Outcome IND_D_1.1

Conducive policy environment and enhanced institutional capacities of governance institutions to mainstream gender

The current TA project was implemented in 4 states – AP, HP, MP and Manipur. The achievements under the project are four-folds: 1. Strengthened Institutional mechanism, through forming Gender Budget Cells, engendering of the Budget Call Circular and publication of the Gender Budget Statements as part of the state budget, development of GRB State Action Plan for a time period of 3-5 years across all 4 states, monitoring mechanisms developed through formation of the Inter-Departmental Monitoring Committee. 2. Development of Knowledge product including – sectoral studies, policy briefs, training modules, best practices of GRB, FAQ for GRB 3. Capacity building initiatives – conduct of GRB trainings, Lateral Learning programmes, Cross-Zonal Learning programmes, International Training of Trainers and National Training of Trainers 4. One of the key innovations under this project has been the organic development of the e-gov tool that is a one-stop resource tool that will facilitate all government officials associated with the GB work in their respective departments/ministries to keep a track of their progress around GB work in their respective departments/ministries. The Country Office, supported the Ministry of Women and Child Development to undertake gender budget analysis of 15 Ministries/ Departments, develop Ministry-specific guidance notes, and conduct orientation programmes for 28 Ministries/ Departments on gender budgeting. All these achievements have led to the outcome of the central government of India inviting UNW India Office to scale up the work on gender budgeting to 6 subnational regions and 30 central ministries. The partnership with BMGF will be addressing part of that work in the 2023-2024 financial year. Recognizing the effectiveness of the E-Gov tool and the Gender Budgeting Index developed under the TA project, the union government has advised UNW to scale this tool to the upcoming states and central ministries as well.

Conducive policy environment and enhanced institutional capacities of governance institutions to mainstream gender

At the national and sub-national level, CO supported historic milestones on release of first Gender Budget Statement in Andhra Pradesh and Manipur, Gender Budget Circulars, setting up of Gender Budget Cells and constitution of Inter-departmental monitoring committees for GRB processes, designated GRB nodal departments and officers, and state endorsed GRB Action Plans. State capacity building on GRB conducted through Training Needs Assessment and drafting of GRB resources, Training Modules, and toolkit, along with designing and development of e-governance Tool framework sharing successful ICT for women models of GRB in the states.