<p>New Delhi: The government on Thursday increased the rural development ministry's budget to Rs 1.77 lakh crore for 2024-25 from last year's Rs 1.57 lakh crore, an increase of around 12 per cent. </p><p>However, when compared to the revised estimates, a mid-year review of expenditure done by the ministry that stood at Rs 1.71 lakh crore, the increase is three per cent.</p>.<p>In the interim budget presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the allocation for the flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2024-25 was Rs 86,000 crore, around 43 per cent more than Rs 60,000 crore made in the last budget.</p>.<p>However, the revised estimate shows the expenditure on the scheme in the last financial year was Rs 86,000 crore, same as the allocation made for the coming fiscal. </p><p>In 2022-23, the government had allocated Rs 73,000 crore for the scheme, while the actual expenditure, according to that year's budget document, was Rs 90,805 crore.</p><p>In 2021-22, Rs 73,000 crore was allocated to the scheme under the rural development ministry, while Rs 98,467.85 crore was the actual expenditure. In 2020-21, Rs 1.11 lakh crore was spent on the scheme, according to budget documents.</p>.<p>The scheme provides guaranteed 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to at least one member of every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. It also earmarks at least one-third of jobs for women.</p>.<p>In her pre-election budget, Finance Minister Sitharaman also announced that another two crore houses will be constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin in the next five years. The allocation for the scheme was Rs 54,500 crore in the budget presented.</p>.<p>In 2023-24, Rs 54,487 crore was provided for the PMAY(G). However, the revised estimate stands at Rs 32,000 crore, around 41 per cent of the allocated amount. </p>.<p>Sitharaman also announced that the target for creating 'Lakhpati Didis' has been increased from two crores to three crores. </p><p>Under the 'Lakhpati Didi' initiative, which comes under DAY-NRLM, each self-help group (SHG) household is encouraged to take up multiple livelihood activities coupled with value chain interventions, resulting in a sustainable income of Rs 1 lakh or more per year.</p>.<p>The allocation for the National Livelihood Mission-Ajeevika was Rs 15,047 crore, around six per cent more than last year's Rs 14,129.17 crore. The revised estimate for the scheme also stands at Rs 14,129.17 crore.</p>.<p>The allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna has come down. The allocation in this budget for 2024-25 was Rs 12,000 crore against Rs 19,000 crore last time. The expenditure according to the revised estimate was Rs 17,000 crore</p>
<p>New Delhi: The government on Thursday increased the rural development ministry's budget to Rs 1.77 lakh crore for 2024-25 from last year's Rs 1.57 lakh crore, an increase of around 12 per cent. </p><p>However, when compared to the revised estimates, a mid-year review of expenditure done by the ministry that stood at Rs 1.71 lakh crore, the increase is three per cent.</p>.<p>In the interim budget presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the allocation for the flagship Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for 2024-25 was Rs 86,000 crore, around 43 per cent more than Rs 60,000 crore made in the last budget.</p>.<p>However, the revised estimate shows the expenditure on the scheme in the last financial year was Rs 86,000 crore, same as the allocation made for the coming fiscal. </p><p>In 2022-23, the government had allocated Rs 73,000 crore for the scheme, while the actual expenditure, according to that year's budget document, was Rs 90,805 crore.</p><p>In 2021-22, Rs 73,000 crore was allocated to the scheme under the rural development ministry, while Rs 98,467.85 crore was the actual expenditure. In 2020-21, Rs 1.11 lakh crore was spent on the scheme, according to budget documents.</p>.<p>The scheme provides guaranteed 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to at least one member of every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. It also earmarks at least one-third of jobs for women.</p>.<p>In her pre-election budget, Finance Minister Sitharaman also announced that another two crore houses will be constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin in the next five years. The allocation for the scheme was Rs 54,500 crore in the budget presented.</p>.<p>In 2023-24, Rs 54,487 crore was provided for the PMAY(G). However, the revised estimate stands at Rs 32,000 crore, around 41 per cent of the allocated amount. </p>.<p>Sitharaman also announced that the target for creating 'Lakhpati Didis' has been increased from two crores to three crores. </p><p>Under the 'Lakhpati Didi' initiative, which comes under DAY-NRLM, each self-help group (SHG) household is encouraged to take up multiple livelihood activities coupled with value chain interventions, resulting in a sustainable income of Rs 1 lakh or more per year.</p>.<p>The allocation for the National Livelihood Mission-Ajeevika was Rs 15,047 crore, around six per cent more than last year's Rs 14,129.17 crore. The revised estimate for the scheme also stands at Rs 14,129.17 crore.</p>.<p>The allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna has come down. The allocation in this budget for 2024-25 was Rs 12,000 crore against Rs 19,000 crore last time. The expenditure according to the revised estimate was Rs 17,000 crore</p>