Jairam Ramesh seeks to minimise budget cut for rural development

Gives details to finance ministry on the impact of revised budget estimates on individual schemes

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

A step-by-step guide on how Union budget is formulated

To start the process, the budget division issues an annual budget circular around the last week of August or the first fortnight of September …

Funds for social welfare cut drastically in revised budget estimates

Ministers write protest letters to prime minister and finance minister, saying it would greatly impact ongoing schemes