QUESTION 6
GS3
12.5 marks
Women empowerment in India needs gender budgeting. What are the requirements and status of gender budgeting in the Indian context?
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9 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Explain why gender budgeting is needed for women's empowerment, what it requires and where India stands.
What areAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Meaning: analysing budgets for their impact on women; not a separate budget≈35 words
- 2Requirements: sex-disaggregated data, gender budgeting cells, gender audit, outcome indicators, state and local adoption≈35 words
- 3Status: Gender Budget Statement since 2005-06 with Part A (100% women) and Part B (30-99%); low share, data gaps, some states active≈35 words
- 4Way forward: outcome focus, unpaid care work≈35 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Why neededRequirementsStatusGapsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Confusing gender budgeting with a separate women's budget
- No status details
Draw this
- Cycle: data → allocation → implementation → gender audit → feedback
Value addition
- FactIndia's Gender Budget Statement was first presented in the Union Budget 2005-06.Ministry of Finance
- PlanNinth Five Year Plan introduced the Women's Component Plan, earmarking at least 30% of funds for women.Planning Commission, 1997-2002
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 13 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 26 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
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