Union Budget 2024 to focus on 5 key social sections
1 year 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 sections of the society are likely to see an enhancement while new schemes may be announced, two persons privy to discussions in the government said. The welfare of women will also be a key pillar of Sitharaman’s budget speech on February 1 given Modi’s vision of women-led development. Indicating the government’s emphasis on tribals, the government’s drive to ensure welfare programmes reach all eligible persons who have not yet been covered—the Vikasit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, was flagged off at Khunti, a village in Jharkhand with substantial tribal population, on 15 November by Modi, the person cited above said.

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Live Mint  

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Hindustan Times  

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5 months, 1 week ago

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The Hindu  

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5 months, 1 week ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Firstpost  

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The Hindu  

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New Indian Express  

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Union Budget 2024: Political Uproar Expected in Parliament Today, Watch Video | ABP News
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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ABP News  

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

ABP News  

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Budget 2024 debate: Opposition in Lok Sabha terms budget an insurance to shore up fragile coalition, BJP says it addresses all sections
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024 debate: Opposition in Lok Sabha terms budget an insurance to shore up fragile coalition, BJP says it addresses all sections

The Hindu  

Battlelines appeared drawn in the Lok Sabha over the Union Budget, with the Opposition terming allocations to States where NDA allies governed as an “insurance” to shore up a fragile coalition under the BJP, and the Treasury benches asserting that the budget was one that addressed all sections and regions. Parliament Monsoon session, day 3 | updates Initiating the debate …

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