Union Budget 2024-25: Allocations for health, education fail to meet targets under government policies
Health budget target was 2.5% of GDP by 2025, education target at 6%
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 2024-25: Boost for renewable energy, emphasis on EV infrastructure
MoEFCC and MNRE see hike in budgetary allocation; 10 million houses to be brought under rooftop solar scheme
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 …
What promises should Budget 2024-25 hold for agriculture sector?
Recent budget hikes proved limited benefits to the farmers, necessitating a review to prioritise sector-wide support
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
Union Budget 2024-25 set blueprint for India’s New Green Deal
Sitharaman’s announcements are in line with PM Modi’s 2021 Glasgow declaration on Net Zero by 2070
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
Jaitley's 'poor' health schemes
Government increases allocations for all existing schemes
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
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