Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jagdish Devda on Wednesday tabled the state’s “women-centric” budget for 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs 4,38,317 crore, and said no new taxes would be imposed.
Devda presented the Mohan Yadav government’s third consecutive budget amid interruptions from the Opposition, which raised concerns over the “mounting debt” burden on the people of the state.
In his nearly 90-minute speech, the finance minister said the budget is framed on the model “GYANII – Garib Kalyan (poor), Yuva Shakti (youth), Annadata (farmers), Nari Shakti (women empowerment), Infrastructure and Industry”.
Allocations of about 3 lakh crore have been made for these areas, he said.
Devda announced provisions of Rs 1,27,555 crore for various women welfare schemes, including self-help groups and the Ujjwala Yojana. He said 5,700 hostels would be constructed for working women.
The budget has provisioned Rs 23,883 crore for the ‘Ladli Behna Yojana’ under which over 1.25 crore women receive .Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jagdish Devda on Wednesday tabled the state’s “women-centric” budget for 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs 4,38,317 crore, and said no new taxes would be imposed.
Devda presented the Mohan Yadav government’s third consecutive budget amid interruptions from the Opposition, which raised concerns over the “mounting debt” burden on the people of the state.
In his nearly 90-minute speech, the finance minister said the budget is framed on the model “GYANII – Garib Kalyan (poor), Yuva Shakti (youth), Annadata (farmers), Nari Shakti (women empowerment), Infrastructure and Industry”.
Allocations of about 3 lakh crore have been made for these areas, he said.
Devda announced provisions of Rs 1,27,555 crore for various women welfare schemes, including self-help groups and the Ujjwala Yojana. He said 5,700 hostels would be constructed for working women.
The budget has provisioned Rs 23,883 crore for the ‘Ladli Behna Yojana’ under which over 1.25 crore women receive . Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
