Budget 2019 expectation: What does Modi govt have for women?
Let’s take a look
As the sixth and final
Budget of the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA government will be
rolled out on February 1, special focus will be what’s there in Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley suitcase for women this time. Last year, Modi-government
announced various schemes including health and maternity benefits, free gas
connections, MUDRA scheme including various safety measures to ensure
empowerment of women in the country. Though the success of these schemes is
still debatable, hopes are certainly high even this time. So, how will this
year’s Budget affect the women of our country? Let’s take a look.
Women Safety:
Safety of women has been one big concern for the government as cases of rapes and physical assault on women has frequently made headline over the past one year. The government, on various occasions, has been hurdled by the Opposition over the constant increase in crime again women in the country. This time it is believed that the Modi government could make big announcements under the Nirbharya Fund corpus. Strengthening of Women Helpline scheme, One Stop Centre scheme, Mahila Police Volunteer scheme, Ujjawala scheme and others can be in government's priority list.
Uplifting Rural Women:
With 2019 Lok Sabha elections around the corner, Modi government aims to lure rural voters of the country and announcing schemes for rural women could surely be one of government’s masterstroke. In 2018 Budget, special attention was given to rural women with Jaitley announced increment in beneficiaries of the Ujjawala Yojana to 8 crores.
In 2017, the government said it would give 7 crore women free gas connections under the scheme. Apart from this, major announcements can be made to further strengthen Women Self Help Group and National Rural Livelihood Mission by increasing their fund allocation limits.
Women Education:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme might further witness an increase in fund allocation from the previous Budget’s Rs 280 crore. The scheme has been touted as a unique initiative for dealing proactively with discrimination against the girl child and has always been on government's top priority.
Women Employment:
Last but not the least, women employment has always been challenging task for the government. Though, the ratio has eventually increased but way slow than expected. BJP government, during its last Budget, promised to increase job opportunities for women. However, some of the heaviest cuts – more than 50 percent – have been in schemes that enable women in getting employment. Women-specific allocation under the MSME sector would be something to expect in the upcoming budget
Women Safety:
Safety of women has been one big concern for the government as cases of rapes and physical assault on women has frequently made headline over the past one year. The government, on various occasions, has been hurdled by the Opposition over the constant increase in crime again women in the country. This time it is believed that the Modi government could make big announcements under the Nirbharya Fund corpus. Strengthening of Women Helpline scheme, One Stop Centre scheme, Mahila Police Volunteer scheme, Ujjawala scheme and others can be in government's priority list.
Uplifting Rural Women:
With 2019 Lok Sabha elections around the corner, Modi government aims to lure rural voters of the country and announcing schemes for rural women could surely be one of government’s masterstroke. In 2018 Budget, special attention was given to rural women with Jaitley announced increment in beneficiaries of the Ujjawala Yojana to 8 crores.
In 2017, the government said it would give 7 crore women free gas connections under the scheme. Apart from this, major announcements can be made to further strengthen Women Self Help Group and National Rural Livelihood Mission by increasing their fund allocation limits.
Women Education:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme might further witness an increase in fund allocation from the previous Budget’s Rs 280 crore. The scheme has been touted as a unique initiative for dealing proactively with discrimination against the girl child and has always been on government's top priority.
Women Employment:
Last but not the least, women employment has always been challenging task for the government. Though, the ratio has eventually increased but way slow than expected. BJP government, during its last Budget, promised to increase job opportunities for women. However, some of the heaviest cuts – more than 50 percent – have been in schemes that enable women in getting employment. Women-specific allocation under the MSME sector would be something to expect in the upcoming budget
Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2019: PM Modi eyes top 50 slot for
India in ease of doing business, says 'still not satisfied'
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed confidence that the major reform
process undertaken by the government will propel Indian economy in the high
growth path, exuding confidence that India's rank in the ease of doing biz will
jump further.
Addressing
investors at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, Modi said, “India is ready for biz as
never before. In the last four years India has jumped 65 places in ease of
doing biz. But I am still not satisfied. I have asked my team to work
relentlessly so that India can enter top 50 rank in ease of doing business next
year”.
5 routes under UDAN scheme in Maharashtra to restart from
February 13
In aboost to low cost air travel in
Maharashtra, five routesunder the Centre's UDAN scheme, which were discontinued
some time back, will resume on February 13.
According to a government official,
Mumbai-Nashik, Mumbai-Jalgaon, Mumbai-Kolhapur, Mumbai-Solapur and Nashik-Pune
air services will commence again, adding that these routes have been allotted
to two airline companies SpiceJet and TruJet (Turbo Mega).
"After the UDAN scheme started,
these routes were allotted to Air Deccan airline company. However, several
complaints were received about the company violating norms. Despite issuing
notice, it could not normalise services. Hence, its services were scrapped
andit was decided to appoint new airline companies on these routes," the
official said.
Good news for train passengers! Railways may bring online FIR
facility for harassment
Seeking further enhancement of travel
experience for train passengers, Union Minister Rajnath Singh urged the Railway
Ministry to explore the possibility of registering First Information Reports
(FIRs) online to expedite the process of investigation. Stating that
administrative issues, at times, cause harassment to people, Singh said it will
be better to have online FIR facility. “There is no facility for a passenger to
file an FIR online. If somebody is travelling by train (and something happens),
he needs to visit the Government Railway Police (GRP) police station to get an
FIR registered. It will then go to the state, to the district and eventually to
the police station concerned. There is no guarantee that he would get the
desired justice,” news agency PTI quoted Singh as saying.
The Union Home Minister was speaking at the All India Conference on Railway Security where he said that the objective of the event is very significant as it gives an opportunity to identify and review the security preparedness of railway security apparatus and also how the forces can serve the passengers better.
PM Narendra Modi unveils India's first cinema museum, calls
films 'silent power'
The medium of films is a "silent
power" that can quietly influence the peoples thought process and
contribute to bringing out major social changes and boost development in the
country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Saturday.
"How's the josh," the PM asked the audience "Uri" style as he inaugurated India's first National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) in Mumbai. He said without the viewers even realising it, films change their thinking process, as movies and society are "reflections" of each other.
"Films are identified with social changes... They have the knack to catch the future developments. Films help integrate our people who speak hundreds of different languages and thousands of dialects, the vastly diverse cultures, boost tourism in a big way and help generate employment opportunities, thus contributing immensely to the nation-building process," Modi said.
Darjeeling zoo to become first zoological park in India to
welcome Mishmi Takin
Mishmi takin, an endangered
goat-antelope, can soon be found in a zoo in India. The Padmaja Naidu
Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling is all set to welcome Mishmi takin
into its fold.
Three male and two female Mishmi takins
arrived at the Dum Dum Airport from Berlin Tier Park Zoo on Saturday.
Darjeeling zoo authority has received these five Mishmi takins in
exchange of two red pandas with the Berlin zoo.
Mishmi takins are native to northeastern
part of India, Myanmar and China. However, their exact number in India is not
known.
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