Policy UpdateArohi Sanyal Background As the country aims to become a vishwa guru, meaning world leader India still lacks in financial inclusion of women. As per a report of the National Statistical Office (NSO), as of March 2023, only 36.4…
India's ranking based on the female labor force participation rate is one of the lowest in the world. “Low FLFPR jeopardises country’s growth and prosperity”
In India, gender-responsive budgeting was first introduced in the 2005-06 budget process, and since then, the government has published annual Gender Budget Statements (GBSs).
In India sports hasn’t been given the due it deserves - it is, at best, considered as an extracurricular activity while in most other nations sports is considered equivalent to studies and kids who show potential are taken under professional training.
Kerala's communists and the culture they championed educated women and ended gross discrimination against them, but this fell far short of realised gender parity
Women possess a unique capacity and knowledge to promote, and to provide for adaptation to, and mitigation of climate change, but often have insufficient resources to undertake such initiatives.
In alignment with India’s 75th Independence Day celebrations the SMILE-75 initiative was launched aiming to extend the benefits of the SMILE scheme the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the "SMILE - Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise" scheme on February 12, 2022.