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Bangkok, Nov 20 (PTI) India is grappling with the limited effectiveness of Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) due to exclusion of key programs benefiting women and lack of sex-disaggregated data, says a new report launched at the UN Women Ministerial Conference There is empowerment here.

The report, which analyzes the position of the countries in the region compared to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in Beijing 30 years ago, pointed out that the adoption of gender-sensitive budgeting by Asia-Pacific countries such as India shows their strong determination to ensure efficient allocation of the budget. Resources need to be allocated according to the identified needs of women and girls, but there are challenges.

“Therefore, it is recommended that the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Ministry of Finance continue to make joint efforts to address the gaps in the design and use of the Gender Budget Statement and establish stronger monitoring mechanisms to improve the quality of GRB work. “at the sectoral level,” he added.

Integrating GRB considerations into the budget prioritization phase; Other recommendations made for India in the report include encouraging local governments to adopt GRB practices in order to ensure the participation of the most vulnerable women groups in planning and budgeting processes.

The Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on the Beijing+30 Review opened here on Tuesday; It brought together more than 1,200 delegates from governments, civil society, youth groups, the private sector and academia to discuss progress and priority actions to support gender equality and women’s empowerment.

The three-day conference, jointly organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and UN Women, is being held in Bangkok ahead of next year’s 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was adopted by countries around the world in 1995 as a framework for advancing gender equality and empowering women and girls.

The Indian government said in a statement at Beijing+30 Review’s Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference that there has been a 218 percent increase in gender budgeting in the country in ten years.

The report noted that the Philippines, as well as India, recognize the importance of integrating the gender perspective into the public financial management system in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment.

“The Philippines faces obstacles in implementing GRB, such as unequal capacities among Gender and Development focal points, inadequate tracking of expenditures, and underutilization of the Gender and Development budget by key institutions and local leaders. “A way forward must be to continue building the capacity of focal points and government officials, as well as developing champions and potential successors,” he said. PTI GJS PY PY PY

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