{"id":308876,"date":"2024-08-30T19:56:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=308876"},"modified":"2024-08-30T19:56:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:26:09","slug":"women-led-development-and-budget-allocations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/women-led-development-and-budget-allocations\/","title":{"rendered":"Women-Led Development and Budget Allocations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-<\/strong>This post on Women-Led Development and Budget Allocations<\/strong> has been created based on the article \u201cAnalysing the Gender Budget of 2024-25″<\/strong> published in \u201cThe Hindu<\/strong>\u201d on 30 August 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus-<\/strong>GS Paper 3- Government Budgeting.<\/p>\n

Context<\/strong>– This year’s Budget emphasizes women-led development with increased funding for women-focused programs. The Gender Budget Statement (GBS) for 2024-25 has reached a record 1% of GDP, exceeding \u20b93 lakh crore. Previously averaging around 5% of the total budget, allocations for pro-women schemes have now risen to about 6.8% of total budget.<\/p>\n

What are the Reasons for Increased Allocations?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A) Introduction of Part \u2018C\u2019 in GBS- <\/strong>This new section reports on schemes where less than 30% of the budget is allocated to women. For ex- the PM Kisan scheme, with \u20b915,000 crore allocated (25% of its total), is now included in Part C.<\/p>\n

B) Increase in Part A Allocations<\/strong>– Part A of the GBS, which includes schemes with 100% women-specific funding, saw a major increase. Previously, Part A accounted for 15-17% of total allocations until BE 2022-23. From BE 2023-24, it increased to nearly 40%, largely due to the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) now being fully included in Part A.<\/p>\n

What are the Issues with Reporting in the Gender Budget Statement (GBS)?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Over-Reporting- <\/strong>Over-reporting is seen in programs like the PM Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), which helps entrepreneurs start non-farm micro businesses. The GBS lists \u20b9920 crore for PMEGP, showing 40% of its total budget, but does not clarify this allocation.<\/p>\n

2) Under-Reporting-<\/strong>It affects the visibility of funds dedicated to women’s needs. For ex-<\/p>\n

A) The full budget for the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) is now correctly listed in Part A of the GBS, showing that all its funds are for women and girls. Before, only half of the NRLM budget was reported in Part B.<\/p>\n

B) The GBS shows more funding for the Ministry of Electronics & IT but misses reporting on pro-women allocations in schemes like PM Vishwakarma, SVANidhi, and Stand-Up India.<\/p>\n

A detailed article on Budget 2024-25 can be read here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0What steps can be taken to address these issues?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Improving the Gender Budget Statement<\/strong>-To reduce inaccuracies, the GBS should include clear explanations for each entry. This will ensure accurate accounting, aid in gender audits, and enhance outcomes for women in government programs.<\/p>\n

2) Effective Reporting and Spending-<\/strong>Detailed reporting should not only show higher allocations for women’s development but also ensure that funds are spent on well-designed programs that meet women’s needs<\/p>\n

Question for practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the reasons behind the increased allocations, and what are the issues with reporting in the Gender Budget Statement (GBS)?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on Women-Led Development and Budget Allocations has been created based on the article \u201cAnalysing the Gender Budget of 2024-25″ published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 30 August 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper 3- Government Budgeting. Context– This year’s Budget emphasizes women-led development with increased funding for women-focused programs. The Gender Budget Statement (GBS) for 2024-25… Continue reading Women-Led Development and Budget Allocations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,167],"tags":[216,8184,10498],"class_list":["post-308876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-economy-subject","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-economy","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308876\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}