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Rajasthan Plans Dedicated Youth Budget For Ages 15–29

Rajasthan plans to create a special budget for young people aged 15 to 29.

The budget will be included in the state’s next financial year.

It may support education, job training, sports, health and other youth programmes.

It will also help young people with scholarships, businesses and new ideas.

Government departments must identify programmes that help young people.

Programmes spending more than 70% on youth will be placed in one category.

Other programmes with smaller youth-related spending will be placed in another category.

People can send their ideas through the Finance Department’s website.

Key facts

Target age group: People aged 15 to 29
Implementation: The Youth Budget is planned for the next financial year
Coverage: 11 broad areas, including education, employment, skills, entrepreneurship, sports, technology, health and culture
Category A: Schemes where more than 70% of total expenditure benefits youth welfare and development
Category B: Schemes where less than 70% of expenditure is intended for youth-related activities
Monitoring: The Department of Youth Affairs and Sports will monitor youth-related expenditure
Public participation: Citizens can submit suggestions through a dedicated Finance Department website window

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