#TRCMasterclass The 2025 budget is around the corner, our budget expert Dr Dipa Sinha, Assistant Professor at Ambedkar University Delhi, conducted an online workshop ‘Understanding The Budget’ for those of us who find it challenging to understand the Union budget, what goes into making it happen, and how we can track or use it to our advantage when writing about it. It was hosted by TRC member, Nitin Sethi. This is a recording of the workshop, if you missed this Masterclass session.


Key topics discussed:
• Basics of government budgets to make sense of the numbers

• Where to find the numbers in the documents

• How to use them for stories long after the budget is presented

• Analyze ministry, sector and program allocations

• Tracking budget trends