Within education and healthcare, Rs 480 crore and Rs 290 crore are allocated respectively towards the National Mission in Education through ICT, and National Digital Health Mission and National Tele Mental Health Programme to enhance learning capabilities and digital healthcare infrastructure.
There is approximately 21 per cent higher allocation of budget for social welfare sector and the budget outlines emphasis of an output-outcome focused framework to monitor the effectiveness of the programs.
With an aim to provide end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople who work with their hands and tools, the PM Vishwakarma scheme has seen a significant increase of approximately five times from Rs 990 crore in FY24 to Rs 4,824 crore in FY25 Budget.
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