Development Debate

Category: GRB

Union Budget 2021-22: Privatisation is Main Theme

Jul 5, 2021

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Nesar Ahmad

in Disinvestment, GRB, Health Budget, privatization, Social Sector Budget, Union Budget, Union Budget 2020-21

Nesar Ahmad We all expected the focus of the union budget 2021-21 was going to be employment and measures to income generation. But MGNREGA, the employment guarantee scheme for the rural India, could not find mention in the Finance Minister’s budget speech. There is no particular emphasis on employment generation in rural and urban India.…
Women Farmers and Union Budget 2019-20: How beneficial is Notional Allocations in Gender Budget!

Jul 9, 2019

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by

Nesar Ahmad

in Agriculture, Agriculture Budget, farmers, Gender Budget, GRB, Union Budget 2019-20, Women Farmers, किसान, कृषि, कृषि मज़दूर, खेती, मोदी सरकार

Nesar Ahmad and Mahendra Singh Rao[1] Women and Agriculture The agriculture sector in India contributes 16% of the GDP and employs 49% of the total workforce of the country. Public expenditure towards the agriculture sector has been poor, however, the Union government has promised the farmer’s income would be doubled by 2022. The role of…