Tiny minimize, but Ladli gets lion’s share of MP budget | India News

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh deputy CM and finance minister Jagdish Devda on Wednesday offered the state budget of Rs 4,21,032 crore for 2025-26, a 15% improve in outlay over the 2024-25 estimate of Rs 3,65,067 crore. There are not any new taxes and no hike in current taxes. Govt assured that no welfare scheme could be stopped, but a number of key schemes confronted fund cuts.
Ladli Behna Yojana — seen because the gamechanger in 2023 meeting election — bought the lion’s share of funds, but it was trimmed by Rs 315 crore. This yr’s allocation of Rs 18,669 crore is decrease than final yr’s Rs 18,984 crore.
The Ladli budgetary allocation is greater than these for PM Modi’s flagship schemes like Jal Jeevan Mission (Rs 17,136 crore), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (Rs 2001 crore), PM Awas Yojana (Rs 4,400 crore) and PM Gram Sadak Yojana (Rs 1,550 crore).
Devda stated Ladli Behna beneficiaries will probably be linked to central schemes like Atal Pension Yojana, PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and PM Suraksha Bima Yojana.
Under Ladli, beneficiaries get Rs 1,250 a month.
When the scheme was launched, govt had promised that the Rs 1,000 payout could be steadily elevated to Rs 3,000 per 30 days. But the final hike was in Oct 2023, a month forward of polls.
Cuts had been additionally introduced in Ladli Laxmi Yojana, PM Gram Sadak Yojana, and even allocation for govt colleges. The allocation for major colleges has been decreased from Rs 15,509 crore to Rs 11,837 crore, and that for secondary colleges from Rs 9,258 crore to Rs 7,206 crore.
Funds for Ladli Laxmi Yojana have been trimmed from Rs 1,231 crore to Rs 1,183 crore. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana has confronted a minimize from Rs 1,788 crore to Rs 1,550 crore.
Dewda stated focus has been on PM’ s categorisation of GYAN — ‘garib’ (poor), ‘yuva’ (youth), ‘annadaata’ (farmers) and ‘nari’ (girls). “This is a budget for development. Our target is to increase per capita income from Rs 1.4 lakh to Rs 22.3 lakh,” he stated.