Budget 2023: Here's all you need to know about gender budgeting in India

Business Standard tries to demystify gender budgeting, its history, and the road ahead

In her maiden speech as the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman informed that 'Naari tu Narayani' is our country's tradition and a committee with the same name has been formed to ensure optimal allocations of resources for the welfare of women. Before the next budget here's how far India has come when it comes to gender budgeting.

What is gender budgeting?

The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) defines gender budgeting as a tool to achieve gender mainstreaming so as to ensure that the benefits of development reach women as much as men. The government publishes a Gender Budget Statement