Women
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Women Entrepreneurship
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Under-Funding
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Gender Budget
A lack of access to funds is one of the biggest hurdles Indian women face in pursuing entrepreneurship.
Equality
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Gender Budget
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Gender Inequality
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Domestic Violence
High levels of domestic violence faced by women during the pandemic was a persistent area of gender inequality.
Economy
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Gender Budget
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Gender Equality
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Government Expenditure
Budget 2021-22 clubs various key schemes without providing specific allocations, the funding is cornered by a few ministries, and the government has not been able to leverage the potential of a gender-responsive budget as a tool for inclusive economic growth
Women
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Inclusive Development
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Gender Inequality
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Gender Budget
With seemingly no attempt to address the disparities related to women's livelihood, education and nutrition, the Centre's endeavour towards economic recovery might not be inclusive.
Women
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Nirbhaya Fund
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Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG)
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Gender Budget
In 2013 - the year after the Delhi gang rape - India launched the ambitious $113m Nirbhaya Fund, vowing to reduce violence against women. Hundreds of millions of dollars followed since but a major new report by the charity Oxfam India finds that the fund has not done its job.
Economy
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Gender Budget
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Gender Inequality
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Mobile Phone Use
Last year, in response to the pandemic, India allocated 6% of its Union Budget outlay to schemes benefitting women; in Union Budget 2021-22, the Gender Budget outlay has been cut by 26%.
