Running India on a ₹ 100 budget: Where would you put the money?
2 months ago

Running India on a ₹ 100 budget: Where would you put the money?

Live Mint  

Should India focus on free schools and hospitals for the poor or invest in public infrastructure? This was followed closely by "creating conditions for more government jobs", "investment in public infrastructure", "stimulus for growth of big businesses", and "direct cash transfers to the poor". The emphasis on hospitals and schools aligns with another finding from part 4 of this series, where a significant share of respondents favoured free or heavily subsidized education and healthcare. Respondents facing job difficulties were five times more likely to rate the government’s 10-year record negatively than those finding jobs easy. Part 4 : India’s freebie paradox: Voters dislike it but want some things for free Part 5 : How social media fed politics and strained relations during 2024 polls Part 6 : The great Indian diet challenge: do we really know what’s healthy?

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India confident of achieving fiscal deficit target, on course with glide path: FM Sitharaman
5 months, 1 week ago

India confident of achieving fiscal deficit target, on course with glide path: FM Sitharaman

Live Mint  

The government is confident of achieving its fiscal deficit target and sticking to the glide path to trim it to 4.5% of the GDP by FY26, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Tuesday, addressing concerns raised by the Opposition on the budget. Sitharaman also outlined the government’s budgetary allocations for social sector welfare schemes, public capex, expenditure on …

Key takeaways from interim Budget 2024-25 in charts
11 months, 1 week ago

Key takeaways from interim Budget 2024-25 in charts

The Hindu  

The Finance Minister presented her sixth budget today. Budget 2024 live updates Besides this, here are the charts that show key numbers from the interim Budget 2024: Budget at a glance The Finance Minister said that the Revised Estimate of the total receipts other than borrowings is Rs 27.56 lakh crore. Capital Expenditure Capital expenditure outlay was raised to ₹11.1 …

Madhya Pradesh Budget | Polls in sight, focus on women, jobs and tribal welfare; no new taxes
1 year, 10 months ago

Madhya Pradesh Budget | Polls in sight, focus on women, jobs and tribal welfare; no new taxes

The Hindu  

The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh has kept its last Budget of the outgoing Assembly a youth-and women-centric one, by announcing 1,00,000 government jobs and allocating significant funds for social welfare schemes such as the newly announced Ladli Behna Yojana. Therefore, a provision has been made in which ₹1,02,976 crore will be spent on women’s welfare in various …

Bihar govt. presents ₹2.61 lakh crore ‘revenue surplus Budget’ for fiscal 2023-24
1 year, 10 months ago

Bihar govt. presents ₹2.61 lakh crore ‘revenue surplus Budget’ for fiscal 2023-24

The Hindu  

Bihar Finance Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary on February 28, 2023 tabled over ₹2.61 lakh crore ‘revenue surplus Budget’ in the State Assembly, while putting thrust on employment, health and education sectors. “In our estimated revenue arrangement this is a revenue surplus Budget in which the State’s growth rate will be above 10%,” he told mediapersons, after presenting the Budget for …

A raft of concessions amid consolidation: The Hindu Editorial on Union Budget 2023-24
1 year, 11 months ago

A raft of concessions amid consolidation: The Hindu Editorial on Union Budget 2023-24

The Hindu  

If budget making is a complex task, interpreting the Union Budget can be hazardous given the amount of fine print that one has to pore over. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s fifth Budget, and the current Bharatiya Janata Party-led government’s final full-fledged one before next year’s general election, ticks all the right boxes on the face of it. Terming it the …

Opinion | Crystal gazing Budget 2021-22
3 years, 11 months ago

Opinion | Crystal gazing Budget 2021-22

Live Mint  

Given the loss in national income and consequent dips in per capita income, demand generation should be the key focus for the government in the upcoming Union Budget. Given the developments in the farm sector and pledge of the government to double farmers’ income, allocations to strengthen agriculture infrastructure - especially storage infrastructure like silos and cold chain – are …

Where is the money? Rahul Gandhi’s promise is going to cost a whopping Rs 3.60 lakh crore a year, 13% of union budget
5 years, 9 months ago

Where is the money? Rahul Gandhi’s promise is going to cost a whopping Rs 3.60 lakh crore a year, 13% of union budget

Op India  

Today Rahul Gandhi announced that if the Congress party comes to after the Lok Sabha elections, his government will implement the Minimum Income Guarantee Scheme. The government will pay Rs 72,000 per year to the eligible families under this scheme, and the amount will be credited directly to the bank account of beneficiaries. As the scheme will pay Rs 72,000 …

Opinion | Budget gives starring role to Middle India, farmers
5 years, 11 months ago

Opinion | Budget gives starring role to Middle India, farmers

Live Mint  

The 8,153-word speech by finance minister Piyush Goyal, who was stepping into the shoes of the ailing Arun Jaitley, had some giveaways and some promises to both India and Bharat. And, by the way, to help you help us, here are some rewards targeted at those who most need them.” You can dismiss this as a pre-election manifesto, but the …

59% of budget allocation utilised
6 years, 1 month ago

59% of budget allocation utilised

The Hindu  

The government has utilised 59.05% of the total budgeted amount in the last eight months, Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy has said. Addressing a press conference after holding a meeting with heads of department to review utilisation of funds on Monday, he said of the plan outlay of ₹7,530 crore, the government had spent ₹4,446 crore so far this financial year. …

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