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To lead cities in India into a new era, there is a need for a fundamental transformation that unleashes their potential and prioritises their needs
জাতীয় ব্যয়ের মধ্যে জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন সংক্রান্ত উদ্বেগ
Inclusive, thoughtful, and collective approaches can bolster secure, affordable, accessible and sustainable city transport systems for all
The budget will be passed under what are probably the most difficult and trying circumstances in Pakistan's history
The significant gap in fiscally integrating climate change concerns within national spending needs to be addressed
भारत में लैंगिक असमानता से निपटने के लिए सरकार को ज़्याद�
The government needs to adopt a more nuanced gender-responsive budgeting to deal with gender inequality in India.
The Modi government’s fragmented approach has remained at the canopy and has not been able to achieve foundational improvements in budgeting at the
Marginalised sections of the urban population, particularly women, are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and extreme climate ch
How does the interim budget impact some of the most critical facets of the Indian economy?
How does the interim budget impact some of the most critical facets of the Indian economy?
Gender-responsive budgeting (GRB) is a targeted fiscal instrument that several developing countries have cemented into their growth plans. GRB is used to ensure that policy prescriptions to alleviate gender inequality translate into outputs by linking them to budgetary allocations. Although the concept was introduced in India, Bangladesh and Rwanda at around the same time (the early 2000s), the three countries have followed different routes and a
India introduced Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) in financial year 2005-06 to design public spending in a way that ensures that the benefits accrue as much to the country’s women as they do to the men. India’s effort has influenced both the government’s expenditures and its revenue policies—such as additional tax rebates on properties owned by women, for instance—at the levels of both central and state governments. However, 18
Gender equality is a fundamental human right. This principle is also found in the SDG 2030 Agenda where its signatories, including India, reaffirmed their commitment to mainstreaming gender development and ensuring equal representation of women in political and economic decision-making. This paper outlines gender-budgeting norms for resource allocations as an essential prerequisite for India to achieve progress towards the SDG-5 on gender equalit
The current gap in global adaptation finance for developing countries is estimated at US$194-366 billion per year. This brief highlights the critical role of domestic public funding in driving adaptation initiatives. While international climate finance mechanisms exist, their effectiveness is limited by slow disbursement processes and regional disparities in fund distribution. Public finance management systems can act as catalysts for mobilising
This brief discusses the challenges faced by urban local bodies (ULBs) in India in accessing urban climate finance (UCF), and proposes solutions based on successful strategies used by some of them. The hurdles include institutional barriers and limited capacity. The brief finds that ULBs that have met with success in accessing UCF overcame the obstacles through early sensitisation programmes and global network connections. It offers plausible sol
The commitment of states towards achieving gender equality as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development received a renewed boost during the G20 Summit in New Delhi in September 2023, with a marked shift in the discourse from women’s development to ‘women-led’ development. This article uses the Public Financial Management (PFM) lens to emphasise the role of governments in achieving gender-related outcomes. While proposing an outcom
पाकिस्तानच्या इतिहासातील कदाचित सर्वात कठीण आणि खडतर परिस्थितीत मंजूर झालेला हा अर्थसंकल्प असेल.
२०२१ मध्ये प्रवेश करताना लिंगभाव केंद्रस्थानी ठेवून पायाभूत सेवासुविधांची, मोकळ्या जागांची आणखी होणे गरजेचे आहे. सर्वसमावेशक आराखड्यातच त्याचा समावेश हवा.
राष्ट्रीय खर्चामध्ये हवामान बदलाच्या चिंतेला आर्थिकदृष्ट्या लक्ष देणे आवश्यक असून खर्चात देखील वाढ करणे अपेक्षित आहे.
जगात सर्वाधिक बालविवाहाचे प्रमाण हे भारतात आहे. तसेच २७ टक्के मुलींचे १८ व्या वर्षी लग्न लावून दिले जाते. त्यामुळे आपल्याकडे ‘जेंडर बजेट’ महत्त्वाचे आहे.
