On June 20, 2025, the Ministry of Women and Child Development launched the Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub in New Delhi. The digital portal will centralize gender-focused budgeting tools and knowledge. It aligns with India’s ₹4.49 lakh crore gender budget for FY 2025–26—a 37% rise from last year. The initiative supports inclusive governance through data, training, and collaboration.

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• Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub launched by WCD Ministry on June 20, 2025
• ₹4.49 lakh crore gender budget for FY 2025–26, 37% rise from previous year
• 4.5x increase in gender budget since FY 2014–15 (then ₹0.98 lakh crore)
• Portal to aid ministries, states with gender budgeting tools, manuals, templates
• Central platform for case studies, best practices, training modules
• Target: build institutional capacity for gender-focused fiscal planning
• 40 central ministries, 19 states, global bodies joined launch event
• National consultation theme: 20 years of gender budgeting
• UN Women, ADB among international participants
• Minister: Gender budgeting now seen as key to “Viksit Bharat” vision