IMPACT

Gender responsive budgeting is a process to achieve gender mainstreaming. Since India’s first gender budget statement was published in 2005/06, the country’s gender budget increased more than eight-fold in 2018/19. Using quantitative and qualitative data, this article highlights several procedural issues and ‘grey’ areas that require the attention of policy-makers. The over-arching message of the study is that GRB in India is an elementary exercise with limited strategic direction. The capacity of officials responsible for producing GBs is questionable and further training is needed. Sensitization to the needs and priorities of women would significantly contribute to gender mainstreaming and policy refinements.

ABSTRACT

Gender responsive budgeting (GRB) is a process to enhance gender equality through financial allocations in government budgets. The objective of the study was to understand trends in India’s government’s ministries and departments. The total gender budget (GB) exhibited strong growth between 2007/08 and 2018/19. However, the GB for ‘women-specific programmes’ had moderate growth. This article highlights a policy–practice gap and contributes to the scarce literature on GRB in India. The authors advocate the use of GBs for strategic outcomes that promote gender mainstreaming.

中文翻译：

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游戏规则改变者还是会计实践？印度的性别敏感预算

影响

性别敏感预算是一个实现性别主流化的过程。自印度于 2005/06 年发布首份性别预算声明以来，该国的性别预算在 2018/19 年增长了八倍多。本文使用定量和定性数据，强调了需要政策制定者注意的几个程序问题和“灰色”领域。该研究的主要信息是印度的 GRB 是一项战略方向有限的基本演习。负责生产 GB 的官员的能力值得怀疑，需要进一步培训。对妇女的需求和优先事项的敏感性将大大有助于将性别观点纳入主流和完善政策。

抽象的

性别敏感预算 (GRB) 是通过政府预算中的财政拨款来加强性别平等的过程。该研究的目的是了解印度政府部委和部门的趋势。性别预算总额 (GB) 在 2007/08 至 2018/19 年间呈现强劲增长。然而，“女性特定项目”的 GB 有适度增长。本文强调了政策与实践之间的差距，并为印度关于 GRB 的稀缺文献做出了贡献。作者提倡将 GB 用于促进性别主流化的战略成果。