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Centre launches Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub to promote inclusive growth
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....entre launches Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub to promote inclusive growth<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 19-6-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) The Central government on Thursday launched the Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub, a dedicated digital platform aimed at strengthening gender-responsive planning and inclusive growth in India. The portal is designed to empower policymakers, researchers, and oth....
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....er stakeholders with a centralised repository of resources — including policy briefs, best practices, training toolkits and gender-disaggregated data — to support the integration of a gender lens into all stages of planning and budgeting, at both Central and state levels. The launch took place during a national consultation attended by representatives from Central ministries, 20 state governm....
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....ents, international agencies such as UN Women and the Asian Development Bank, and leading national institutions, all coming together to foster dialogue and promote innovative approaches to gender budgeting. "As India works towards the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047, gender budgeting will be instrumental in ensuring that growth is inclusive and equitable," Union Women and Child Development Minister....
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.... Annpurna Devi said in her keynote address. Welcoming delegates from ministries, state departments and development partners, Devi said their presence reflected a shared resolve toward "women-led development," which she described as a cornerstone of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for a developed India by 2047. "With the launch of this Knowledge Hub, we are not just building a resource cent....
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....re, we are laying the groundwork for gender equality to be embedded in every fiscal decision, ensuring that no woman or girl is left behind," she said. Reflecting on the last decade, Devi said India had laid a foundation for a future in which women are not merely participants but leaders "from space missions to grassroots governance, from kitchens to boardrooms." She noted that women were "turni....
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....ng challenges into opportunities," backed by targeted government interventions such as the One Stop Centres, Women Helpline, and flagship schemes under Mission Shakti. In FY 2025-26, the government allocated Rs 3,150 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, expected to benefit over 3.66 crore women. Devi also pointed to women's growing entrepreneurial strength, supported by instituti....
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....onal credit through Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana and Stand-Up India. "About 68 per cent of Mudra loans and 83 per cent of Stand-Up India loans have been sanctioned to women, amounting to over Rs 2.5 lakh crore," she said. She said schemes such as Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission had brought 10 crore women into 90 lakh Self Help Groups, and the Lakhpati Didi initiative ....
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....had helped over 1.48 crore women achieve an annual income of at least Rs 1 lakh. "Ujjwala Yojana brought more than 10 crore LPG cylinders to BPL women, freeing them from the hazards of smoke," she added. Speaking about the evolution of gender budgeting, Devi said what began in 2005-06 as a fiscal reporting tool had now become "a strategic governance instrument." She acknowledged the Union Minis....
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....try of Women and Child Development's role in leading this effort nationally, while encouraging state women and child development, social welfare, and finance departments to act as nodal agencies. Highlighting the ministry's use of digital tools, Devi said the Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub would enhance transparency and efficiency in programme delivery. She also lauded the development of a compre....
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....hensive training toolkit whose modules were discussed at the consultation. The minister noted that for FY 2025-26, the gender budget stood at an unprecedented Rs 4.49 lakh crore — 8.86 per cent of the Union Budget. "A record 49 ministries and five Union Territories have made allocations for women and girls under 273 Central schemes. Twelve new ministries have reported allocations in the Gender....
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.... Budget Statement," she said. More than 81 per cent of the Ministry of Women and Child Development's own budget is dedicated to grassroots women, Devi said, spanning initiatives from Poshan Abhiyaan and Saksham Anganwadis to Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and Suposhit Panchayats. However, Devi stressed that allocation alone was not enough. "We need smarter allocation. Every rupee must be targeted, its....
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.... impact measurable. This requires mutual cooperation across ministries and states," she said. She urged the ministries and states to review their programmes through a gender lens, adding that state-level consultations must also be organised to institutionalise the practice. "Gender budgeting should not be treated as a mere reporting format, but must be implemented in letter and spirit," she said....
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..... Calling for synergy between national goals, state priorities and local needs, Devi emphasised the need for data accountability and, above all, a commitment to action. "When we invest in women, we invest in progress, prosperity and a more just and equitable India," she said. PTI UZM UZM RUK RUK<BR> News - Press release - PIB....