Gender Budget allocation increased to 8.86 pc for FY26 in Union Budget
The share of gender budget allocation in the total Union Budget has increased to 8.86 per cent in FY 2025-26 from 6.8 per cent in FY 2024-25.
IANS
Feb 2, 2025 08:33
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New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The share of gender budget allocation in the total Union Budget has increased to 8.86 per cent in FY 2025-26 from 6.8 per cent in FY 2024-25.
An allocation of Rs. 4.49 lakh crore has been reported for welfare of women and girls in the gender budget statement of FY 2025-26, from the gross budgetary support (GBS) allocation of Rs 3.27 lakh crore in FY 2024-25, according to a statement from the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
This year, a total of 49 Ministries/Departments and 5 UTs have reported allocations as against 38 Ministries/Departments and 5 UTs in FY 2024-25.
This is the highest number of reporting by the Ministries/Departments in the GBS since its inception.
Twelve new Ministries/Departments have reported allocations in the GBS 2025-26 are Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Food & Public Distribution, Department of Financial Services, Department of Fisheries, Department of Land Resources, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, and Ministry of Railways.
“These 49 Ministries/Departments and 5 UTs have reported allocations in Part A, Part B and Part C of the Gender Budget Statement,” according to the ministry.
Also, Rs 1,05,535.40 crore (23.50 per cent of total GBS allocation) have been reported by 17 Ministries/Departments and 5 UTs in Part A (100 per cent women specific schemes); Rs. 3,26,672.00 crore (72.75 per cent) have been reported by 37 Ministries/Departments and 4 UTs in Part B (30-99 per cent allocation for women) and Rs 16,821.28 crore (3.75 per cent) have been reported by 22 Ministries/Departments in Part C (below 30 per cent allocation for women).
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