Q. With regards to gender budgeting in India, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

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2 only

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Both 1 and 2

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Neither 1 nor 2

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Solution

The correct option is A 1 only
Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct. The government of India in efforts to integrate Gender Responsive Budgeting in India’s budgeting process introduced the Gender Budget Statement (GBS) in the Union Budget in 2005-06.

Statement 2 is incorrect. Gender Budget Statement constitutes two parts- Part A reflects women-specific schemes having 100% allocation for women, and Part B reflects pro-women schemes, where at least 30% of the allocation is for women and girls.

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Q. With regards to gender budgeting in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Which of the statements given above is/are correct?