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.

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