Nirmala Sitharaman allots 4.91% of budget to women-specific schemes

Figures hoisted by housing, gas connection schemes

Nirmala Sitharaman has earmarked more money to women-specific schemes in the Budget, the first by a full-time woman finance minister.

The spending declared under the so-called gender Budget has risen to Rs 1.37 trillion for 2019-20 (FY20), up by over a tenth from the Rs 1.22 trillion in 2018-19 (FY19). However, as a share of the total budget, there is actually