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Budget

2024-2025

Women

Women-led development

The central government's policy is clear to move forward at a fast pace through
women-led development. This government has played a very big role in giving
rights and respect to women. From the Nari Vandan Act to providing ownership
rights and other facilities to enhance the rights of women in society, the government
is moving ahead resolutely. In this year's budget also, more than three lakh crore
rupees have been allocated to promote women-led development...

Participation of working women government has made a provision of more than Rs 3
in the workplace will increase lakh crore in this year's budget for schemes benefiting
To live a life with self-respect, women must be women and girls. Such steps reflect the efforts and
encouraged for employment and self-employment. commitments being made by the government in the
For this, the government is providing facilities for economic development of women.
women at every level. A decision has been taken
in the budget to establish hostels and crèches Stamp duty
for working women with the cooperation of the To increase the rights and dignity of women in
industry. Apart from this, efforts will be made to society, the central government is promoting
organize women-specific skill training programs schemes that give ownership rights to women.
and create market access for women self-help It will encourage the states to consider further
group entrepreneurs. These decisions being taken reducing the charges for properties purchased
by the government will increase the participation of by women. The central government will also urge
women workers. states where higher stamp duty is being charged to
charge less stamp duty. The central government has
Women-led development decided that this reform will be made a mandatory
To promote women-led development, the central component of urban development schemes.

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