Maharashtra budget: Financial aid for girls, cash for farmers. Top points
1 year, 9 months ago

Maharashtra budget: Financial aid for girls, cash for farmers. Top points

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday presented the state budget based on the principle of ‘Panchamrut’ and dedicated to farmers, women, youth, employment and environment. The Maharashtra government has announced ₹6000 annual cash benefit to 1.15 crore farmers on the lines of PM Kisan Yojana. Mediclaim cover given to BPL families under Mahatma Phule Jivandayee Yojana has been increased to ₹5 lakh from ₹1.5 lakh. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis presents state budget in Maharashtra Assembly.

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'Ladki Bahin Yojana' gets Rs 1,400 crore as Maharashtra Assembly passes supplementary demands
4 days, 5 hours ago

'Ladki Bahin Yojana' gets Rs 1,400 crore as Maharashtra Assembly passes supplementary demands

India TV News  

Ladki Bahin Yojana in Maharashtra: The Maharashtra assembly today passed supplementary demands of Rs 33,788.40 crore, including a provision of Rs 1,400 crore for the state government's flagship 'Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana'. In the last budget, the state government had provisioned Rs 46,000 crore for the 'Ladki Bahin Yojana', under which more than 2.5 crore women with an annual …

Jharkhand government boosts women-based scheme with Rs 2,500 payout
1 week, 6 days ago

Jharkhand government boosts women-based scheme with Rs 2,500 payout

India Today  

The Hemant Soren-led government is set to disburse an enhanced amount of Rs 2,500 to beneficiaries of the Maiya Samman Yojana, a flagship scheme credited with contributing to the INDIA bloc’s significant victory in Jharkhand. In a key move during the special session of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, Finance Minister Radhakrishna Kishore presented a supplementary budget of Rs 11,697.45 crore …

Odisha Assembly Passes ₹12,156 Cr Supplementary Budget Amid Oppn walkout
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Odisha Assembly Passes ₹12,156 Cr Supplementary Budget Amid Oppn walkout

Deccan Chronicle  

The Odisha Legislative Assembly on Thursday evening approved the Appropriation Bill, 2024, authorizing the government to utilize ₹12,156 crore from its consolidated fund for the remaining months of the 2024-25 fiscal year. The session was marked by a walkout from the opposition BJD and Congress.Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, who also handles the finance portfolio, had presented the supplementary budget of …

Freebies help incumbent parties in Maharashtra, Jharkhand polls, but what's next?
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Freebies help incumbent parties in Maharashtra, Jharkhand polls, but what's next?

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti swept Maharashtra, while the INDIA bloc retained power in Jharkhand — both proving most pollsters wrong about the magnitude of the victories. Both states will see higher fiscal pressure from increased spending on financial assistance for women, with sharp cuts in capital expenditure to keep deficits under control, according to research and investment firm Emkay …

Andhra Pradesh budget 2024: Rs 29,909 crore allocated to education sector, focus on rural development
1 month, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh budget 2024: Rs 29,909 crore allocated to education sector, focus on rural development

India TV News  

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav on Monday presented the state’s budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, totaling Rs 2,94,427.25 crore. Sectoral Allocations: Education : Rs 29,909 crore allocated for school education. Rural Development: Rs 16,739 crore allocated for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, overseen by Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan. Agriculture and Rural Development: Significant emphasis on agricultural welfare, with …

Adequate funds secured for ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme: Ajit Pawar
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Adequate funds secured for ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme: Ajit Pawar

Hindustan Times  

PUNE Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday claimed that sufficient financial resources have been allocated for the ‘Ladki Bahin Yojana.’ Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday claimed that sufficient financial resources have been allocated for the ‘Ladki Bahin Yojana’. ) The ‘Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana,’ a key initiative of the Eknath Shinde-led government, provides eligible …

Maharashtra: Fadnavis Defends Ladki Bahin Scheme Amid Controversy
4 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra: Fadnavis Defends Ladki Bahin Scheme Amid Controversy

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Alarmed over the backlash on talks that Ladki Bahin Yojana’s money will be taken back after the Vidhan Sabha polls, Maharashtra deputy chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday went into a damage control mood and termed the scheme as a ‘Bhai Dooj’ gift for women. Fadnavis’ comments came a day after BJP supporter independent MLA Ravi …

Odisha's budget progressive, welfare-centric: Dharmendra Pradhan
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Odisha's budget progressive, welfare-centric: Dharmendra Pradhan

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday thanked Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi for presenting an inclusive and progressive budget for Odisha. Describing the maiden budget of the first BJP government in the state as growth-oriented and welfare-centric, Pradhan said as the size of the annual budget is 15 per cent more than the previous year, the additional funds will …

Fadnavis Says Substantial Funds for Maharashtra in Union Budget, MVA Creating False Narrative
5 months ago

Fadnavis Says Substantial Funds for Maharashtra in Union Budget, MVA Creating False Narrative

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday accused the opposition parties in Maharashtra of cheating a “negative narrative” about the Union budget. Mr. Fadnavis said that Maharashtra will receive substantial funds for the MUTP-3, which will strengthen the local railway network in Mumbai, as well as Mumbai Metro, Nagpur Metro, Pune Metro, MMR green urban transport and schemes …

Budget aimed at Viksit Bharat dream, says Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai
5 months ago

Budget aimed at Viksit Bharat dream, says Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai

Hindustan Times  

Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday said the Union Budget offered a glimpse of ‘Amritkal Vision-2047’ and would be a milestone in realising the developed India dream. In a post on X, Sai said, “A clear glimpse of ‘Amritkal Vision - 2047’ is visible in the first budget of the Modi Government 3.0.” “This is a historic budget. …

Mahayuti govt. hails ₹8,000-crore allocation for Maharashtra; MVA unhappy with Budget focusing mainly on Bihar, A.P.
5 months ago

Mahayuti govt. hails ₹8,000-crore allocation for Maharashtra; MVA unhappy with Budget focusing mainly on Bihar, A.P.

The Hindu  

The Mahayuti government on July 23 welcomed the Union Budget for allocating funds and projects worth over ₹8,000 crore for Maharashtra, while the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi criticised it for focusing mainly on Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, States ruled by allies of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. She said only two States seem to be “Ladki ” for the Centre …

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 …

Maharashtra budget: A pre-poll strategic play of social engineering
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra budget: A pre-poll strategic play of social engineering

The Hindu  

The budget presented by the Mahayuti government in Maharashtra last week ahead of the upcoming Assembly election reflects the outgoing dispensation’s attempts to balance or at least project a semblance of social engineering with populist schemes. Targeting ‘silent’ voters The introduction of the Mukhya Mantri Majhi Ladki Bahin, based on neighbouring BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh’s popular Ladli Behna Yojana, aims to …

Around ₹50,000 crore allocated for women-centric schemes
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Around ₹50,000 crore allocated for women-centric schemes

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A monthly allowance of ₹1,500 for women headlines the women-centric schemes outlined in the state budget, with the Mahayuti government looking to woo 50% of the state’s electorate ahead of the assembly elections. The total annual allocation for women-centric schemes in the state budget is around ₹50,000 crore. Apart from Ladki Bahin, the government also announced free higher education …

Rs 1,500 a Month for Women, Free Education for Girls? What to Expect from Last Maha Assembly Session Before Polls
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rs 1,500 a Month for Women, Free Education for Girls? What to Expect from Last Maha Assembly Session Before Polls

News 18  

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly session that begins on Thursday is a crucial one, for it is the last one before state elections this year. With women emerging among the strongest vote banks in recent Assembly elections in other states as well as the Lok Sabha elections, the Maharashtra government may announce free education for girls up to the undergraduate level …

Uttar Pradesh to benefit most from interim budget, says state’s finance minister Suresh Khanna
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh to benefit most from interim budget, says state’s finance minister Suresh Khanna

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh is likely to get ₹2,18,816.84 crore as its share in central taxes in the financial year 2024-25, the state’s minister for finance Suresh Khanna said here after Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the interim budget in Parliament on Thursday. Suresh Khanna said Uttar Pradesh will benefit the most from the interim budget as the state will have …

Budget 2024: Women, farmers, youth, poor are top priority for NDA
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Women, farmers, youth, poor are top priority for NDA

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday identified women, farmers, youth and the poor as priority segments of society for the NDA government, which is expecting a comeback to power after the national polls this year. “When the poor become empowered partners in the development process, government’s power to assist them also increases manifold.” Farmers are the food providers, …

Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis presents Shinde government’s maiden Budget
1 year, 9 months ago

Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis presents Shinde government’s maiden Budget

The Hindu  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is also the State Finance Minister, on Thursday presented the Eknath Shinde-led government's first Budget for the year 2023-24 in the State Assembly. During the budget presentation, Mr. Fadnavis said the outlay for farmers has been increased by ₹6,900 crore and the coverage of the Mahatma Phule Jan Arogya scheme, a health insurance …

PM releases over ₹16K-cr under PM-KISAN scheme
1 year, 9 months ago

PM releases over ₹16K-cr under PM-KISAN scheme

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the 13th instalment of funds worth over Rs 16,000 crore under PM-KISAN scheme, through direct benefit transfer to more than eight crore beneficiaries. Till now, over Rs 2.25 lakh crore funds have been disbursed to more than 11 crore farmer families, primarily the small and marginal. He also laid the foundation stone …

Budget 2023 | Changes in allocation for key schemes including MGNREGS, PM-Kisan, Ayushman Bharat
1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 | Changes in allocation for key schemes including MGNREGS, PM-Kisan, Ayushman Bharat

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, February 1, presented the last full budget of the Narendra Modi government before the 2024 general elections. Here’s a roundup of how the budgetary allocations for some of the key schemes have changed- MGNREGS: The government slashed the budget for its flagship rural employment scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme by …

Maharashtra Budget 2022: Govt Increases Allocation for Education to Rs Rs 3,370.24 cr; Key Annoucements
2 years, 9 months ago

Maharashtra Budget 2022: Govt Increases Allocation for Education to Rs Rs 3,370.24 cr; Key Annoucements

News 18  

The state government of Maharashtra presented the budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 on Friday. This year the state government of Maharashtra has bumped the budget allocation for the education sector by a substantial margin. This year, the budget allocation for the education sector is Rs 3,370.24 crore. The government of Maharashtra, with the state budget 2022, aims to encourage …

Maharashtra Budget 2022: Ajit Pawar Presents Rs 10,000 Crore Budget; Know Key Highlights
2 years, 9 months ago

Maharashtra Budget 2022: Ajit Pawar Presents Rs 10,000 Crore Budget; Know Key Highlights

News 18  

Maharashtra Budget 2022-23: Maharashtra deputy chief minister, Ajit Pawar, who also holds the finance post, announced in the state budget on Friday. -State plans to spend Rs 11,000 crore on health services in the next three years -Rs 20 crore for upgrading the cataract surgeries in the state -First class trauma care unit will be set up at Satara and …

Haryana | Focus on women as slew of schemes announced in budget
2 years, 9 months ago

Haryana | Focus on women as slew of schemes announced in budget

Hindustan Times  

The Sushma Swaraj award, a policy aimed at motivating women to become entrepreneurs, housing for working women, setting up three new women colleges and 10,000 women self-help groups and safe transportation facility to school and college-going girl students -- these are among the string of steps chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced in his budget proposals coinciding with International Women’s …

With Major Allocation to Agri Sector, Telangana Govt Presents Budget of Rs 2-lakh Crore
3 years, 9 months ago

With Major Allocation to Agri Sector, Telangana Govt Presents Budget of Rs 2-lakh Crore

News 18  

With special focus on the agriculture sector, Telangana Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Thursday presented a budget of Rs 2,30,825 crore for the financial year 2021-22. Following is a list of some of the major allocations of the budget: — Panchayati Raj, Rural Development Department – Rs 29,271 crore — CM Dalit Empowerment – Rs 1,000 crore. – Old …

Maharashtra government to distribute money to 121 Madarsas
4 years, 5 months ago

Maharashtra government to distribute money to 121 Madarsas

Op India  

The Maharashtra government-led by secular political parties of Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress has announced to distribute Rs 1.80 crores as salaries to Islamic clerics and Madarsa teachers in the state. According to the reports, Maharashtra’s Minority Development Minister Nawab Malik said that the Uddhav Thackeray-led government has decided to distribute Rs 1.80 crores among the teachers of 121 …

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