MGNREGS

Budget 2024: A recap of Interim Budget; here’s a look at sector-wise allocations

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Budget 2024: A recap of Interim Budget; here’s a look at sector-wise allocations

Budget 2024: On February 1, 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Interim Budget, outlining a comprehensive financial plan ahead of the general elections 2024. The budget proposed a total expenditure of ₹47.65 trillion for FY 2024-25, marking a 6% increase over the revised estimate for FY 2023-24. The Interim Budget projected total receipts at … Read more

Budget 2024: MGNREGS unlikely to see higher allocation; lakhpati didi scheme may add 1.1 million women

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Budget 2024: MGNREGS unlikely to see higher allocation; lakhpati didi scheme may add 1.1 million women

The national rural job guarantee scheme that keeps millions of Indians out of penury is unlikely to see a higher allocation in this year’s Union budget, two officials said. Allocations to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) are likely to be similar to estimates in the interim budget, one of the two … Read more