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July 24, 2024

Budget Brief 2024-25
Decoding the Union Budget
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July 24, 2024

Budget 2024-25 Addresses Some Climate Concerns but Misses Many Others
Kochi: Tackling climate-change driven challenges found mention in the Union Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 23. The budget pushes for energy security in several ways including building small nuclear energy reactors. Ways to tackle climate events also found place in it, with the central government’s proposal to fund research and development […]
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July 24, 2024

Budget 2024: Cancer patients get relief but senior citizens missed the attention
The Union Budget 2024 has allocated ₹90,959 crore to the health sector, reflecting a substantial 12.6% increase from the previous year. The budget prioritizes the Department of Health and Family Welfare with ₹87,657 crore and the Department of Health Research with ₹3,302 crore. Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY FundingAyushman Bharat-PMJAY, which offers a health cover of ₹5 lakh […]
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July 24, 2024

Union Budget 2024: Gender Budget crosses ₹3 lakh crore-mark for the first time
The Gender Budget, an annual financial statement of the total allocation to women-centric schemes, stands at ₹3.27 lakh crore in the 2024-25 Budget. This is a 31.46% increase from the 2023-24 Budget allocation of ₹2.38 lakh crore. The Gender Budget is divided into three parts. While Part A covers schemes with 100% provision for women, Part B […]
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Nikos Papachristodoulou

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Partnership Development • Operations Management • Business Development • Project Management • Advocacy • Leadership Development and Change Management

M.K. Padma Kumar is involved in developing strategies and managing operations for the IPE Global Group.

He has over 25 years of experience in the development sector, working in civil society organisations and international development agencies like DANIDA and DFID. As the Head of State Partnerships at the DFID India, he was responsible for developing partnerships, programme design, management and strategic oversight of all programmes implemented in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He has managed various development programmes. His expertise lies in driving operational, financial and programmatic transformations. Before DFID, he was associated with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Help Age and World Wildlife Fund.

He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with specialisation in Human Resource Management and Finance. He is extensively trained in Project Cycle Management, Grant Management, Performance Management, Leadership Skills and Change Management.

 

Abdul Rahim

Chief Knowledge Officer

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Management Consulting • Finance • Governance • Change Management • Knowledge Management • ICT4D • Communications • Business Strategy

Abdul Rahim is a senior development professional with over 20 years of experience across diverse sectors, including urban, health, rural & social development, and IT & e-governance. He has led several large, multi-year, multi-departmental projects such as the Health Systems Development Initiative (HSDI) for the Government of West Bengal; Odisha Modernising Economy, Governance & Administration (OMEGA) programme for the Government of Odisha, and Growth Resources and Opportunities for Wealth Creation (GROW) with the Government of Bihar.

He played a key role as the Quality Monitoring and Evaluation Expert in the DFID-supported Knowledge Partnership Programme (KPP), Knowledge Management (KM) and M&E Specialist in USAID-supported SAMRIDH and SAMVEG Projects. He has served as the Cross-Learning Platform Expert for the BMGF-supported WeCan programme. He has been an advisor to several government agencies throughout India and internationally across Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Jordan.

He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI Jamshedpur (India). He is an accredited Management Teacher from AIMA. He’s a a certified Trainer, NLP Practitioner and a member of Toastmasters International & Junior Chamber International.

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