Gender Budget shows an increase of 38.7 percent

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The Gender Budget Component this year accounted for 6.4 per cent of the total Budget.

A comprehensive programme for “synergy” in all the programmes relating to maternal and child care, upgrading of Anganwadi Centres, and the increase in the target for Lakhpati Didis from 2 crores to 3 crores are some of the key announcements made by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday aimed at women and the gender sector.

A close look at the government’s allocation under the Gender Budget Component in 2024-25 shows a jump of 38.7 per cent– from an allocation of Rs 2,23,219.75 crore in 2023-24 it rose to Rs 3,09,690.10 crore in 2024-25. This is an increase from 2023-24 it rose to Rs 3,09,690.10 crore in 2024-25. This is an increase from 2023-24, when the allocation for the Gender Budget Component had seen a 23 per cent hike. [Read More]