Budgetary provisions: UP depts have barely used 50% of funds
1 year, 3 months ago

Budgetary provisions: UP depts have barely used 50% of funds

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh government’s major departments have spent only about 50% of the budgetary allocations for various development projects in 2023-2024. Besides an annual budget of ₹6.90 lakh crore approved for 2023-2024, the state government got a supplementary budget of ₹28,760.67 crore passed in the state legislature, taking the size of UP’s total budget to ₹7.19 lakh crore. Besides allocations of ₹1.87 lakh crore for the capital expenditure in the annual budget, the state government earmarked ₹9,714 crore for capital expenditure in the supplementary budget. The state government was able to spend ₹4,915.27 crore of medical education department against the budgetary provision of ₹11,141.24 crore. The backward class welfare department spent ₹762.35 crore against the budget provision of ₹1,566.82 crore while the social welfare department spent ₹3,595.45 crore against a provision of ₹12,555.35 crore.

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State incurred net excess expenditure of ₹1.11 lakh crore in 2023-24: CAG
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5 days, 6 hours ago

State incurred net excess expenditure of ₹1.11 lakh crore in 2023-24: CAG

The Hindu  

The Telangana government has incurred net excess expenditure of ₹1.11 lakh crore in 11 grants/appropriations during 2023-24 against the budget of ₹3.37 lakh crore approved by the State Legislature. The excess expenditure in the public debt section was ₹1.09 lakh crore including ₹97,098 crore on account of repayment of ways and means advances against the budget allocation of ₹12,795 crore …

Telangana's 'realistic’ Budget prioritises people, says government
1 week, 5 days ago

Telangana's 'realistic’ Budget prioritises people, says government

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In presenting the second full Budget of the Congress government, Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has allocated more than 35 per cent funds for welfare and schemes currently being implemented as well as a few new ones. While Vikramarka presented the Budget 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs 3.04 lakh crore, a lion’s share of …

Telangana Budget 2025: Over ₹40,000 crore allocated to welfare schemes – Check top 10 takeaways
1 week, 6 days ago

Telangana Budget 2025: Over ₹40,000 crore allocated to welfare schemes – Check top 10 takeaways

Live Mint  

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu presented the state budget in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. The ₹3.05 lakh crore state budget is primarily focused on welfare schemes. “For the fiscal year 2025-26, I am proposing a total expenditure of ₹3,04,965 crore, with revenue expenditure of ₹2,26,982 crore and capital expenditure of ₹36,504 crore,” Bhatti said. …

Congress MLAs express concern over declining capital expenditure
1 week, 6 days ago

Congress MLAs express concern over declining capital expenditure

Hindustan Times  

The opposition Congress on Tuesday expressed concern over the decline in the capital outlay in the 2025-26 budget estimates tabled by chief minister Nayab Singh Saini in Haryana assembly on March 17. Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda Speaking during the general discussion on budget, Congress MLA from Rohtak BB Batra said that the proposed capital outlay in 2025-26 estimates was …

U.P. govt asks depts to expedite use of funds before end of fiscal
2 weeks ago

U.P. govt asks depts to expedite use of funds before end of fiscal

Hindustan Times  

As the financial year 2024-25 comes to a close on March 31, the Uttar Pradesh government faces the challenge of expediting use of budgeted/allocated funds by many of its departments. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has given fresh directives to various departments to expedite the use of funds and ensure an improvement in the situation Various departments of the state government …

Chief Minister’s citing of erroneous data mars sanctity of Budget, says Ramadass
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Chief Minister’s citing of erroneous data mars sanctity of Budget, says Ramadass

The Hindu  

The citing of erroneous data by Chief Minister N. Rangasamy has marred the sanctity of the Budget 2025-26 that he presented in the Assembly recently, former MP and Puducherry Maanila Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam founder M. Ramadass has said. In a statement, Mr. Ramadass said that on page 3 of the speech, while outlining the revenue expenditure and capital expenditure for …

It’s time CM Siddaramaiah ups his game
4 weeks, 2 days ago

It’s time CM Siddaramaiah ups his game

New Indian Express  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will present his record 16th Budget — the third as the CM in his second tenure — on March 7. In the 2024-25 budget with an outlay of Rs 3.71 lakh crore, the CM had allocated Rs 52,000 crore for the five guarantee schemes. Noted economist and former director of the Institute of Social and Economic Change …

Andhra govt presents annual budget with outlay of ₹3.22L-cr
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1 month ago

Andhra govt presents annual budget with outlay of ₹3.22L-cr

Hindustan Times  

Andhra Pradesh finance minister Payyavula Keshav on Friday presented the state’s annual budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the state legislative assembly with an outlay of ₹3.22 lakh crore. They are Thalliki Vandanam, a revised “Amma Vodi scheme” of the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government providing financial assistance to women for sending their children to schools; and Annadata …

A.P. govt presents ₹3.2 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26
1 month ago

A.P. govt presents ₹3.2 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh state government, on Friday, presented the annual budget for the financial year 2025-26 with a total outlay of ₹3,22,359 crore. Presenting the budget in Andhra Pradesh Assembly on Friday, Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav said that the estimated revenue deficit is around Rs. The revenue deficit is 3.01% and fiscal deficit is 4.57 per cent of …

State on tightrope walk in finalising budget proposals for 2025-26
1 month, 1 week ago

State on tightrope walk in finalising budget proposals for 2025-26

The Hindu  

The Finance department is on a tightrope walk in finalising the budget estimates for the financial year 2025-26 as the State is a long way from realising the targets of revenue receipts set for the current fiscal. The State has to make provisions for Rythu Bharosa involving close to ₹20,000 crore, subsidies, including free power to farm sector estimated around …

Home Ministry failed to spend allocated funds for prison modernisation and women safety, no funds for Census: Opposition
1 month, 1 week ago

Home Ministry failed to spend allocated funds for prison modernisation and women safety, no funds for Census: Opposition

The Hindu  

Flagging under-utilisation of funds under critical heads such as Nirbhaya Fund instituted for women safety schemes, prison modernisation and no significant allocation to conduct a Census, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs criticised the Union Home Ministry for “inefficiency” at a meeting on Friday. During the ongoing recess in the Budget session, the panel headed by BJP MP Radha …

Uttar Pradesh govt presents Rs 8 lakh crore budget for fiscal year 2025-26, largest in state’s history
1 month, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh govt presents Rs 8 lakh crore budget for fiscal year 2025-26, largest in state’s history

Op India  

On Thursday, the Finance Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Suresh Kumar Khanna presented the state’s Rs 8,08,736 crore budget for the Financial Year 2025-26 on Thursday, marking a 9.8 per cent increase from the previous fiscal. pic.twitter.com/TNAScb2yL1 — The Uttar Pradesh Index February 20, 2025 Uttar Pradesh’s budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 prioritizes infrastructure development, technology, education, healthcare, and social …

UP Budget goes bigger, but fund utilisation remains a challenge
1 month, 1 week ago

UP Budget goes bigger, but fund utilisation remains a challenge

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh government may have increased the allocations for various sectors with the size of the annual budget also going up year after year, but it faces the greater challenge of spending the funds. In 2023-2024, the state government estimated a revenue expenditure of ₹ 5.21 lakh crore, and could use only ₹ 4.29 lakh crore. The government later …

Focus on infrastructure, job creation and water projects in Rajasthan Budget
1 month, 1 week ago

Focus on infrastructure, job creation and water projects in Rajasthan Budget

The Hindu  

The 2025-26 State Budget presented by Rajasthan Finance Minister Diya Kumari in the Assembly on Wednesday laid emphasis on infrastructure expansion in the key sectors, employment generation and water supply projects despite an estimated fiscal deficit of Rs.84,643 crore, which was 4.25% of the Gross State Domestic Product. Presenting the 5.37-lakh crore Budget, Ms. Kumari, who is also the Deputy …

Telangana budget unlikely to cross Rs 3 lakh crore mark
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana budget unlikely to cross Rs 3 lakh crore mark

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The government is expected to present the Budget for the financial year 2025-26 in March. Revenue expenditure accounted for `1,32,200.15 crore, or 59.83 per cent of ` 2,20,944.81 crore budgeted, while capital expenditure was `25,295.76 crore, marking just 75.54 per cent of the planned `33,486.50 crore. By December 2024, total revenue receipts amounted to `1,12,307.30 crore, 50.76 per cent of …

Amid challenges, U.P. govt gets ready to present 2025-2026 budget
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amid challenges, U.P. govt gets ready to present 2025-2026 budget

Hindustan Times  

Amid challenges of mobilising additional funds and making use of them, the U.P. We now have an idea about the funds earmarked for the state – U.P.’s share in the central taxes, central assistance and the likely allocations under centrally “Around 10 to 15 percent increase is expected in the size of the state government’s budget as many big development …

Kerala Budget to focus on accelerating growth, drawing investment: K.N. Balagopal
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Kerala Budget to focus on accelerating growth, drawing investment: K.N. Balagopal

The Hindu  

The 2025-26 Kerala budget will focus on accelerating the growth process that has been set in motion in the State, new investment models, and sustaining the pace on welfare spending, Finance Minister K.N. At a pre-Budget chat, Mr. Balagopal said he was satisfied with his performance as Finance Minister, expressing confidence that Kerala would be moving forward, and not backward, …

What do ministers' salaries, travel and allowances cost taxpayers? Budget 2025 says...
2 months ago

What do ministers' salaries, travel and allowances cost taxpayers? Budget 2025 says...

Firstpost  

The Union Budget 2025 offers insight into how taxpayers fund the salaries and travels of ministers Nirmala Sitharaman of the Bharatiya Janata Party and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gesture at each other, during the swearing-in ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi, India, June 9, 2024. The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 1,024.30 crore for expenses incurred …

Budget 2025: Rs 1,024.30 cr allotted for ministers' salaries, entertainment of state guests
2 months ago

Budget 2025: Rs 1,024.30 cr allotted for ministers' salaries, entertainment of state guests

India Today  

The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 1,024.30 crore for expenses incurred by the Council of Ministers, the Cabinet Secretariat and the Prime Minister's Office, and for hospitality and entertainment of state guests. In the Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha on Saturday, a total of Rs 619.04 crore has been allotted for the expenses of …

Budget: 10% increase in capex allocation likely for road, railways ministries in FY26
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Budget: 10% increase in capex allocation likely for road, railways ministries in FY26
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

State’s spending shoots up, revenue collection remains below par
3 months ago

State’s spending shoots up, revenue collection remains below par

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Friday released its detailed report on Telangana's state finances for April-November 2024, revealing significant increases in expenditure on debt servicing, salaries, pensions, and subsidies over the same period in 2023. The tax revenues reached `93,553.51 crore, representing 56.91 per cent of the `1,64,397.64 crore BE, marginally lower than 57.10 per cent last …

UP government presents 2nd supplementary budget of RS 17865.72 crore
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UP government presents 2nd supplementary budget of RS 17865.72 crore

Hindustan Times  

uraghuvanshi@hindustantimes.com Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presenting a supplementary budget The UP government on Tuesday presented its second supplementary budget of ₹17865.72 crore for 2024-2025, including additional provisions for sprucing up the energy sector, making Prayagraj Mahakumbh secure and magnificent, creating development infrastructure, providing additional funds for maintenance of cows and ensuring the sanctity of examinations. The size of the second …

Government may ease quarterly capex limits to achieve record ₹11.11 trillion spending goal for FY25: Report
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Government may ease quarterly capex limits to achieve record ₹11.11 trillion spending goal for FY25: Report

Live Mint  

India is considering the relaxation of quarterly spending limits to ensure it does not fall short of its capital expenditure target for the financial year 2024/2025, according to a government source. Capital expenditure, or spending on building physical infrastructure, was at 4.15 trillion rupees during April-September, or 37% of the annual target, against 4.9 trillion rupees a year earlier. The …

A ‘corrective’ budget’ to repair AP: Health Minister Yadav
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A ‘corrective’ budget’ to repair AP: Health Minister Yadav

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: AP’s annual budget for the 2024-25 financial year is a “corrective budget” aimed at repairing the economy “destroyed due to the YSRC’s misgovernance,” Health Minister Satya Kumar has said. The Rs 2.94 lakh crore annual budget reflected the aspirations of the people, he said on Monday.Speaking to the media, Yadav noted that the government made a total allocation of …

Education, welfare in focus of ₹2.94 lakh-cr Andhra budget
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

What does Naidu government have in focus for Andhra Pradesh in its budget?
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

What does Naidu government have in focus for Andhra Pradesh in its budget?

India Today  

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly’s budget session began today with Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav presenting the state’s budget for the fiscal year 2024-25. The state budget for 2024-25 is set at Rs 2.94 lakh crore, with Rs 2.35 lakh crore allocated for revenue expenditure and Rs 3,271.84 crore for capital expenditure. Sector-wise, significant funds are earmarked for Panchayat Raj and …

State Revenue Collection: A Mixed Bag
5 months, 1 week ago

State Revenue Collection: A Mixed Bag

Deccan Chronicle  

The state government's revenue receipts have shown a mixed performance in the first half of the current fiscal year 2024-25. While tax revenue earnings have been impressive, non-tax revenue collections have been disappointing. The state has incurred a significant amount of loans and other liabilities, which has impacted its revenue inflows. Despite these challenges, the state has managed to achieve …

80% spike in pension bill in 4 yrs piles up state’s fiscal woes
6 months, 3 weeks ago

80% spike in pension bill in 4 yrs piles up state’s fiscal woes

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government, which is facing increasing pressure to implement its decision to revert to the old pension scheme, has seen an 80% jump in its expenditure on pension and other retirement benefits in four years. The pension bill, a key component of the committed expenditure of the state government, has added to the fiscal stress of debt-ridden Punjab. Upinder …

'States not ignored': FM Sitharaman dismisses Opposition's charge on Budget 2024
8 months ago

'States not ignored': FM Sitharaman dismisses Opposition's charge on Budget 2024

Firstpost  

Sitharaman said that no state was being denied money. The Budget has provided substantial financial support of Rs 17,000 crore to the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir this year. “We have provided substantial financial support of Rs 17,000 crore in the Union Budget of UT Jammu and Kashmir this year. That’s the burden we want to take on our …

Yogi government presents supplementary budget of Rs 12,209.93 crore
8 months ago

Yogi government presents supplementary budget of Rs 12,209.93 crore

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: On the second day of the five-day monsoon session of the UP Assembly, the Yogi Adithyanath government on Tuesday, introduced a supplementary budget of Rs 12,209.93 crore. Presenting the budget, State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna said that it includes a revenue account expenditure of Rs 4,227.94 crore and a capital account expenditure of Rs 7,981.99 crore. Moreover, Rs 600 …

Rs 1,248.91 cr for salaries of Union ministers, entertainment of State guests, ex-governors
8 months, 1 week ago

Rs 1,248.91 cr for salaries of Union ministers, entertainment of State guests, ex-governors

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The 2024-25 Union Budget has allocated Rs 1,248.91 for expenses incurred by the Council of Ministers, the Cabinet Secretariat and the Prime Minister's Office, and for hospitality and entertainment of State guests. The Cabinet Secretariat has been allocated Rs 75.24 crore, against Rs 70.28 crore in 2023-24, for meeting the administrative expenses of those of the Chemical Weapons …

Budget 2024-25 CAPEX: ₹11 lakh crore allocated towards capital expenditure, 3.4% of GDP by FM Nirmala Sitharaman
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Budget 2024: How much defence funding was allocated during the interim budget passed in February?
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Budgetary allocations in UP: 67% funds used so far, efforts on to utilise money by March 31
1 year ago

Budgetary allocations in UP: 67% funds used so far, efforts on to utilise money by March 31

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW With the current financial year ending on March 31, 2024, the state government has so far used nearly 67% of the budgetary funds and efforts have been stepped up to ensure that departments make use of the funds without compromising on quality. The state government got an annual budget of ₹ 6.90 lakh crore approved from the state legislature …

Ajit Pawar presents interim budget, state debt reaches ₹7.82 lakh crore
1 year, 1 month ago

Ajit Pawar presents interim budget, state debt reaches ₹7.82 lakh crore

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Finance minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday presented a ₹6 lakh crore interim budget with a revenue deficit of ₹9,734 crore. While the government is aiming for a $1trillion state economy, its debt burden has reached ₹7.82 lakh crore after a net borrowing of ₹72,000 crore. The PM has announced welfare schemes for youth, women, the poor and farmers, which …

Uttarakhand Govt Allocates Over Rs 89,000 Crore Budget For FY25
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand Govt Allocates Over Rs 89,000 Crore Budget For FY25

ABP News  

The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday proposed its budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 in the state assembly, earmarking over Rs 89,000 crore for various initiatives. State Finance Minister Premchand Agarwal presented the budget of Rs 89,230.07 crore in the assembly, highlighting its inclusive nature aimed at fostering a developed, well-administered, and resilient Uttarakhand. The budget also allocates Rs 1,010.66 crore …

Capital expenditure revised downwards for 2023-24 - The Hindu
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Assam govt presents ₹774.47 crore deficit budget; no new taxes proposed
1 year, 1 month ago

Assam govt presents ₹774.47 crore deficit budget; no new taxes proposed

Hindustan Times  

With no new taxes proposed, Assam finance minister Ajanta Neog on Monday presented the state’s ₹774.47 cr deficit budget for 2024-25 financial year. Addressing the ongoing budget session, Neog mentioned that the total budget for the coming financial year will be ₹2.9 lakh crore. If we take into account the deficit of ₹2369.41 crore at the start of the financial …

Odisha Finance Minister Presents Rs 2.55 Lakh Crore Budget for 2024-25
1 year, 1 month 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 …

Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna presents ₹7.36 lakh crore budget for FY-25 in State Assembly
1 year, 1 month ago

Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna presents ₹7.36 lakh crore budget for FY-25 in State Assembly

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna on February 5 presented the budget for financial year 2024-25 in the State Assembly with an outlay of ₹7.36 lakh crore, higher from current fiscal's budget of ₹6.90 lakh crore. The total outlay of ₹7,36,437.71 crore for the next fiscal includes new schemes worth ₹24,863.57 crore, the State Finance Minister said while presenting …

UP Budget Highlights: Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presents Rs 7.36 lakh crore budget for FY25
1 year, 1 month ago

UP Budget Highlights: Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presents Rs 7.36 lakh crore budget for FY25

India TV News  

UP Budget Highlights: Finance Minister Suresh Khanna presents Rs 7.36 lakh crore budget for FY25 UP Budget 2024 Highlights: Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna outlined three new agriculture-related schemes with a total provision of Rs 460 crore to boost the sector. Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna has presented the budget for the financial year 2024-25 in the state …

Government moots ₹1 lakh-crore corpus for research and development in interim Budget
1 year, 2 months ago

Government moots ₹1 lakh-crore corpus for research and development in interim Budget

The Hindu  

Signalling a commitment to research and innovation for India’s “tech-savvy youth,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Interim Budget speech on February 1, mentioned a corpus of ₹1 lakh crore, that would be available on ‘minimal or nil interest rates’ to “encourage” the private sector to invest in research and development in ‘sunrise sectors.’ It was not clear if this …

Key takeaways from interim Budget 2024-25 in charts
1 year, 2 months 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 …

India sets aside ₹6.21 lakh crore for defence, announces new scheme for deep tech
1 year, 2 months ago

India sets aside ₹6.21 lakh crore for defence, announces new scheme for deep tech

Hindustan Times  

India on Thursday set aside ₹6.21 lakh crore for defence spending in the interim budget for 2024-25, with the defence ministry saying that the critical sector continues to receive the highest allocation among all ministries. India’s defence budget stood at ₹5.93 lakh crore last year, including a capital outlay of ₹1.62 lakh crore. “A new scheme will be launched for …

Budget 2024: More Power to Infrastructure as Capex Outlay Increased to Rs 11.11 Lakh Crore
1 year, 2 months 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 may focus on welfare, infra, adhere to fisc glide path
1 year, 2 months 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 …

UP surpasses capex target, set to get 2nd tranche of central loan
1 year, 5 months ago

UP surpasses capex target, set to get 2nd tranche of central loan

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh government has spent 51% of the capital expenditure target against the required 45% to get the second instalment of an interest-free loan for 50 years from the Centre under its special assistance scheme for the states. The government proposes to spend all the funds earmarked for capital expenditure by the end of 2023-2024, and this is bound …

State’s budgetary allocation for public health on the decline in last three years
1 year, 5 months ago

State’s budgetary allocation for public health on the decline in last three years

Hindustan Times  

While chief minister Eknath Shinde is talking about doubling the expenditure on public health, an analysis of the last three budgets has revealed that the allocation has been on a downward spiral - from 5.09% in 2021-22 to 4.01% in the current financial year. As per a presentation made at the meeting, the government spending on health infrastructure has gone …

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