2024–25 Gender BudgetLet us now analyse the gender budget. The Gender Budget Statement (GBS) was first introduced in the Union Budget by the then UPA Government in 2005–06. Table 1: Gender Budget, 2023–24 RE and 2024–25 BE (Rs crore)Gender Budget Part A Part B Part C 2023–24 RE 2,75,095 83,260 (30.3%) 1,76,836 (64.3%) 15,000 (5.5%) 2024–25 BE 3,27,158 1,12,396 (34.4%) 1,99,762 (61.1%) 15,000 (4.6%)Figures in brackets are percentage of total Gender Budget. The total budget for this is Rs 1.12 lakh crore this year, and constitutes 34% of the total gender budget (Table 1). Neeraj Jain, “Analysing Budget 2024–25 from a People’s Perspective, Part 11: The Nutrition Budget”, 7 November 2024, https://countercurrents.org.

Source: The Hindu November 20, 2024 09:07 UTC