What’s in it for women and children?
The Union Budget for 2025-26 focusses on enhancing financial independence of women and providing them an enabling atmosphere to work.
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The Hindu
The Union Budget for 2025-26 presented on Saturday (February 1, 2025) focusses on enhancing financial independence of women and providing them an enabling atmosphere to work.
The aim was get 70% women in economic activities, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman mentioned in the Budget speech.
The total allocation for the Women and Child Development Ministry is ₹26,889 crore. This is an increase from a Revised Estimate of ₹23,182 last year. The allocation in the last budget had been ₹26,092 crore.
Presentation: Sreeparna Chakrabarty
Video: Sabika Sayed
Editing: Ravichandran N
Published – February 01, 2025 06:55 pm IST
