{"id":326674,"date":"2025-02-13T17:10:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=326674"},"modified":"2025-02-13T17:10:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:40:23","slug":"union-budget-2025-26-supports-womens-economic-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/union-budget-2025-26-supports-womens-economic-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Budget 2025-26 supports women&#8217;s economic growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: The post Union Budget 2025-26 supports women&#8217;s economic growth has been created, based on the article \u201c<strong>Budgeting for a gender-inclusive \u2018Viksit Bharat\u2019<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201c<strong>The Hindu<\/strong>\u201d on 13th February 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus Topic:<\/strong> GS Paper3- Economy-government budgeting<\/p>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong>: The article discusses the Union Budget 2025-26 and its focus on women\u2019s development. It highlights increased gender budget allocation, support for women\u2019s employment, skilling, and entrepreneurship. It also emphasizes formalizing gig workers, AI education, and financial inclusion for women entrepreneurs and farmers.<\/p>\n<p>For detailed information on <strong>Union Budget 2025-2026 Highlights<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/union-budget-2025-2026-highlights-explained-pointwise\/\">read this article here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Does the Budget 2025-26 Support Women&#8217;s Development?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>The Union Budget 2025-26 focuses on <strong>inclusive growth<\/strong>, giving special attention to women. The government aims for <strong>70% women\u2019s participation in economic activities by 2047<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The budget includes <strong>gender-responsive policies<\/strong> to increase women\u2019s employment, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion.<\/li>\n<li>The gender budget has increased to <strong>\u20b9<\/strong><strong>4.49 lakh crore<\/strong>, which is <strong>8.8% of the total budget<\/strong>, up from <strong>6.8% last year<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>This is the highest allocation in <strong>two decades<\/strong>. <strong>49 Union Ministries and departments<\/strong> have gender-focused policies.<\/li>\n<li>12 new ministries, including Railways, Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Land Resources, Pharmaceuticals, and Food Processing Industries, have integrated gender-responsive policies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>What Are the Key Initiatives for Women?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Employment Initiatives for Women:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLFPR)<\/strong> increased from <strong>33% in 2021-22 to 42% in 2023-24<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>52% of funds from employment schemes<\/strong> are directed toward women.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major schemes include<\/strong>: <strong>Skill India Programme<\/strong>; <strong>Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP)<\/strong>; <strong>National Skill Training Institutes<\/strong>; <strong>Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)<\/strong>; <strong>MGNREGS and PM Employment Generation Programme<\/strong>; <strong>PM Vishwakarma and Krishonnati Yojana<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Initiatives to Boost Women\u2019s Workforce Participation: <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> New schemes to promote women\u2019s participation<\/strong>: <strong>Prime Minister Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana<\/strong> ; <strong>First-time Entrepreneurs\u2019 Scheme<\/strong>; <strong>Sustainable Livelihood for Urban Workers Initiative<\/strong>; <strong>Centres of Excellence for Make in India<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Support for Women in the Gig Economy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> 90% of working women are in the informal sector<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Government introduced <strong>identity cards and e-Shram portal registration<\/strong> for gig workers.<\/li>\n<li>Access to <strong>social security entitlements and financial benefits<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> Women in Technology<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u20b9<\/strong><strong>600 crore gender budget under India AI Mission<\/strong> for digital education and skilling.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Centre of Excellence on AI for Education<\/strong> to prepare women for tech jobs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>How Will Women Farmers and Entrepreneurs Benefit?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Simplifying loan requirements<\/strong>, such as delinking Kisan Credit Cards from land ownership, will help women farmers.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Tracking gender-disaggregated data<\/strong> will improve policy effectiveness.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>20.5% of MSMEs are women-owned<\/strong>, employing <strong>27 million people<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Providing collateral-free loans and alternative credit scoring models<\/strong> will help women entrepreneurs.<\/li>\n<li>According to <strong>Bain &amp; Company and Google<\/strong>, <strong>30 million new women-owned businesses<\/strong> could create <strong>150-170 million jobs<\/strong> by 2030.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>How Will These Measures Help Achieve Viksit Bharat?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>The government\u2019s vision for <strong>zero poverty, 100% skilled labour, and India as the food basket of the world<\/strong> depends on women\u2019s economic empowerment.<\/li>\n<li>Gender-responsive budgeting, improved infrastructure, and social support will help achieve <strong>70% women\u2019s workforce participation by 2047<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Examine how the Union Budget 2025-26 supports women&#8217;s economic empowerment through employment, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post Union Budget 2025-26 supports women&#8217;s economic growth has been created, based on the article \u201cBudgeting for a gender-inclusive \u2018Viksit Bharat\u2019\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 13th February 2025 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3- Economy-government budgeting Context: The article discusses the Union Budget 2025-26 and its focus on women\u2019s development. 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