The budget will aim to protect vulnerable sections, focusing on ‘GYAN’ -- Garib, Youth, Agriculture and Nari Shakti.
The new Parliament building. (Creative Commons)
The Union budget for 2024-25, which may happen in mid-July, may witness a hike in CAPEX allocation following the windfall dividend transfer from the RBI of ₹2.1 lakh crore to the government. A shift in focus is expected, and rightly so, to alleviate ‘rural stress’, generate employment, support MSMEs to enhance competitiveness, and improve productivity in the farm sector.