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man digging a pit-rural employment
March 5, 2021
The Union Budget fails to address the problem of rural employment
With widespread distress in rural India, the government could have used NREGA to bolster rural employment, instead of reducing its allocation.
by Debmalya Nandy | 5 min read
Women workers walking at an Assam tea plantations
March 2, 2021
Assam’s tea plantation workers: Why are they in the news?
The plight of tea plantation workers in Assam reflects the joint failure of markets, state, and civil society.
by Bisoya Loitongbam | 5 min read
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February 19, 2021
Do India’s gender budgets benefit women?
An analysis of past gender budgets reveals that allocations towards schemes that benefit women have stayed constant over the last 13 years.
by Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend | 5 min read
Woman smiling_Oxfam_Nirbhaya Fund
February 12, 2021
Nirbhaya Fund plagued with transparency and underuse issues, says Oxfam India
Oxfam India's latest report highlights the expenditure gaps in government schemes meant to improve women's safety.
by Anushree Jairath, Amita Pitre | 6 min read
stock image of a red rubberstamp saying 'tax exempt'-tax exemption
January 25, 2021
Extend 100 percent tax relief to individual giving
Our tax system incentivises us to think of ourselves before others. Can Budget 2021 equalise the scales, or even tip them?
by Dhaval Udani | 4 min read
women farmers
March 22, 2019
Where is the money for women farmers?
Nearly 80% of India's women workers are employed in the agrarian sector, yet the budget allocation and spending towards women farmers remains low.
by Sakshi Rai | 3 min read
3 women walking together
October 9, 2018
Do our budgets pass the gender test?
It has been more than a decade since India adopted Gender Responsive Budgeting; and it is not the strategy but the implementation that is lacking.
by Kanika Kaul | 5 min read
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