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The barriers to women’s equal participation in the economy and in public life need to be considered in policymaking and budgeting priorities Subhalakshmi Nandi
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Since 189 United Nations member states adopted the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the Fourth World Women’s Conference in 1995, the language of ‘gender mainstreaming’ has been adopted by many countries for shaping their public policy and programme priorities. In India, gender budgeting was enforced in 2004 with the recommendations of the Ashok Lahiri Committee, and the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has been the principal unit that overlooks the strategic management and execution of Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB).
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Updated Jan 23, 2021 | 23:05 IST
Asserting that there should be no politics on public health, Shah said there are some people who are spreading misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine. Union Home Minister Amit Shah | Photo Credit: PTI
Guwahati: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday hit out at those who have been criticising the efficacies of COVID-19 vaccines and gave them an open challenge for a debate.
Asserting that there should be no politics on public health, Shah said there are some people who are spreading misinformation on COVID-19 vaccine.
Speaking at a function in Guwahati, the home minister said, There are some people who are spreading misinformation on vaccine. Come to another platform and let s have a duel. But why are you creating doubt over people s health and doing politics? There are other issues for that.”