Job announcements in Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2024
New Delhi, July 23, 2024.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented the Union Budget 2024-25 after the Cabinet gave its approval. She listed out a number of job creation measures in her budget speech. Here are some of the key steps government is all set to take for job creation in India.
1. Paid internship programme
Nirmala Sitharaman announced, “Internship in 500 top companies to be encouraged under 5th new scheme of Modi government. 1 crore youth to benefit from government’s internship scheme. Internship allowance of Rs 5000 per month and one-time assistance of Rs 6,000 to be provided under internship scheme. Companies to bear training costs from their CSR funds under govt’s internship scheme.”
2. Youth skilling scheme
The finance minister said Youth S...
