Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the govt will encourage vaccination for girls in the age group of 9 to 14 years for the prevention of cervical cancer, the second most prevalent cancer among women in India.
The Gender Budget Component this year accounted for 6.4 per cent of the total Budget.
In June, police arrested the mother and stepfather of the victim for taking her to private fertility centres to sell her oocytes.
Education is accorded a high priority in development policy in most countries, including India.