Gender budgets are not separate budgets for men and women but are just a tool that can be used to ensure that the aggregate national or departmental budget is gender sensitive. The purpose of Gender Budgeting is to achieve gender-just allocations and outcomes in all sectors and Ministries. While...

In her Budget Speech on 1 February 2020, Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, emphasised a “three-pillar framework” that promised fulfillment of the aspirations of different sections of the society, economic development and a caring society. It is undeniable that all three issues are...