Category Public Finances and Macroeconomics

Bridging Gaps in Education and R&D: Evaluating the Union Budget 2024-25

Center for Human Dignity and Development (CHDD), Center for ICT for Development (CICTD), Center for the Study of Finance and Economics (CSFE), Generation Alpha Data Center (GenAlpha DC) IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on the topic of Education, S&T, R&D and Union Budget 2024-25.On 26th July 2024, under the IMPRI 5th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations andAnalysis of Union Budget 2024-25, as part of IMPRI #WebPolicyTalk. The budget panel discussion was chaired by Prof Sachidanand Sinha, Visiting Professor, IMPRI; Former Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.

India’s Economic Trajectory and the 2024-25 Budget: Building Towards Viksit Bharat by 2047

The IMPRI Center for the Study of Finance and Economics (CSFE) IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, hosted an interactive panel discussion on the topic Viksit Bharat - Developed India @2047 and Union Budget 2024-25. On 24th July 2024, under the IMPRI 5th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2024-25, as part of IMPRI #WebPolicy Talk.

India’s Foreign Policy Budget: Aspirations Outlined Amid Structural Constraints

Harsh V PantAditya Gowdara Shivamurthy Structural issues like partial utilisation of allocated funds, slow implementation of projects, and short-staffing pose a major challenge to the successful implementation of the budget. The full budget for the current financial year that was…

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.

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