COVER HINDI - Ministry of Women and Child Development

Initiatives taken by the MWCD in 2006-07
6.16 In 2006-07 the Ministry adopted a multi pronged
strategy to effectively wield gender budgeting as a tool
for women’s empowerment. Initiatives ranged from
advocacy, training and capacity building to strengthening
partnerships, supporting policy dialogues and strategy
sessions.
Setting up of Gender Budgeting Cells
6.17 The Ministry has been continuously and actively
pursuing with Ministries for setting up of Gender
Budgeting (GB) cells. So far, 50 Ministries/ Departments
have set up these cells. The Box 8 indicates the list of
Ministries and Department that have set up GB cells.
These cells serve as focal points for coordinating gender
budgeting initiatives both intra and inter ministerial. The
role envisaged for these cells includes:
— Act as a nodal agency for all gender responsive
budgeting initiatives.
— Pilot action on gender sensitive review of public
expenditure and policies (Expenditure/Revenue/
Policies/Legislation etc.) as per Checklist I and II
— Guide and undertake collection of gender
disaggregated data- for target group of beneficiaries
covered under expenditure, revenue raising/ policy/
legislation
— Guide gender budgeting initiatives within
Departments as well as in field units responsible
for implementing government programmes.
— Conduct gender based impact analysis, beneficiary
needs assessment and beneficiary incidence analysis
to
o Establish effectiveness of public expenditure
o Identify scope for re-prioritization of public
expenditure
o Improve implementation etc.
o Collate and promote best practices on participative
budgeting for and implementation of schemes
6.18 Apart from workshops, follow up discussions and
one to one interactions with several Ministries/
Departments were pursued to ensure that gender concerns
are incorporated in all sectors. Several Departments
evinced interest and requested the Ministry to give detailed
insight on gender budgeting for their officers and divisions.
Box - 8 : Gender Budgeting (GB) Cells set up by Ministries/Departments
S. No. GB Cells set-up by Ministries/Departments
1. Deptt. of Agriculture & Cooperation
2. Department of Biotechnology
3. Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals
4. Deptt. of Civil Aviation
5. Deptt. of Coal
6. Deptt. of Commerce
7. Ministry of Culture
8. Deptt. of Consumer Affairs
9. Department of Development of North-Eastern Region
10. Department of Drinking Water Supply
11. Ministry of External Affairs
12. Deptt. of Elementary Education & Literacy
13. Ministry of Environment and Forests
14. Deptt. of Family Welfare
15. Department of Fertilizers
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