Fund allocations for welfare increased in AP Budget
1 year, 9 months ago

Fund allocations for welfare increased in AP Budget

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Jagan Mohan Reddy government’s welfare schemes get a fresh boost with an increase in fund allocations for them in the AP Budget 2023 presented in the Assembly on Thursday. Taking to Twitter later in the day, the CM said, “The main objectives were to provide good education, good medicine, good health, happiness for farmers, empowerment of my sisters, and speedy industrial development.” Community Welfare gets 27 per cent of the Budget allocations, the DBT Schemes gets 19 per cent funds of the Budget, Education gets 16.87 per cent, women welfare and development 11.4 per cent, rural development gets 9.19 per cent, Health 8.32 per cent, agriculture 7.36 per cent, Irrigation 6.24 per cent and child welfare gets 4.72 per cent funds of the new state Budget. An increase in fund allocations was shown, under which there was a 32.5 per cent increase in BC welfare as compared to the 2022-23 Budget Allocations of Rs 29,143 crore. There is a 6.2 per cent increase in allocation for the roads & buildings department in the 2023-24 Budget, compared to the 2022-23 Budget allocations.. Budget allocation is increased by 10 per cent for welfare schemes, which gets the maximum share of the Budget, meaning Rs 54,228 crore. A 3.2 per cent increase in the allocations for the health sector showed a rise from Rs 15,384 crore in 2022-23 to Rs 15,882 crore in 2023-24.

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Education, welfare in focus of ₹2.94 lakh-cr Andhra budget
1 month, 1 week ago

Education, welfare in focus of ₹2.94 lakh-cr Andhra budget

Hindustan Times  

The Telugu Desam Party-led National Democratic Alliance government in Andhra Pradesh on Monday presented its first full-fledged budget of ₹2,94,427 crore for 2024-25, five months after coming to power. Finance minister Payyavula Kesav told the state legislative assembly that the budget included revenue expenditure of ₹2,35,916 crore and capital expenditure of ₹32,712 crore. The NDA government under chief minister N …

Parliament discusses ministry-specific allocation in budget
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Parliament discusses ministry-specific allocation in budget

The Hindu  

Both Houses took up discussions on ministry-specific budgetary allocations - railways, urban affairs, education and agriculture on August 1. Continuing the debate till 9 PM, the Lower House saw several Opposition MPs raise the slashing in education allocation for SC/ST/OBC and minority students. Opposition MPs Asaduddin Owaisi and Iqra Choudhary highlighted the concerning rate of dropouts among Muslim students, decreased …

What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s the Budget push for infrastructure?

The Hindu  

The story so far: In her Budget proposals for 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has set aside ₹11 lakh crore for capital expenditure, comprising 3.4% of the GDP. With the aim to push States to spend on infrastructure, she said ₹1.5 lakh crore was being made available to them in the form of long-term interest free loans. Under the Sagarmala …

Congress tries to establish a lasting legacy by presenting party's first Telangana Budget
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress tries to establish a lasting legacy by presenting party's first Telangana Budget

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: By focusing on farmers, women, SCs, STs, BCs and proposing to connect the urban and rural areas of the state with Metro in its first Budget after the formation of Telangana, the Congress government has tried to take the first step toward establishing a lasting legacy in the state, especially the capital, Hyderabad. The Budget also indicates the government’s …

Telangana budget allocates Rs 21,292 crore for education department
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Telangana budget allocates Rs 21,292 crore for education department

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The state government proposed a budget of Rs 21,292 crore for the Education department for the financial year 2024-25, an increase 9.3% over the revised estimate of Rs 19,472 crore in 2023-24. The previous BRS government had proposed a budget estimate of Rs 19,093 crore for the year 2023-24, which the Congress government has surpassed with tangible numbers. The …

Contrasting Views on Telangana State Budget Allocation: Reactions on the Budget
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Contrasting Views on Telangana State Budget Allocation: Reactions on the Budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday. Rama Rao- BRS working president The allocation of Rs.72,659 crore for agriculture and allied sectors shows the Congress government's recognition of agriculture as the backbone of the state's economy. Allocations to relieve farmers of the loan burden with Rs.2 lakh waiver at one go, Rythu Bima, crop insurance, paddy bonus, …

Odisha Budget 2024-25: Rs 2.65 Lakh Crore Focuses on Welfare and Development
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Odisha Budget 2024-25: Rs 2.65 Lakh Crore Focuses on Welfare and Development

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Odisha government on Thursday presented Rs.2.65 lakh crore budget for the financial year 2024-25 with more special focus on agriculture, infrastructure, welfare and Odia Asmita. Presenting the budget, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the finance portfolio, proposed the administrative expenditure at Rs 97, 725 crore and the programme expenditure of Rs 1,55,000 …

Telangana Budget Focuses on Infrastructure and Welfare
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Telangana Budget Focuses on Infrastructure and Welfare

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress-led State government in Telangana on Thursday presented Rs.2.91 lakh crore budget for the financial year 2023-24 with more special focus on infrastructure and welfare in the State. According to Bhatti, the global economy has recorded a growth rate of 3.2 per cent during the year 2023-24 while Indian economy has recorded a growth rate of 7.6 per …

For the social sector, it is old wine in an old bottle
5 months ago

For the social sector, it is old wine in an old bottle

The Hindu  

Budget 2024 is no different from previous years as far as allocations for the social sector are concerned. The Economic Survey has a chapter called ‘Social Sector: Benefits that Empower’, which states, “India’s high and sustained economic growth in recent years is being accompanied by social and institutional progress, underpinned by transformational and effective implementation of Government programmes with an …

The budget echoes the Developed India vision
5 months ago

The budget echoes the Developed India vision

Hindustan Times  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has meticulously assessed India’s economic vitality. New Delhi, India - July 23, 2024: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during Post Budget Press Conference at National Media Centre, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Budget 2024 unveiled a comprehensive strategy built on nine foundational pillars — agriculture, employment, inclusive development, manufacturing and services, urban …

Budget 2024: Agriculture gets higher allocation; fertilizer, food subsidies slashed, farmers express concern
5 months ago

Budget 2024: Agriculture gets higher allocation; fertilizer, food subsidies slashed, farmers express concern

The Hindu  

Maintaining that enhancing productivity and resilience in agriculture is her priority, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman allocated ₹1.52 lakh crore for farming and allied sectors in the first Budget of the third Narendra Modi government on Tuesday. The total allocation for the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is ₹1,22,528.77 crore. In the Revised Estimates in 2023-24, the amount was …

Union Budget 2024: Sector-Wise Allocation Puts Defence At The Top. Full Details Inside
5 months ago

Union Budget 2024: Sector-Wise Allocation Puts Defence At The Top. Full Details Inside

ABP News  

Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024 on Tuesday in Parliament. Defence: For FY25, the defence sector will receive an allocation of Rs 6.21 lakh crore, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Education: During the presentation of the Budget 2024 on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared that the central government would allocate Rs 1.48 lakh …

India defence budget 2024: ₹6.21 lakh crore allocated; minister Rajnath Singh reacts
5 months ago

India defence budget 2024: ₹6.21 lakh crore allocated; minister Rajnath Singh reacts

Hindustan Times  

India has set aside ₹6,21,940 crore for defence spending in the Union Budget 2024-25 – up from last year's outlay of ₹5.94 lakh crore – finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced as she presented the Union Union Budget 2024 on Tuesday. The total allocation to the defence sector is 12.9 per cent of the total budget of the government of India …

Budget: FM announces ₹10 lakh crore for urban housing scheme
5 months ago

Budget: FM announces ₹10 lakh crore for urban housing scheme

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A transit-oriented development framework for 14 large Indian cities, dormitory-type rental housing for industrial workers, and 10 million new houses for the urban poor were announced by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on Tuesday. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024 on Tuesday In her record seventh budget presentation and the first …

Budget 2024-25 CAPEX: ₹11 lakh crore allocated towards capital expenditure, 3.4% of GDP by FM Nirmala Sitharaman
5 months ago

Budget 2024-25 CAPEX: ₹11 lakh crore allocated towards capital expenditure, 3.4% of GDP by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

In her seventh budget presentation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced allocating Rs 11 lakh, 11 thousand and 111 crore towards capital expenditure. She further urged, “We will encourage states to provide support of similar scale for infrastructure development based on their priorities.” The finance minister stated that private investment in infrastructure will be promoted through Viability Gap Funding and a …

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

Budget 2024: How much defence funding was allocated during the interim budget passed in February?
5 months ago

Budget 2024: How much defence funding was allocated during the interim budget passed in February?

India TV News  

In a modest hike, the government had in its last interim budget, increased the defence budget to Rs 6.21 lakh crore for 2024-25 from last year's allocation of Rs 5.94 lakh crore and announced an ambitious scheme for "deep-tech" technologies in the military domain. In the interim Union budget presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in February, a …

Maharashtra govt tables supplementary demands worth Rs 94889 crore in state assembly
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Maharashtra govt tables supplementary demands worth Rs 94889 crore in state assembly

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, who is also finance minister, tabled Rs 94889 crore worth of supplementary demands on the floor of the House in the state assembly session. Interestingly, in the total Rs 94889 crore supplementary demand fund, Ajit Pawar led NCP ministers takes lion share in the state fund. In the total Rs 94889 crore worth …

Govt said to plan raise in rural housing subsidies by 50% after election setback
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt said to plan raise in rural housing subsidies by 50% after election setback

The Hindu  

India plans to increase state subsidies on rural housing in the upcoming Union Budget by as much as 50% from the previous year to more than $6.5 billion, after setbacks for the Bharatiya Janata Party in elections, two government sources said. The planned hike in housing subsidies is part of a broader government initiative to boost spending on rural infrastructure …

Capital expenditure revised downwards for 2023-24 - The Hindu
10 months ago

Capital expenditure revised downwards for 2023-24 - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu budget has revised the capital expenditure downwards to ₹42,532 crore in revised estimates for 2023-24 from ₹44,366 crore in the budget estimates. The capital expenditure goes towards creation of fixed assets such as roads and bridges, irrigation structures, schools, hospitals, along with investments made in Public Sector Undertakings. For 2024-25, the State has estimated its capital expenditure to …

Karnataka budget: CM allocates ₹52,000 cr welfare funds on 5 guarantee schemes
10 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka budget: CM allocates ₹52,000 cr welfare funds on 5 guarantee schemes

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday presented his 15th Budget, announcing an outlay of Rs.3.71 lakh crore for the state this financial year. Karnataka chief minster Siddaramaiah with a bag containing budget papers arrived at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru on Friday Despite a presenting revenue deficit budget, the chief minister pinned his hopes on the government’s guarantee schemes to …

We mustn't spread India’s social sector spending too thin
10 months, 1 week ago

We mustn't spread India’s social sector spending too thin

Live Mint  

India unhesitatingly desires to grow" were the words echoed by our former finance minister, the late Arun Jaitley, when he presented the Narendra Modi government’s first Union budget a decade ago. Its focus was conspicuously on poverty reduction, increasing employment opportunities, equitable development and fighting these challenges under the government’s pet phrase for collective development, “Sab ka Saath, Sab ka …

TS Assembly passes Appropriation Bill
10 months, 1 week ago

TS Assembly passes Appropriation Bill

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana Appropriation Bill, 2024 and The Telangana Appropriation Bill, 2024 were passed by the Assembly on Thursday with the House approving Rs 78,911 crore to meet the essential expenditure for the first four months of 2024-25 fiscal and Rs 46,400 crore as additional expenditure during 2023-24. Deputy Chief Minister and finance minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who introduced the …

On Track: MoRTH, Railways Use Up More Than 75% Capex Target Till Third Quarter of 2023-24 Fiscal
10 months, 1 week ago

On Track: MoRTH, Railways Use Up More Than 75% Capex Target Till Third Quarter of 2023-24 Fiscal

News 18  

Two of the biggest infrastructure ministries – road transport and highways as well as railways – have used more than 75 percent of the capital expenditure in the first nine months of the current fiscal. According to data from the ministry, the railways, which got Rs 2.62 lakh crore for the ongoing financial year, has spent Rs 1.95 lakh crore …

Shabbir Ali Commends Bhatti for Presenting a Pro-Welfare Budget
10 months, 1 week ago

Shabbir Ali Commends Bhatti for Presenting a Pro-Welfare Budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Mohammed Ali Shabbir, government adviser on SC, ST, BC and minorities affairs, said Deputy CM and finance minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka had presented a comprehensive welfare-oriented financial plan. This represents an unprecedented 35.81 per cent of the total Budget, specifically allocated for the welfare of SC, ST, BC, and minorities communities," Shabbir Ali told a press conference at the …

Odisha Finance Minister Presents Rs 2.55 Lakh Crore Budget for 2024-25
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha Finance Minister Presents Rs 2.55 Lakh Crore Budget for 2024-25

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha finance minister Bikram Keshari Arukha on Thursday presented the Annual Budget for 2024‐25 in the State Assembly with an outlay of Rs 2,55,000 crore, which is about 11 per cent more than 2023-24 budget. The other departments which have got maximum allocations are the panchayati raj department Rs 22,543 crore, health and family welfare Rs 19,729 crore, water …

Budget 2024 on welfare schemes: Expenditure cut or remain stagnant, say Left parties
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024 on welfare schemes: Expenditure cut or remain stagnant, say Left parties

The Hindu  

In a bid to reduce the fiscal deficit, the Union government has cut down on expenditure that has led to welfare schemes and capital expenditure being curtailed and this would negatively impact future growth and economic fundamentals, the CPI said critiquing the 2024 Interim Budget. The Union Budget, the CPI Polit Bureau said in a statement here, reveals the grim …

Key takeaways from interim Budget 2024-25 in charts
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Budget 2024: More Power to Infrastructure as Capex Outlay Increased to Rs 11.11 Lakh Crore
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: More Power to Infrastructure as Capex Outlay Increased to Rs 11.11 Lakh Crore

News 18  

Ensuring more power to infrastructure development for economic growth and employment creation, a large sum of Rs 11,11,111 crore has been set aside as the capital expenditure outlay in the interim budget 2024. “Building on the massive tripling of the capital expenditure outlay in the last four years, resulting in a huge multiplier impact on economic growth and employment creation, …

​Budget 2024: New housing scheme to be introduced for middle class
10 months, 3 weeks ago

​Budget 2024: New housing scheme to be introduced for middle class

Op India  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday presented the 5th and last budget of the Modi government 2.0. One of the key takeaways of Budget 2024 is the consistency in the extension of housing scheme benefits for the rural population and the middle class. “Two crore more houses will be taken up in the next 5 years to meet the …

Budget may focus on welfare, infra, adhere to fisc glide path
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget may focus on welfare, infra, adhere to fisc glide path

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi India will meet its fiscal deficit target of 5.9% of GDP in 2023-24, and largely adhere to the envisaged glide path to bring it below 4.5% by 2025-26 on the back of robust GDP growth, buoyant tax collections, and better targeting of expenditure, officials familiar with the matter said, adding that public spending on welfare schemes and infrastructure …

Railway budget 2024 to rise 25% to hit record levels
11 months, 1 week ago

Railway budget 2024 to rise 25% to hit record levels

Hindustan Times  

Budgetary allocation for Indian Railways is expected to hit record levels in 2024-25 as the government gears up to support a major makeover for the national transporter with additional modern and faster trains and improved safety features. “The government supported with an over 50% increase in gross budgetary support in 2023-24, and the expectation is that absolute support would touch …

Union Budget 2024 to focus on 5 key social sections
11 months, 1 week ago

Union Budget 2024 to focus on 5 key social sections

Hindustan Times  

Budget 2024: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s pre-election budget is set to focus on welfare schemes for five key sections of society—women, poor, youth, farmers and tribals—as the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance aims a third term in office on the back of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of inclusive growth. Accordingly, allocations for existing schemes for these …

In first budget after Karnataka poll win, Congress allots Rs 52k crore for election promises
1 year, 5 months ago

In first budget after Karnataka poll win, Congress allots Rs 52k crore for election promises

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the finance portfolio, tabled his record 14th budget and the newly-formed Congress government’s maiden budget at the legislative assembly on Friday. He said approximately Rs 52,000 crore would be spent annually on the five key poll 'guarantees' and it is expected to benefit 1.3 crore families. FOCUS ON EDUCATION The state’s total expenditure …

Budgetary allocations for minorities see a hike in Telangana
1 year, 6 months ago

Budgetary allocations for minorities see a hike in Telangana

The Hindu  

Telangana’s Minorities Welfare Department saw an increase in budgetary allocations, a chunk of which was spent on education and educational schemes. However, there was a slight drop in allocations in FY 2019-2020, with ₹1,344 crore, but in the subsequent year, the allocation rose to ₹1,513.45 crore. FY 2016-17 marked the allocation towards the government’s flagship welfare scheme for minorities, the …

Welfare spending has been getting a regular pruning
1 year, 7 months ago

Welfare spending has been getting a regular pruning

The Hindu  

This year’s Union Budget was criticised by experts over a decline in allocations for welfare schemes in real terms, at a time of post-COVID-19 recovery when welfare spending should have been a priority. To cover all women and births as per the National Food Security Act mandate, the scheme needs around ₹14,000 crore, but the PMMVY Budget is yet to …

Fiscal 2022-23 ends, funds for welfare schemes remain unused
1 year, 8 months ago

Fiscal 2022-23 ends, funds for welfare schemes remain unused

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A large chunk of funds allocated to various schemes by the state government in Budget 2022-23 remain unused even as the financial year 2022-23 comes to an end on March 31, Friday. The state government sanctioned Rs 17,700 crore for Dalit Bandhu scheme, Rs 12,000 crore for housing, Rs 6,000 crore for crop loan waiver scheme, Rs 1,000 crore …

Chandigarh admn defends budget hike before Parliamentary panel
1 year, 8 months ago

Chandigarh admn defends budget hike before Parliamentary panel

Hindustan Times  

Development on its mind, the UT administration has defended its decision of increasing the Budget allocation for the year 2023-24, before the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Home Affairs. The UT administration replied that the increase in the budget will facilitate improvement of infrastructure in education, police, health, urban development, public transport, development works of municipal corporations and Smart City projects. …

Budget allocations in line with consistently rising State revenues, says Buggana
1 year, 9 months ago

Budget allocations in line with consistently rising State revenues, says Buggana

The Hindu  

Welfare is the most important guiding factor for the YSR Congress government and the successive Budgets in the last four years proved it, said Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy, while giving a reply to the general discussion on the Budget in the Assembly on Friday. While replying to the doubts raised by TDP leaders on the budget estimates and allocations, …

AP Budget is realistic: Govt does a poll vault, gives more funds to welfare
1 year, 9 months ago

AP Budget is realistic: Govt does a poll vault, gives more funds to welfare

Deccan Chronicle  

Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government on Thursday presented the state Budget for 2023-2024 with a massive outlay of Rs 2.79 lakh crore of which more than 70 per cent will be mobilised from the state's own revenues, devolution of Central taxes and grants-in-aid. “Significantly, the Jagan Mohan Reddy government increased its expenditure by a whopping Rs 50,000 crore this year compared …

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister tables budget of Rs 2.79 lakh crore for 2023-24
1 year, 9 months ago

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister tables budget of Rs 2.79 lakh crore for 2023-24

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath on Thursday tabled a Budget of Rs 2,79,279 crore for financial year 2023-24 in the Legislative Assembly here. Of the total budget, Rs 54,228 crore has been allocated for direct benefit schemes, which include YSR Pension Kanuka getting Rs 21,435 crore, YSR Rythu Bharosa, Jagananna Vidya Devena and Jagananna Vasati Devena. Besides DBT …

Punjab Budget: Rs 1,000 Cr For Crop Diversification, Bhagwant Mann-Led AAP Govt To Come Out With New Agriculture Policy — Details
1 year, 9 months ago

Punjab Budget: Rs 1,000 Cr For Crop Diversification, Bhagwant Mann-Led AAP Govt To Come Out With New Agriculture Policy — Details

ABP News  

New Delhi: Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday tabled the state's budget for 2023-24 in the assembly. The AAP government proposed a total Budget Expenditure of Rs 1,96,462 crore for FY 2023-24, 26% more than FY 2022-23. The Punjab government allocated Rs 13,888 crore to agriculture for FY 2023-24 i.e. He informed that two new Medical Colleges of …

TS govt set to increase mess charges for students by 25%
1 year, 9 months ago

TS govt set to increase mess charges for students by 25%

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government is all set to significantly hike diet charges for students in government welfare hostels by 25 per cent after a gap of nearly seven years. Ministers T. Harish Rao, Satyavathy Rathod and Gangula Kamalakar held a meeting with officials on Wednesday in this regard and submitted recommendations enhancing diet charges by 25 per cent to Chief …

MP govt’s ₹3.14 lakh crore budget focuses on women, tribals and religion
1 year, 9 months ago

MP govt’s ₹3.14 lakh crore budget focuses on women, tribals and religion

Hindustan Times  

Madhya Pradesh finance minister Jagdish Deoda presented a revenue surplus budget of over ₹3.14 lakh crore on Wednesday in the state assembly ahead of the December polls. Madhya Pradesh finance minister Jagdish Deoda presented the state budget today With a special focus on women, tribals and religion, Deoda announced schemes for giving scooty and skill upgradation stipends to girl students, …

UP Budget Expected To Touch Rs 7 Lakh Crore Mark, To Focus On Infrastructure, Agriculture, Jobs
1 year, 10 months ago

UP Budget Expected To Touch Rs 7 Lakh Crore Mark, To Focus On Infrastructure, Agriculture, Jobs

ABP News  

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Budget for the financial year 2023-24 will be presented in the Legislative Assembly today. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the budget will focus on the expectations of the people and overall development. According to the sources, the budget is expected to be around Rs 7 lakh crore for the financial year 2023-24 against the …

W.B. Budget for 2023-24 broadens welfare schemes, gives incentives to jobs
1 year, 10 months ago

W.B. Budget for 2023-24 broadens welfare schemes, gives incentives to jobs

The Hindu  

With an eye on the upcoming panchayat polls, the West Bengal government’s Budget for the year 2023-24 on Wednesday widened the ambit of social welfare schemes like Lakshmi Bhandar, added a new scheme providing death benefits for fishermen, promised financial assistance for micro-enterprise and allocated ₹3000 crore for rural road connectivity and repair of urban roads in the State. Minister …

TS govt\'s 10 budgets in last 9 years: Targets met only twice
1 year, 10 months ago

TS govt\'s 10 budgets in last 9 years: Targets met only twice

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS government has presented 10 budgets in the Telangana Legislative Assembly since the formation of the state in 2014 with the Budgetary allocations increasing year after year. The TRS government presented the 2014-15 budget with a total outlay of Rs 1,00,637 crore; the revised estimates were also the same; however, the actual spending was only Rs 62,306 crore, …

Union Budget 2023-24 | Without growth or welfare, a Budget that curtails social spending
1 year, 10 months ago

Union Budget 2023-24 | Without growth or welfare, a Budget that curtails social spending

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 07, 2023 15:57 IST If we ignore the hype that accompanies and follows the presentation of the Central government’s annual Budget, there are principally two strands in it that have attracted attention. The first is the claim of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that in a growth-accelerating intervention, the step-up in capital or investment expenditure during the second …

BRS govt banks on higher tax revenues to fund welfare schemes
1 year, 10 months ago

BRS govt banks on higher tax revenues to fund welfare schemes

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The state government seems to have pinned its hopes on its own higher tax revenues and non-tax revenues in 2023-24 to fund its welfare schemes and development programmes instead of depending on the Centre’s grants, share in the centrally The Budget estimates indicate that the government plans to earn an additional Rs 21,000 crore tax revenues and Rs 7,000 …

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