Gender Responsive Budgeting: Evidences from India

Gender budgeting as a distinct tool was institutionalized from the Union Budget 2005-06 for engendering macroeconomic policymaking. In spite of several provisions made by the Constitution and other efforts for the betterment and security of women, the Indian women are still at the cross roads. The constitutional dream of gender equality has not become true in reality. The present paper attempts to analyze the initiatives taken up by the governments by allocating funds to implement various programmes conceptualized to uplift the pathetic conditions of women and girls in recent years. The study is based on secondary data of published sources. The study uses the data on the plan and allocation of the government of India in central budgets, particularly, from 2005-06 to 2013-14 and specifically Women and Children Development is focused for analysis and found that allocation has not been sufficient for the set goals.