Union Budget 2025: New framework for sustainable development of fisheries
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the Budget
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman underscored investment as the third engine of growth, focusing on people, the economy, and innovation. To support people, the government is strengthening the Sashakt Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 programs, which provide nutrition to over 8 crore children, pregnant women, lactating mothers, and around 20 lakh adolescent girls in aspirational districts and the Northeast. The cost norms for these programs will be increased to improve their impact.