocation likely for road, railways ministries in FY26
1 day, 18 hours ago

Budget: 10% increase in capex allocation likely for road, railways ministries in FY26

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Centre proposes to keep its focus on rapid infrastructure growth in the next financial year, with plans to push capex allocation for the ministries of road transport and highways, and railways in the upcoming budget by upto 10%, two persons aware of the development said. Private investment BoT projects allow private sector bidders to take construction risk …

India's GDP growth may hit 4-year low of 6.4% in FY25, shows government data
2 days, 17 hours ago

India's GDP growth may hit 4-year low of 6.4% in FY25, shows government data

India Today  

India’s GDP growth is projected to slow sharply to 6.4% in FY25, down from 8.2% in FY24, according to the first advance estimates released by the National Statistics Office. "Real GDP has been estimated to grow by 6.4% in FY 2024-25 as compared to the growth rate of 8.2% in Provisional Estimate of GDP for FY 2023-24. Real GDP at …

Govt committed to improve quality spending, cut fiscal deficit to 4.5% in FY26: Finance Ministry report
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Govt committed to improve quality spending, cut fiscal deficit to 4.5% in FY26: Finance Ministry report

The Hindu  

The government will continue its focus on improving quality spending, strengthening the social security net and bring down the fiscal deficit to 4.5% of the GDP in FY26, a Finance Ministry document said. The Union government is committed to pursuing the glide path of fiscal consolidation as announced in the Budget for FY 2021-22 and to attain a level of …

Govt committed to improve quality spending, cut fiscal deficit to 4.5 pc in FY26: Finmin report
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Govt committed to improve quality spending, cut fiscal deficit to 4.5 pc in FY26: Finmin report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 25 The government will continue its focus on improving quality spending, strengthening the social security net and bring down the fiscal deficit to 4.5 per cent of the GDP in FY26, a finance ministry document said. The Union government is committed to pursuing the glide path of fiscal consolidation as announced in the Budget for FY 2021-22 …

Women’s participation in labour force surged from FY18 to FY23: PM’s economic advisory council
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Women’s participation in labour force surged from FY18 to FY23: PM’s economic advisory council

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India's female labour force participation rate rose significantly from 2017-18 to 2022-23, especially in rural areas, according to a new working paper by the economic advisory council to the prime minister. The paper, which analysed data from the government’s Periodic Labour Force Surveys, said India's overall rural female LFPR surged from 24.6% to 41.5%, while urban female LFPR …

India witnesses drastic increase in female labour force participation rate under Modi govt since 2017
1 month ago

India witnesses drastic increase in female labour force participation rate under Modi govt since 2017

Op India  

In a major development, the female labour force participation rate has witnessed a drastic improvement in the past 5 years. According to a report published by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, rural female LFPR has increased from 24.6% to 41.5% between 2017-2018 and 2022-2023 at the national level. Screengrab of the report by the Economic Advisory Council …

India’s fiscal deficit on track, but spending challenges persist, govt. has only five months left in FY25 to spend: UBI report
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India’s fiscal deficit on track, but spending challenges persist, govt. has only five months left in FY25 to spend: UBI report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, December 2 : The central government fiscal deficit stands at 46.5 per cent of its budget estimates in the first seven months of the current financial year 2025, highlights a report by Union Bank of India. The report also noted that the capital expenditure of the government in the first seven months of the current fiscal stands at …

Empowering Women: The Key to Boosting India's GDP
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Empowering Women: The Key to Boosting India's GDP

Hindustan Times  

Achieving gender equality in India could boost the GDP by $700 billion by 2025, representing a 16% increase over the current contribution. Women contribute about 18% of India’s GDP, significantly below the global average of 37%. This indicates a vast potential for growth if gender gaps in employment are addressed.

Budgetary allocation through a gender lens
4 months, 1 week ago

Budgetary allocation through a gender lens

Hindustan Times  

In the presentation of the Union Budget, 2024, finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced that one of the government’s priorities will be employment and skilling, with a particular focus on higher participation of women in the workforce. Schemes for women’s safety and empowerment under Mission Shakti, such as Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Sakhi Niwas, Palna, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana and …

Budget 2024–25: Empowering women, advancing social justice
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Budget 2024–25: Empowering women, advancing social justice

Hindustan Times  

The Union Budget 2024–25 epitomises the government’s commitment to balancing high capital expenditures with robust welfare spending. The budget marks a significant stride in promoting socio-economic development, with a strong focus on women's empowerment and social justice. The ministry of women and child development's budget has increased by 3%, from ₹25,449 crore in FY 23–24 to ₹26,092 crore in FY …

Budget 2024: A message of fiscal stability, growth continuity
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: A message of fiscal stability, growth continuity

The Hindu  

The FY25 Union Budget has sent out a strong message under the new administration — there remains an unequivocal focus on stability and continuity amidst a new chiselled focus on providing growth a more inclusive character in India. The fiscal deficit, at 5.6% of GDP in FY24, still high compared to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, provided the needed growth impetus via …

Budget 2024 for Women: ₹3 lakh crore for schemes benefiting women and girls
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024 for Women: ₹3 lakh crore for schemes benefiting women and girls

The Hindu  

The first Union budget of the Modi 3.0 government saw a concerted effort at women-led development, with the Finance Minister announcing more than ₹3 lakh crore for schemes benefiting women and girls, and promised a look at further lowering duties for properties purchased by women. The allocations for schemes coming under the Women and Child Development Ministry, including ‘Samarthya’, ‘Swadhar …

Hostel initiative, Rs 3 lakh crore for girl-centric schemes, and more: How Budget 2024 provides a boost to women
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hostel initiative, Rs 3 lakh crore for girl-centric schemes, and more: How Budget 2024 provides a boost to women

Firstpost  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s seventh straight budget, announced on Tuesday, focused on four areas: the poor, women, youth and farmers. To promote women’s participation in the workforce, the finance minister said the Centre would also set up working women hostels and crèches Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2024-25 in Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Tuesday, July …

Union Budget 2024: 7 key figures to gauge Indian economy's health under Sitharaman
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Budget 2024: 7 key figures to gauge Indian economy's health under Sitharaman

Hindustan Times  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament today, marking her seventh consecutive budget, surpassing the late Morarji Desai's record of six. Follow- Budget 2024 Live Updates Key numbers to watch for the first full Budget of Modi 3.0 Fiscal Deficit: • The budgeted fiscal deficit for the current fiscal year is projected at 5.1%, down …

Fiscal deficit for Apr-Feb hits 86.5% of FY24 target
9 months, 1 week ago

Fiscal deficit for Apr-Feb hits 86.5% of FY24 target

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India’s fiscal deficit for April to February of FY24 reached Rs 15.01 lakh crore, representing nearly 86.5% of the target set for the full financial year, according to the government data. During the corresponding period in the previous year, the fiscal deficit was recorded at Rs 14.53 lakh crore. As of February 2024, the Government of India has …

Delhi budget: Women above 18 to get ₹1,000 by Kejriwal govt. Check details
10 months ago

Delhi budget: Women above 18 to get ₹1,000 by Kejriwal govt. Check details

Hindustan Times  

Delhi finance minister Atishi on Monday presented the budget for FY2024-25 in the Delhi assembly, where she also announced the Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana. Delhi Finance Minister Atishi Singh with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal The minister asserted that the idea behind the Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana was inspired by the ideals of Ram Rajya. Delhi Budget 2024 LIVE updates here …

Kerala will conduct gender audit and ensure equal pay for women, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala will conduct gender audit and ensure equal pay for women, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan

New Indian Express  

As per the National Survey on Higher Education, the state has the highest participation of women in the higher education sector, he said, adding to his point about how it must also translate to more women joining the formal workforce. Kerala was also the first to implement gender budgeting for women in 1997 in local government bodies, the chief minister …

Median salaries for women rises 28% in 2024; 2.8 crore out of 7 crore applicants are female: Report
11 months ago

Median salaries for women rises 28% in 2024; 2.8 crore out of 7 crore applicants are female: Report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 24 Women accounted for an impressive 2.8 crore job applications, out of a total of seven crore in 2024, marking a 20 per cent increase from 2023, revealed a new report. The total of seven crore job applications, which itself is a "25 per cent year-on-year surge", according to the report, is primarily driven by heightened workforce …

How FM struck a fiscal chord: Story of Budget in nine charts
11 months, 1 week ago

How FM struck a fiscal chord: Story of Budget in nine charts

Live Mint  

The general elections are around the corner but finance minister Niramala Sitharaman, unlike her predecessor Piyush Goyal in 2019, chose fiscal prudence over any big-bang policy announcements meant to woo the voters. Robust tax collections have given the government room to extend the free foodgrain programme, hike LPG subsidy, and increase the allocation for the rural jobs scheme, all of …

Budget 2024: How economy fared better than estimated, what this means for FY25
11 months, 1 week ago

Budget 2024: How economy fared better than estimated, what this means for FY25

Firstpost  

India’s economy continues to remain a bright spot. Also read: Big takeaways from Budget: What Nirmala Sitharaman said on taxes, economy, fiscal deficit What were the revised estimates for FY 2023-24? The revised estimate of the fiscal deficit is 5.8 per cent of GDP, improving on the Budget Estimate, notwithstanding moderation in the nominal growth estimates, Sitharaman said in her …

Education Budget 2024: ₹47619.77 cr allocated for higher education in FY 24-25
11 months, 1 week ago

Education Budget 2024: ₹47619.77 cr allocated for higher education in FY 24-25

Hindustan Times  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Interim Budget allocated ₹47619.77 cr to the Education Ministry's Department of Higher Education for FY 24-25. While presenting the Interim Budget 2024, the finance minister highlighted that female enrolment in higher education increased by 28 percent and that in STEM courses stands at 43 percent which is one of the highest in the world. …

Budget 2024: Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme gets ₹21,200 crore
11 months, 1 week ago

Budget 2024: Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme gets ₹21,200 crore

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The interim budget on Thursday provided a 3% boost to ₹21,200 crore, for the next financial year, for the women and child development ministry’s integrated Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 scheme. “Upgradation of anganwadi centres under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 will be expedited for improved nutrition delivery, early childhood care and development.” Mint had reported on 18 …

Budget 2024: Nominal GDP growth seen at 10.50 per cent, FY24 fiscal deficit revised down to 5.80 per cent
11 months, 1 week ago

Budget 2024: Nominal GDP growth seen at 10.50 per cent, FY24 fiscal deficit revised down to 5.80 per cent

India TV News  

In the interim Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union government has assumed a nominal GDP growth of 10.50 per cent for the fiscal year 2024-25. The revised estimate of the fiscal deficit for FY24 is 5.8 per cent of GDP, improving on the budget estimate despite a moderation in nominal growth estimates. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman …

MP govt hikes aid, 35% reservation in govt jobs for women ahead of Rakhi
1 year, 4 months ago

MP govt hikes aid, 35% reservation in govt jobs for women ahead of Rakhi

Live Mint  

Days ahead of Rakhsha Bandhan festival, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 27 August raised the financial aid given to women in the Ladli Behna Scheme from ₹1,000 to ₹1,250 per month, reported news agency PTI. Apart from this, the MP CM also announced 35 percent reservation for them in government jobs and said cooking gas cylinders will …

Delhi govt presents ₹78,800 crore budget for 2023-24 after a day’s delay
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi govt presents ₹78,800 crore budget for 2023-24 after a day’s delay

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Wednesday presented ₹78,800 crore budget estimates for the financial year 2023-24 in the legislative assembly, with focus on enhancing the national Capital’s infrastructure, sanitation, transportation facilities besides the usual focus on health and education. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and finance minister Kailash Gahlot arrive for the budget presentation at the legislative assembly on Wednesday. The …

Union Budget 2023: How Centre seeks to empower women
1 year, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2023: How Centre seeks to empower women

Firstpost  

This year’s budget has made a convincing attempt to strengthen the financial independence and to facilitate the economic empowerment of women by providing them with greater resources and access. But, how will it actually impact women, still remains to be seen The Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, today presented the last full-fledged budget under the BJP government ahead of the Lok …

In Rs 45.03 Lakh Crore Budget, Here Is How Much Each Sector Received
1 year, 11 months ago

In Rs 45.03 Lakh Crore Budget, Here Is How Much Each Sector Received

ABP News  

Narendra Modi-led NDA government on Wednesday laid out its full and final Union Budget on Wednesday ahead of the general election scheduled for 2024. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her fifth Budget presentation allocated a whopping Rs 45.03 lakh crore for the financial year 2023. In the financial year 2022-23, the government allocated Rs 39.45 lakh crore for the annual …

Budget 2023-24: A lookback at the achievements of Modi govt since 2014
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023-24: A lookback at the achievements of Modi govt since 2014

Firstpost  

The Union Finance Minister has provided credit for the efficient implementation of many schemes with the universalisation of targeted benefits for the resultant inclusive development across the country since 2014. New Delhi: The government’s efforts since 2014 have ensured all citizens a better quality of living and a life of dignity, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. “We have significantly …

Budget 2023 | Govt to borrow record ₹15.4 lakh crore in FY24 to bridge revenue gap
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023 | Govt to borrow record ₹15.4 lakh crore in FY24 to bridge revenue gap

The Hindu  

The government plans to borrow a record ₹15.4 lakh crore from dated securities in FY24 to meet its expenditure requirement to prop up the economy. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Budget on February 1 said the net market borrowings from dated securities are estimated at ₹11.8 lakh crore to finance the fiscal deficit in 2023-24. The gross market …

Budget 2023: ₹79,000 crore set aside for PMAY, 65% higher than last year
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget 2023: ₹79,000 crore set aside for PMAY, 65% higher than last year

Hindustan Times  

Presenting the final full budget of the Modi government ahead of next year's parliamentary elections, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced an outlay of ₹79,000 crore towards the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala carrying a folder-case poses for photographs outside the Finance Ministry at North Block, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, …

Budget likely to cap fiscal deficit at 5.8% for FY24; Centre's borrowings to rise
1 year, 11 months ago

Budget likely to cap fiscal deficit at 5.8% for FY24; Centre's borrowings to rise

The Hindu  

The Centre and States are likely to budget for higher market borrowings to the tune of ₹2.3 lakh crore next fiscal even though the Union budget may peg a lower-than-expected fiscal deficit for the Centre at 5.8% of GDP, says a report. She also expects the forthcoming budget to enhance the Centre's capex to Rs 8.5-9 lakh crore and target …

Budget may give a big push to Railways
2 years ago

Budget may give a big push to Railways

Live Mint  

MUMBAI : The government is likely to provide record budgetary support to strengthen the infrastructure of Indian Railways. The gross budgetary support for railways is likely to increase by 29% to ₹1.8 trillion in the year starting 1 April from ₹1.4 trillion in the current year, two people familiar with the development said. The railway ministry expects total capital expenditure …

India Creates 1.46 Crore Payroll In FY22; Women's Enrolment Rises to 27%: SBI Report
2 years, 7 months ago

India Creates 1.46 Crore Payroll In FY22; Women's Enrolment Rises to 27%: SBI Report

News 18  

India created 1.46 crore payroll, including 1.38 crore through EPFO and 7.8 lakh through the National Pension System, in the financial year 2021-22 as compared with 94.7 lakh in FY21, according to a report by SBI Research. “NPS data indicates that there was an increase of 1.5 lakhs NPS in FY22 over FY21, after a steep decline in FY21,” it …

How to ensure more women in the workforce
2 years, 8 months ago

How to ensure more women in the workforce

Hindustan Times  

India aims to become a $5-trillion economy by 2025. We focus on the fact that while the male labour force participation rates in the two countries are fairly similar, their female labour force participation rates are vastly different. The bulk of the research on female participation in the labour force has been on supply-side constraints: Family income and employment, marital …

Creating jobs by increasing capex
2 years, 11 months ago

Creating jobs by increasing capex

The Hindu  

If we had to look for one single metric that held the key to us achieving our immense economic potential as a nation, creation of gainful jobs, particularly for our underemployed youth and women, would perhaps be a strong candidate. Data released by the Controller General of Accounts shows that for the first nine months of the current fiscal year …

Budget 2022-2023: Key Highlights
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022-2023: Key Highlights

India TV News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a bigger Rs 39.45 lakh crore Budget. Following are the highlights of the Union Budget for 2022-23 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Tuesday: FISCAL POSITION India’s growth estimated at 9.2 pc, to be highest among large economies Fiscal deficit in 2022-23 estimated at 6.4 pc of GDP Total expenditure …

Budget 2022: Expanding PLI schemes to small businesses will democratise Atmanirbhar Bharat
2 years, 11 months ago

Budget 2022: Expanding PLI schemes to small businesses will democratise Atmanirbhar Bharat

Firstpost  

It’s Budget time and almost everyone has high expectations of India’s finance minister. Before the previous year’s Budget, the mood was dull, with expectations revolving around government support through regulatory measures, and not much around tax cuts. What we expect from Budget 2022 Fintech • Given the stellar role played by fintech in the financial inclusion of a scale unheard …

Uttarakhand CM presents ₹57,400 cr budget for FY22 with health, infra in focus
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand CM presents ₹57,400 cr budget for FY22 with health, infra in focus

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Thursday presented a ₹57,400.32 crore budget for 2021-22 in the Assembly here with emphasis on health, rural infrastructure, education, employment generation and agriculture. A provision of ₹245 crore has been made in the budget for payment of sugarcane prices besides that of ₹87.56 crore under Traditional Agricultural Development Scheme to double the farmers' …

What Women Want from Budget 2021: Balanced Resource Allocation, Focus on Care Economy
3 years, 11 months ago

What Women Want from Budget 2021: Balanced Resource Allocation, Focus on Care Economy

News 18  

India has been conducting gender-responsive budgeting as a part of its Union Budget since 2005-06. Currently, approximately five percent of India’s total Union Budget is spent on women’s targeted schemes – a figure which amounts to less than a per cent of the GDP. Increase Gender Budget, diversify allocation Mitali Nikore, Founder of Nikore Associates, a youth-led economics research and …

Union Budget 2021: Catch all updates, details on India TV on Feb 1
3 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2021: Catch all updates, details on India TV on Feb 1

India TV News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Union Budget 2021-22 in the parliament on February 1 i.e, on Monday. The forthcoming Union Budget should focus more on putting the economy back on track and not too much on arresting fiscal deficit, which is seen at 6.2 per cent in 2021-22, down from 7 per cent this year, according to a …

Task force to be set up for recommending marriageable age for women: Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years, 11 months ago

Task force to be set up for recommending marriageable age for women: Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said a task force will be set up to recommend marriageable age for women. Presenting the Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman said Rs 9,500 crore has been provided for senior citizens and Divyangs, while Rs 35,600 crore has been allocated for nutrition related programme in FY21. The finance minister further said that Rs 85,000 crore …

Union Budget 2019-20: Women-led initiatives and child protection services get a boost
5 years, 6 months ago

Union Budget 2019-20: Women-led initiatives and child protection services get a boost

The Hindu  

The government on Friday announced setting up of a committee to assess budgetary allocation through a gender lens. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke of the need for policies to encourage women-led initiatives instead of women-centric ones, a theme in the BJP’s manifesto too. The Minister said that every verified member of a Self Help Group possessing a Jan Dhan …

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