The Preamble to the Constitution declares that the Republic of India shall secure social justice for all its citizens. In keeping with this basic founding principle, through the last few decades, successive governments have implemented several social protection programs to provide a basic safety net for the poorest sections. In this framework, State governments are […]

Engagement with male colleagues, establishing mechanisms to link DEI priorities with business targets, and shifting mindsets to influence company culture emerged as key action areas to ensure sustainability of DEI interventions.

Overall, the quantum of the Gender Budget continues to remain below 5% of total expenditure, and less than 1% of GDP.

Governments can adopt a partnerships-based approach for providing social infrastructure and services for prevention of VAW. Public private partnership (PPP) mechanisms can be deployed to mobilise additional resources from the private sector.

We have amongst the lowest work participation rates amongst women globally, with only parts of the Arab world being lower than India.