INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Gender Budget statement comprise of two parts: A and B.Gender Budgeting has been pitched as a tool to rectify the gender inequity and
ensure that benefits of socio-economic development reach women as much as men
India has had a Gender Budget component in the Union Budget since 2005-06
The Gender Budget statement comprise of two parts: A and B
While Part A highlights the Women Specific Schemes, with 100% allocation for women, Part B includes schemes where at least 30% of the
schemes under both parts of the Gender Budget
This is an over 11% increase from Rs 1,53,326.28 crore allocated in the 2021-22 Budget Estimates
under Part A have been allocated Rs 26,772.89 crore
This is a marginal 6% rise from the last Budget, when Rs 25,260.95 crore was allocated
Rs 1,44,233.58 crore has been allocated for Part B schemes, which is 84% of the total Gender Budget allocations
together get Rs 23,405.06 crore while two rural development ministry schemes - National Rural Livelihood Mission-Aajeevika and Mahatma
These four schemes comprise nearly 39% of Part B
have seen a decline in allocation from Rs 587 crore in Budget 2021 to Rs 562 crore this year
