Andhra to incorporate Gender Budget to better serve women
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Amaravati, March 8 : Andhra Pradesh could be the first state in India to incorporate a concept called Gender Budget in its annual Budget for FY 2021-22 aimed at better serving women.
On International Women s Day on Monday, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy emphasised that the Gender Budget should clearly list out the expenditures for women s welfare under various schemes.
As per the 2011 Budget, only 60 per cent women in Andhra Pradesh were literate while the balance 40 per cent were unable to pursue education.
Andhra Pradesh will introduce gender budget in the ensuing Budget for the year 202-21.This was announced by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in Amaravati on Monday.The gender Budget will clearly li
For FY 2021-22, Andhra Pradesh could be the first state in India to incorporate a concept called Gender Budget in its annual Budget aimed at better serving women.
AP govt to bring Gender and Child Budget from financial year 2021-22 ANI | Updated: Mar 09, 2021 06:02 IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 9 (ANI): The Government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to introduce Gender Budget and Child Budget from 2021-22. Accordingly, a Government Order has been issued. The department for women, children, disabled and senior citizen will act as nodal department for preparing the above-mentioned budgets.
The Government Order reads, The Government of Andhra Pradesh has launched new programmes and schemes targeted at women and children, especially in areas such as health, education, nutrition, livelihood and protection from abuse. Gender and Child responsive budgeting helps to know how many resources are allocated towards needs and welfare of women and children.
Nirbhaya Fund could help improve women’s safety – but money allotted for schemes is underutilised
The government’s current spending on specific interventions that address violence against women is not even 25% of the actual requirement. Representational image. | Amit Dave/Reuters
Since its inception in 2013, the Nirbhaya Fund, set up to finance projects to improve the safety and security of women, has seen significant underutilisation and slow operationalisation of approved projects.
The government’s current spending on women-specific interventions that address violence against women is not even 25% of the actual requirement, according to a recent report by Oxfam India. Up to 90% of the current spending is accounted for by the Nirbhaya Fund itself.