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CM MK Stalin slams Union Budget, calls allocations for Tamil Nadu ‘disappointment’| India News

CM MK Stalin slams Union Budget, calls allocations for Tamil Nadu ‘disappointment’| India News

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Chief minister MK Stalin on Sunday expressed disappointment with the allocations to the state under the Union Budget 2026-27. TN CM Stalin highlighted the lack of mention of ₹3,548 crore proposed allocation for education, which he said was due to non-compliance with the three-language policy. (PTI file photo) “As Tamil Nadu gears for the assembly elections, we expected at least this year that the state would be visible to the eyes of the Union BJP government and our voices will be heard by them. However, this year too, the BJP government has delivered only disappointment,” he said in a statement. “The demand of various states, including Tamil Nadu, to increase the share of total tax revenue distributed to the states from 41% to 50% has been ignored this time too,” Stalin said. “Moreover, despite the 16th Finance Commission’s attempt to properly recognise the contribution of states to India’s economic growth, it is regrettable that Tamil Nadu, which has the second largest economy in the country and contributes significantly to the country’s economic growth, has been …

Budget 2026: Marginal hike in allocations for Social Justice Dept., Tribal Affairs Ministry

Budget 2026: Marginal hike in allocations for Social Justice Dept., Tribal Affairs Ministry

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The Tribal Affairs Ministry has received an increase in allocation largely to implement the Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) scheme for tribal students. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Allocations for the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, and the Tribal Affairs Ministry remained largely the same in the Union Budget 2026-27 compared with the 2025-26 Budget Estimates (BE). The Ministries implement welfare schemes for marginalised sections such as the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Denotified Tribes (DNTs), and Economically Weaker Section (EWS). According to Budget documents, the Social Justice Department’s allocation for 2026-27 is ₹13,687.59 crore and the Tribal Affairs Ministry has been allocated ₹15,421.97 crore. The allocations have increased by 16.69% and 42.47% respectively compared with their respective Revised Estimates (RE) for the current fiscal. In comparison with the BE, the amounts have increased by 0.56% and 3.32% respectively. Allocation has been increased for the Social Justice Department mostly to implement the scholarship scheme for SCs, STs, OBCs, and the scheme to provide employment, livelihood, and housing for …

Saved Rs 3.48 Lakh Crore, Halved Subsidy Allocations: How India’s DBT System Has Performed Since 2013

Saved Rs 3.48 Lakh Crore, Halved Subsidy Allocations: How India’s DBT System Has Performed Since 2013

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Last Updated:April 17, 2025, 23:14 IST Since its implementation in 2013, India’s direct benefit transfer system has ensured fiscal and social gains by expanding 16 times – starting from 11 crore beneficiaries to 176 crore now India’s DBT system has ensured that programmes like MGNREGS and PM-KISAN achieved 98% timely wage transfers and Rs 22,106 crore in savings. (Image: AFP/File) Reflecting high efficiency, India’s direct benefit transfer system has resulted in savings of Rs 3.48 lakh crore and halved subsidy allocations since it was implemented in 2013. Ensuring fiscal and social gains, it has expanded 16 times in this period starting from 11 crore beneficiaries to 176 crore now. According to a quantitative assessment, conducted by the BlueKraft Digital Foundation, the direct benefit transfer (DBT) system has redefined welfare delivery by increasing transparency, curbing leakages, and ensuring precise fund distribution. The policy document evaluates data from 2009 to 2024 to assess DBT’s impact on budgetary efficiency, subsidy rationalisation, and social outcomes. The analysis shows that it achieved a cumulative savings of Rs 3.48 lakh crore …

What scientists make of R&D allocations in the 2025 Union Budget

What scientists make of R&D allocations in the 2025 Union Budget

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Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology (DST): The Budget provides an overall and possibly unprecedented thrust on research and innovation by setting aside Rs 20,000 crore for DST towards research in the private sector, including corporates and startups. There is a focused attempt to bring together academia, private sector and startups  to work on national missions, such as the AI and quantum missions already underway, and the newly announced nuclear mission (to set up small and modular reactors), the geospatial mission, and others. Abhay Karandikar delivering an address at KLE Technological University, Hubballi/ | Photo Credit: Kiran Bakale/The Hindu A key focus of the funding trend is to boost research, development and innovation. The dedicated fund of Rs 20,000 crore is part of the Rs 1 lakh crore corpus fund announced in the budget of July 2024 to boost private sector R&D, especially in deeptech and sunrise sectors. DST will be the nodal ministry driving this fund. This will be a major step towards creating strategic autonomy in some key technology sectors. The …

Delhi’s Budget allocations remain similar to last 3 years | Latest News India

Delhi’s Budget allocations remain similar to last 3 years | Latest News India

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Feb 02, 2025 03:59 AM IST No separate allocation for the DMRC, currently working on phase IV of its expansion. A combined budget of ₹31,239 crore allocated for all metro projects New Delhi: The Union government’s allocation for Delhi in the Union Budget 2025-2026 remained similar to earlier years with a marginal increase for a specific project. The central assistance to Delhi was stagnant at ₹951 crore. The same allocation has been made for the past three years. However, a central assistance for externally aided projects of ₹380 crore was announced, specifically for the Chandrawal water treatment plant. This was ₹280 crore last year and another ₹100 crore has been added this year. People watching the live telecast of the Union Budget 2025 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Saturday. (ANI PHOTO) Delhi’s oldest water treatment plant is at Chandrawal, which was set up in 1935. With Delhi constantly facing water supply shortage, the project to build a new treatment plant of 126mgd capacity in Chandrawal was awarded in August …

Budget 2025: Piyush Goyal slams Opposition over remarks on allocations for Bihar

Budget 2025: Piyush Goyal slams Opposition over remarks on allocations for Bihar

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Union Industry and Supply Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday hit out at Opposition parties over their remarks regarding announcements made for Bihar in Union Budget 2025, accusing them of being “jealous” of the development the state is receiving, news agency ANI reported.  He demanded that the Opposition clarify if they want Bihar to develop. “The people in the Opposition want injustice to happen to Bihar. They are jealous because the people of Bihar have received many gifts for the state`s development. The Opposition must clarify their objections. Are they unhappy with development in Bihar? Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in 2014 that the government policy would be `Look East, Act East`. Till the time eastern states and northeastern states aren`t developed, the country will not be developed,” Goyal told reporters outside the Parliament, reiterating that the words of Prime Minister Modi that the development of eastern and northeastern states has been the policy of the Modi government since 2014. Goyal also said that Union Budget 2025 was sensible and pushed for development. Highlighting the relief …

Slight decline in allocations for I&B Ministry

Slight decline in allocations for I&B Ministry

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The budgetary allocations for the Information and Broadcasting Ministry recorded a slight decline from ₹4,626.71 crore to ₹4,358.38 crore this year. While proposed funds for the establishment expenditure of the Ministry are pegged at ₹142.70 crore, some ₹38.27 crore for Art and Culture, and ₹401.53 crore for Information and Publicity have been allocated. The government has allocated ₹500 crore for broadcasting infrastructure network development, ₹363 crore for development communication and dissemination of filmic content, ₹238 crore for the development communication and information dissemination, and ₹17.40 crore for supporting community radio movement. Prasar Bharati has been allocated ₹2,379.70 crore; Film and Television Institute of India (Pune) ₹89.11 crore; Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (Kolkata) ₹52.45 crore; Indian Institute of Mass Communication ₹108.65 crore; Press Council of India ₹10.48 crore; and National Film Development Corporation ₹17 crore. Published – February 01, 2025 10:46 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, …

Sitharaman urged to increase capital expenditure allocations for A.P. to ₹13.5 lakh crore

Sitharaman urged to increase capital expenditure allocations for A.P. to ₹13.5 lakh crore

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Chairperson of the Twenty Points Program, Lanka Dinakar. File | Photo Credit: T. Vijay Kumar Twenty Points Programmes Implementation (Vikasit Bharat 2047 and Swarnana Andhra 2047) Chairperson Lanka Dinakar submitted a memorandum to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on December 18 (Wednesday), seeking steps to continue the support of Central government to Andhra Pradesh. In the memorandum, Mr. Dinakar requested Ms. Sitharaman to increase the capital expenditure allocations to ₹13.50 lakh crore in the upcoming budget. For long-term interest-free loans to states for capital expenditure, an allocation between ₹2 lakh core to ₹2.50 lakh crore was necessary. Allow the additional interest-free long-term loans for irrigation projects in the drought-prone areas, particularly in the backward districts, he said. Mr. Dinakar stressed the need for special allocations under Centrally sponsored schemes for skill development. For the implementation of PM Gati Shakti yojana, another opportunity for the States should be provided with additional allocations of ₹10 lakh crore to ₹15 lakh crore. ‘Purvodaya’ scheme Under the “Purvodaya” scheme, a planned allocation of at least ₹50,000 crore is required for …