Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, unveiled several key proposals with focus on women and child, social welfare, in the Union Budget 2020-21.
An amount of Rs 35,600 crore has been allocated for nutrition-related programmes for 2020-21. Apart from this, Rs 28,600 crore was allocated for programmes specific to women.
The Finance Minister proposed a budget provision of around Rs 85,000 crore for 2020-21 to further the government’s commitment towards the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes and Rs Rs 53,700 crore for further development and welfare of Scheduled Tribes.
Also, an allocation of Rs 9,500 crore has been made for welfare of senior citizens and DIVYANG for 2020-21.