Union Budget 2025: Women’s Empowerment At The Heart of New Initiatives

The Union Budget made a focus on the women of the country. The government would launch a Rs 2 crore term loan program for five lakh first-time women, SC, and ST entrepreneurs, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam said on Saturday. Upon this announcement, Gunjan Goel, Director, Goel Ganga Developments says that, "The launch of the ₹5 lakh scheme exclusively to women, SC and ST is an impactful measure towards economic inclusiveness. This together with enhanced MSME credit limits offers women entrepreneurs a powerful combination. These initiatives will assist in closing the gender gap in business ownership and economic participation."

Mamta Shekhawat - Founder, Gradding. Com believes that, "The scaling up of Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 to include 8 crore children, 1 crore pregnant mothers and 20 lakh adolescent girls portrays an integrated concern for women's and children's health. Such comprehensive nutritional support, especially targeting lactating mothers and adolescent girls, will positively shift community health outcomes for many decades."

Ridhima Kansal, Director, Rosemoore puts forth that, "Women benefit from both economic empowerment with the ₹5 lakh scheme and nutritional security with Poshan 2.0 in a two-pronged approach budgetary intervention. This married approach addresses the health and health infrastructure gaps with the financial gap that need to be closed for women's advancement."

This initiative puts forth the country's progressive mentality of a gender-neutral country. This aims at motivating the women workforce significantly.