{"id":24656,"date":"2024-02-01T06:43:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T06:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=24656"},"modified":"2024-02-01T06:43:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T06:43:24","slug":"women-empowerment-in-india-needs-gender-budgeting-what-are-the-requirements-and-status-of-gender-budgeting-in-the-indian-context-150-words-10-marks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/women-empowerment-in-india-needs-gender-budgeting-what-are-the-requirements-and-status-of-gender-budgeting-in-the-indian-context-150-words-10-marks\/","title":{"rendered":"Women empowerment in India needs gender budgeting. What are the requirements and status of gender budgeting in the Indian context? (150 Words 10 Marks)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-gs-advance-and-mentorship-program-ampcsat?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=GS+Advanced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8-585x137.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Women empowerment in India is a critical societal imperative, and an essential tool for achieving this goal is gender budgeting. Gender budgeting involves the integration of a gender perspective into the budgetary process to address the specific needs and challenges faced by women. In the Indian context, the requirements for effective gender budgeting include a comprehensive understanding of the diverse needs of women across different regions and socioeconomic backgrounds. Adequate funding must be allocated to programs and policies that promote women&#8217;s empowerment, education, healthcare, and economic opportunities. Currently, the status of gender budgeting in India reflects progress, but challenges persist. While there has been an acknowledgment of the importance of gender-responsive budgeting, implementation gaps, lack of disaggregated data, and limited awareness hinder its effectiveness. To truly foster women&#8217;s empowerment, it is imperative to enhance the commitment towards gender budgeting, ensuring a targeted and inclusive approach that uplifts women across the spectrum of Indian society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Tag: <\/strong>Government budgeting.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a1f814715a17\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path 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href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/women-empowerment-in-india-needs-gender-budgeting-what-are-the-requirements-and-status-of-gender-budgeting-in-the-indian-context-150-words-10-marks\/#Decoding_the_Question\" title=\"Decoding the Question:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\">Decoding the Question:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/women-empowerment-in-india-needs-gender-budgeting-what-are-the-requirements-and-status-of-gender-budgeting-in-the-indian-context-150-words-10-marks\/#Answer\" title=\"Answer:&nbsp;&nbsp;\">Answer:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/women-empowerment-in-india-needs-gender-budgeting-what-are-the-requirements-and-status-of-gender-budgeting-in-the-indian-context-150-words-10-marks\/#Current_status_of_gender_budgeting_in_India\" title=\"Current status of gender budgeting in India:&nbsp;\">Current status of gender budgeting in India:&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/women-empowerment-in-india-needs-gender-budgeting-what-are-the-requirements-and-status-of-gender-budgeting-in-the-indian-context-150-words-10-marks\/#Requirements_of_Gender_budgeting_for_women_empowerment_in_India\" title=\"Requirements of Gender budgeting for women empowerment in India:&nbsp;&nbsp;\">Requirements of Gender budgeting for women empowerment in India:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/women-empowerment-in-india-needs-gender-budgeting-what-are-the-requirements-and-status-of-gender-budgeting-in-the-indian-context-150-words-10-marks\/#In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\" title=\"In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;\">In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/women-empowerment-in-india-needs-gender-budgeting-what-are-the-requirements-and-status-of-gender-budgeting-in-the-indian-context-150-words-10-marks\/#Visit_our_YouTube_Channel_%E2%80%93_here\" title=\"Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here\">Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decoding_the_Question\"><\/span><strong>Decoding the Question:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>In the Intro, try to Start your answer with defining Gender Budgeting or Women empowerment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>In the Body, Explain the<\/strong> <strong>requirements and status of gender budgeting.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Try to conclude the answer as per the context.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Answer\"><\/span><strong>Answer:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gender Budgeting is a powerful tool for achieving gender mainstreaming so as to ensure that benefits of development reach women as much as men.The rationale for gender budgeting arises from recognition of the fact that national budgets impact men and women differently through the pattern of resource allocation. Women constitute 48% of India\u2019s population, but they lag behind men on many social indicators like health, education, economic opportunities, etc. Hence, they warrant special attention due to their vulnerability and lack of access to resources. The way Government budgets allocate resources, has the potential to transform these gender inequalities. In view of this, Gender Budgeting, as a tool for achieving gender mainstreaming, has been propagated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Current_status_of_gender_budgeting_in_India\"><\/span><strong>Current status of gender budgeting in India:<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Gender Budget Statement was first introduced in Budget 2005-06. Various ministries and departments provide information to the finance ministry based on which Gender Budget Statement is prepared.&nbsp;<\/li><li>This helps to monitor expenditure and public service delivery from a gender perspective, as a means of mainstreaming women\u2019s concerns in all activities and improving their access to public resources.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Also it was instructed to all the ministries and departments, to open Gender Budgeting Cell (GBC).&nbsp;<\/li><li>Ministry and Government Departments have been instructed to open Gender Budgeting Cells (GBC). Presently, 57 Ministries and Departments have established GBC.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-essay?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=Essay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42412 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10-585x137.png 585w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/300;\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-essay?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=Essay\">UPSC Essay Course<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Only one-third of all the demands for grant presented to the Union government are reported in the gender budgeting statement.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Of the total budgetary allocation of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, only 15% of the amount is actually spent on Women and Women related schemes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Requirements_of_Gender_budgeting_for_women_empowerment_in_India\"><\/span><strong>Requirements of Gender budgeting for women empowerment in India:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There are certain women issues which can be attended to on priority through gender budgeting. For example, women security, specific budgetary allocation has been done under Nirbhaya fund.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Gender budgeting aims at making society more gender equal by allocating resources to programmes and schemes that will reduce and eliminate prejudice existing against a particular gender.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>With literacy rate just about 65%, and making up 48% of India\u2019s population, women lag behind in equitable participation in the economy (Labour force participation is just 33%). Financial allocation through gender budgeting serves as a potent tool to ensure the economic empowerment of women (e.g. differential rates for men and women in property tax rates etc.).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Gender budgeting helps in the assessment of the extent to which the sector\u2019s policy addresses the gender issues and gaps. This keeps women&#8217;s empowerment a priority agenda of the government.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However not all is negative about Gender budgeting in India, certain new trends are encouraging. A positive trend over the past couple of years has been the pre-budget consultations organized by the Ministry of Finance, aimed at ensuring that the voices of women are also heard in the budget-making process. 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