PM Modi’s Ujjwala at 10 marks shift from access to empowerment, says education minister Dharmendra PradhanTen years on, the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has provided clean cooking fuel to over 10 crore women. This initiative has significantly i...
01 May, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
See innovation, education as enabler and catalyst for progress, inclusion: Samsung officialSamsung has highlighted innovation and education as key drivers of inclusion and progress in India, according to SP Chun, Corporate Vice Pr...
19 Apr, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
India’s gig economy boom must start working for the women behind itFemale gig workers face challenges like limited mobility and financial access. Initiatives providing affordable asset finance and tailored ...
15 Apr, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Govt says allocation for women’s schemes in Union Budget rises 11.55% to Rs 5.01 lakh croreGovernment allocations for women and girls are set to rise significantly. In 2026-27, these funds will reach Rs 5.01 lakh crore, an increas...
18 Feb, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
Centre launches Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub to promote inclusive growthThe Central government has launched the Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub, a digital platform designed to promote gender-responsive planning n...
19 Jun, 2025, 03.39 PM IST
India's gender budgeting progress: Are we truly empowering women?India's gender-responsive budgeting has increased allocations but lacks the necessary systemic reforms and mandatory frameworks across gove...
31 Jan, 2025, 10.53 PM IST
Gender budgeting share in total expenditure rises to 6.8% from 4.5% in 2014, up 18.9% in FY25 (YoY): RBIIndia has successfully implemented gender budgeting policies over the past 20 years, increasing the gender budget share to 6.8% of total ex...
25 Dec, 2024, 10.00 AM IST
Gender budgeting revamp on the cards to better log spends on women schemesIndia is considering a revamp of its annual budget to improve tracking of spending on gender equality and women's empowerment. The focus wi...
20 Sep, 2023, 06.58 AM IST
Gender-budgeting, unleash the 'crazy'Empowering women - whether in the boardroom, workplace or household - is not just about bridging the gender gap. It is also a strategic mea...
30 Apr, 2023, 11.09 PM IST
Niti unit pitches for gender Budgeting actDMEO, which is an attached office under the NITI Aayog, has called for incentivising women participation in all training and capacity build...
07 Jul, 2022, 12.18 AM IST
View: Assessing India’s gender budgetIn efforts to integrate GRB in India’s budgeting process, the Government of India introduced the Gender Budget Statement (GBS) in the Union...
14 Feb, 2021, 12.26 PM IST
Budget 2020: The need for gender budgetingAs education and health outcomes improve, women's barriers to entry in joining the workforce would reduce. This would reverse the worrying ...
31 Jan, 2020, 11.12 AM IST
Several irregularities in Gender Budgeting in Rajasthan: CAGThe CAG has found several irregularities in the implementation of gender budgeting in Rajasthan including non-implementation of schemes aim...
09 Mar, 2018, 11.52 AM IST
- Kolkata government to launch gender budgeting
Through this exercise the government would ascertain how many women are benefiting from various women-centric schemes, the number of female...
30 Jan, 2017, 01.21 PM IST
- Don’t limit gender budgeting to a ministry or two: Women group
Gender budgeting should go beyond programmes run by the ministry of women and child development, and be a guiding force involving all macro...
22 Feb, 2010, 04.32 AM IST
- Workshop to sensitise officials towards gender budgeting
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is organising a workshop to sensitise senior officials of various Central Ministries towards ge...
06 Feb, 2008, 03.39 PM IST
- Women to have greater say in planning through gender-budgeting
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has prepared a handbook on the 'dos and donts' on practicing gender budgeting.
20 Jan, 2008, 11.18 AM IST