gender budgeting

1. Policies, programmes and social protection schemes for women, pregnant women, girls and girl
child
Economic participation &
opportunity
Educational
attainment
Health &
survival
Political empowerment
33% of the seats in Panchayati Raj Institutions are reserved for women (To empower women to
participate in governance at the grass root level)
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Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (To ensure survival and education of girl child) √ √ √
Scheme for Adolescent Girls (To empower girls through life skills, home skills and vocational
training)
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The National Crèche Scheme (To ensure gainful employment to women and providing a safe
environment to the children)
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Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (To provide housing under women’s name) √
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (To enable women to take up industry-relevant skill
training).
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Deen Dayal Upadhyay National Urban Livelihoods Mission (To create opportunities for women
in skill development for market-based employment).
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Sukanya Samriddhi Yojna (To economically empower girls by opening their bank accounts). √
Skill Upgradation & Mahila Coir Yojna (To give skill training to women artisans engaged in coir
industry).
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Samagra Shiksha Scheme inter alia has provisions of gender segregated toilets in all schools and
teachers’ sensitization programmes to promote girls’ participation, Rani Laxmi Bai Atmaraksha
Prashikshan and stipend for girl children with special needs.
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Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) have been opened in educationally backward
blocks for girls belonging to disadvantaged groups.
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Mission Poshan 2.0 (To strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with
focus on health, wellness, immunity to disease and malnutrition).
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Maternity benefit to pregnant and lactating mothers through: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandna
Yojna; RMNCAH+N; Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram; Janani Suraksha Yojana; SUMAN;
PMSMA; LaQshya, etc.
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Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (To empower women and protect their health by providing free
LPG cylinders).
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Various fellowship, scholarship schemes by UGC and AICTE. √ √
159 Women Studies Centres established in various universities to undertake research and
develop curricula in the areas of gender equity, economic self-reliance of women, girls’
education, etc.
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5039 supernumerary seats for female students have been created since 2018-19 in the
undergraduate programmes in IITs (to improve gender balance).
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