In Atishi's Delhi budget speech, focus on Lord Ram, education; BJP claims ‘duplicity’
10 months, 1 week ago

In Atishi's Delhi budget speech, focus on Lord Ram, education; BJP claims ‘duplicity’

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Delhi finance minister Atishi on Monday presented the city's budget for 2024-25, revealing the Arvind Kejriwal government's focus on education. Delhi finance minister Atishi with chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. All the legislators who are present here are inspired by Lord Ram, and that's why we have taken a 'sanklap' to fulfill the dream of 'Ram Rajya' in Delhi," she added. She also said that the Arvind Kejriwal government will give ₹1000 per month to every woman aged 18 and above, under the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojna.

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Sanjaya Baru | Budget 2025: Taking India’s economy from good to great
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Sanjaya Baru | Budget 2025: Taking India’s economy from good to great

Deccan Chronicle  

Even as most taxpayers will be busy this coming week making plans for the year-end and the New Year, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her colleagues will be pouring over numbers and cogitating over ideas finalising the Budget statement and speech scheduled for February 1. National accounts data for the past decade reveal that total private final consumption expenditure, …

Delhi govt only one in India to invest 25 pc of budget on education: Atishi
5 months, 1 week ago

Delhi govt only one in India to invest 25 pc of budget on education: Atishi

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Arvind Kejriwal government is the only one in the country that spends 25 per cent of its total budget on education, Delhi Education Minister Atishi said on Thursday and claimed that the A dispensation has transformed the city's academic landscape since taking office. Delhi govt only one in India to invest 25 pc of budget on education: …

Sudhanshu Trivedi Discusses Union Budget 2024, Supriya Shrinate Corners Him With Question
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sudhanshu Trivedi Discusses Union Budget 2024, Supriya Shrinate Corners Him With Question

ABP News  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget on Tuesday, addressing expectations following Narendra Modi's government securing a third consecutive term. The budget aimed to benefit all economic classes, providing significant relief for new tax regime taxpayers through increased standard deductions. Despite opposition criticism, Sitharaman highlighted significant aid: ₹1.5 lakh crore allocated to all states, three cancer drugs made cheaper, …

India's budget highlights job creation, rural growth
5 months, 3 weeks ago

India's budget highlights job creation, rural growth

China Daily  

This file photo shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the media to stake claim to form the new government at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India on June 7. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's newly formed government unveiled an annual budget on Tuesday to the Indian Parliament with a proposal to significantly increase spending for job creation and …

Minister Atishi approves release of Rs 100 crore for 12 Delhi University colleges in second quarter
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Minister Atishi approves release of Rs 100 crore for 12 Delhi University colleges in second quarter

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The ruling AAP government has released about Rs 100 crore for its 12 funded colleges of Delhi University in the second quarter. A budgetary provision of about Rs 400 crore has been made by the Delhi government for these funded colleges in the financial year 2024-25. The 12 Delhi University colleges fully funded by the Delhi government play …

Using Lord Ram’s name a gimmick to win polls: BJP
10 months, 1 week ago

Using Lord Ram’s name a gimmick to win polls: BJP

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi unit of BJP on Monday said AAP national convenor and chief minister Arivind Kejriwal claim of city’s budget being inspired from Ram Rajya is “bogus” as it has been made in view of upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said the AAP government has tried to play to the gallery by calling the budget …

Budget in the name of Ramcharitmanas
10 months, 1 week ago

Budget in the name of Ramcharitmanas

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Atishi on Monday said that the ruling AAP government has been working for the past nine years to realise the dream of Ram Rajya where “sorrow arising from time, action, nature, and qualities do not befall anyone”, while invoking the reign of ‘Lord Shri Ram’ nearly two dozen times in the Budget. Today, under the leadership …

Delhi Budget: Education stays the focus, gets max allocation
10 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Budget: Education stays the focus, gets max allocation

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Monday announced a budget allocation of ₹16,396 crore for education — the highest among all sectors for 2024-25. Tabling the annual budget estimates in the Delhi assembly, state finance minister Atishi said the Aam Aadmi Party government prioritises providing quality education to residents of the city. Under the Schools of Specialised Excellence programme launched by the …

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

Delhi budget: Special focus on development of roads in rural pockets
11 months ago

Delhi budget: Special focus on development of roads in rural pockets

The Hindu  

The AAP government's budget will have special focus on development of roads in rural pockets of the national capital, according to sources in the government. In its budget, the government is likely to propose a project for redevelopment of around 1,000 km of roads in villages for which a four-fold increase in allocation to the development department is expected, the …

Delhi Budget 2023: Rs 16,575 Crore Allocated To Education, Push On Education Infra Revamp
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi Budget 2023: Rs 16,575 Crore Allocated To Education, Push On Education Infra Revamp

ABP News  

Delhi FInance Minister Kailash Gahlot presented the Delhi Budget 2023-24 in the legislative assembly today, March 22, 2023. Compared to last year's Delhi Budget education allotment of 16,278 crore, there hasn’t been a significant increase in education expenditure, with just a nominal addition of Rs 298 crore. However, the Delhi Budget 2023 underlined the AAP government’s push and commitment towards …

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 …

'Directionless, repackaging of old promises': BJP on Delhi govt's annual Budget
1 year, 9 months ago

'Directionless, repackaging of old promises': BJP on Delhi govt's annual Budget

India Today  

The Delhi BJP on Wednesday rejected the annual budget 2023-24 of the AAP government as “directionless" and “repackaging of old promises". Delhi Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot presented the Rs 78,800-crore budget, giving a major push to transport and infrastructure with an allocation of Rs 21,817 crore ahead of the G20 Summit, and announced a comprehensive plan to make the national …

Delhi budget to be presented today as Centre vs Kejriwal impasse ends
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi budget to be presented today as Centre vs Kejriwal impasse ends

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government will present its annual Budget on Wednesday after the Union home ministry signed off on it, capping several hours of intense drama that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal labelled an “unprecedented constitutional crisis”. While the Union government flagged procedural concerns that it said the Delhi had not addressed, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal accused the Centre of …

Delhi Budget session likely from March 17
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi Budget session likely from March 17

Hindustan Times  

The Budget session of Delhi assembly is likely to be convened from March 17, in which state government is likely to table the Outcome Budget, and present the Economic Survey and the annual Budget, officials aware of the development said on Saturday. The last Budget of the Kejriwal-led government was presented in the Delhi assembly on March 26, 2022. “The …

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 …

Delhi budget: Here's how funds were allocated for education over five years
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi budget: Here's how funds were allocated for education over five years

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Friday presented its annual budget worth ₹75,800 crore for the upcoming financial year. Read: 20 lakh jobs, new electronic city: Top highlights of Delhi's 75,800 crore budget 2021 The Delhi government in its Annual Budget 2021-22 had allocated ₹16,377 in its total budget of ₹ 69,000 crore. 2020 In its 2020 budget, the Arvind Kejriwal government …

Delhi budget announcement likely in 2nd week of March
3 years, 11 months ago

Delhi budget announcement likely in 2nd week of March

India TV News  

The Delhi government is expected to present its budget for 2021-22 in the second week of March, focussing on its key areas of health, education and infrastructure including water supply, although new taxes are unlikely, sources in the government said on Friday. "Economically speaking, 2020-21 was a very difficult time for the government, yet it successfully met all the challenges …

India’s budget math faces a tough challenge now
5 years, 6 months ago

India’s budget math faces a tough challenge now

Live Mint  

As with every other Union budget in the country, all eyes will focus on the fiscal deficit number that India’s new finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman presents on 5 July in her maiden budget speech. The adjusted fiscal deficit calculations take into account the issuance of special bonds such as oil bonds, fertilizer bonds and Food Corporation of India bonds till …

Education the biggest gainer in Delhi budget: new schemes, courses announced, details here
5 years, 10 months ago

Education the biggest gainer in Delhi budget: new schemes, courses announced, details here

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government has allocated ₹15,600 crore, 26% of the total budget, for the eduction sector in its budget for 2019-20 fiscal presented in the assembly on Tuesday. The government has allocated ₹42 crore to be given as the seed money to students studying in class 11 and 12 in the state-run schools and those studying in its colleges and …

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