How green was Budget 2023-24

Down To Earth’s reportage on the penultimate budget before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Union Budget 2023-24 - Key Highlights (Agriculture)

While many schemes to increase production have been introduced, the core problem of increasing productivity and farmers’ income has not …

Union Budget 2023-24 - Key highlights (Employment)

The robust 10.4 per cent second quarter FY23 growth camouflages the fact that real fixed assets of non-finance and manufacturing companies have …

Simply Put: MGNREGA, elephant in the room

Declining trend: Public spend on Indian agriculture has shrunk in a decade

Public expenditure on the primary sector has declined faster than its relative importance in the economy

Budget 2023-24: Subsidy schemes slashed by Rs 1,59,000 crore

LPG subsidy cut by 75 per cent, food subsidy by 31 per cent, fertiliser subsidy by 22%

Sharp cut in tea board budget will impact tea industry says Parliamentary Panel

The allocation has been reduced to Rs 16 crores as compared to previous year’s Rs 67 crore

Countdown to Budget 2023: Why investing in early childhood education should be a priority in the upcoming Budget

Just 0.1% of the GDP was spent in 2020-21 for early childhood education, thinktank analysis suggests 1.5%-2.5% of GDP expenditure

Union Budget 2020-21: Not one to double farmers' income

Last year's allocartion goes unspent; this year's raise less than 3%

Union Budget 2023-24: A ministry-wise budgetary breakdown

What were the allocations made to various sectors; how do they compare to last year's numbers

Budget 2023-24: Budgeting for India’s Amrit Kaal

Union Budget 2023-24 focus on renewable energy and biogas plants

The Centre wants to promote a circular economy through its focus on renewable energy transition and biogas

Union Budget 2021-22 cuts funds for autonomous bodies under environment ministry

The allocations are also lower than the actual expenditure for 2019-20

How Union Budget 2021-22 can support the women workforce

Only 16% employed women were able to keep their jobs during and after the lockdown as opposed to 60% men

Future-wise: Here is how governments can make budget data more accessible

The key is to de-jargonize the data and make it simple and user friendly

Jaitley's 'poor' health schemes

Government increases allocations for all existing schemes

Budget 2021-22 should provide for sustainable water supply, soaps under PDS

Nirmala Sitharaman should increase allocation for Jal Jeevan Mission substantially

Economic Survey projects 6.5% growth in next financial year

India's agriculture sector has been witnessing an average annual growth rate of 4.6% over the last 6 years

Budget 2023-24: Economic Survey likely to peg India’s growth at 6-6.8%, says media report

Economic Survey to be presented January 31, just before the Budget February 1

Science and technology to get over Rs 16,000 crore in Budget 2023-24, experts say not enough

Slight jump over last year’s allocation of Rs 14,217 crore; does not account for inflation or foster research ecosystem

What does India need from Union Budget 2021-22

Union Budget 2019-20: Status quo remains for children

Allocation needed to be increased after being nearly stagnant for years

BUDGET 2018-19: LIVE UPDATES

Union Budget 2017-18 in figures

While agriculture saw 5.9 per cent increase in budget allocation, rural development and health sector witnessed 11.8 per cent and 22.6 per cent …

Did backward castes and adivasis really benefit from the Budget?

As Jaitley announces Rs 500 crores for dalit and adivasi entrepreneurs, activists say that funds rarely reach targeted population and are used to …