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Hits and Misses of Health Budget 2024-25

National health priorities include strengthening primary health care, enhancing disease surveillance, expanding health insurance coverage, and ensuring equitable access to health services across all demographics. The ministry comprises two departments: the Department of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Health Research. Out of the ₹90,958.63 crore allocated to the Health Ministry, ₹87,656.90 crore has been allocated to the Department of Health and Family Welfare, and ₹3,301.73 crore to the Department of Health Research. With a 12.93% increase over the previous year, the critical question remains: does this allocation sufficiently address health as a critical pillar of viksit bharat.

Integrating Environmental and Climate Priorities in the Union Budget 2024-25: A Critical Review

As part of the IMPRI 5th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2024-25, the IMPRI Center for Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development (CECCSD), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted a session on "The Environment and Union Budget 2024-25." This session provided a thought-provoking discussion at the intersection of two critical pillars shaping our nation’s future.

Gender Equity and Social Inclusion and the Union Budget 2024-25

IMPRI Gender Impact Studies, IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted a panel discussion on Gender Equity and Social Inclusion under the Union Budget 2024-25 under its 5th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberation and Analysis of Union Budget 2024-25 on 28 July 2024. The objective was to delve into how the Union Budget 2024-25 addresses issues of gender equality and social inclusivity, and initiatives that aim to foster a more equitable and inclusive society. 

TARABAI SHINDE: Reflections on Recent Women Empowerment Scenarios

As we look at our old patriarchal and orthodox society, though in recent times the thought has been improved much, the living conditions for women were very precarious. Women had no rights and were considered inferior to that of men. In ancient times, women were regarded as pious and religious and were worshiped in the form of mother goddesses, as the time passed Brahmanical order came into being, then one after the other, role of women in the society decreased from high esteem to just that of a mere household and husband caretaker. As we talk about the 19th century, there were no schools for women and they were not allowed the basic rights of education.

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