Union Budget 2024-25: A Boost for Education, Employment, and Skilling

The Union Budget for 2024-25 allocates Rs 1.48 lakh crore to education, employment, and skilling in India, as announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. It also extends the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for five years, benefiting 80 crore people and focuses on multiple societal segments.

The Union Budget for 2024-25 allocates Rs 1.48 lakh crore to education, employment, and skilling initiatives in India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced while presenting the budget in the Lok Sabha.

The budget is designed to focus on employment, skilling, MSMEs, and the middle class. Sitharaman also declared an extension of the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for another five years, benefiting 80 crore citizens.

Addressing the need to focus on the poor, women, youth, and farmers, the minister emphasized that the Modi government has been granted a unique opportunity to drive India's development and prosperity.