“The proposals in Part A will further strengthen the Sankalp of Nation First, Doubling Farmer’s Income, Strong Infrastructure, Healthy India, Good Governance, Opportunities for Youth, Education for All, Women Empowerment, and Inclusive Development, among others,” FM Nirmala Sitharaman said with regards to Budget 2021.

Following are some of the Budget 2021 highlights in relation to women and children:

Particulars	FY 2020-21	FY 2021-22
Stand Up India – Margin Money requirement	25%	15%
Welfare of Assam tea workers – women and their children	–	Rs 1,000 crore
Women working in all categories and night shifts with adequate protection	–	Allowed – special policy to be devised.
Programs specific to women	Rs 28,600 crore	Rs 28,600 crore
Allocation to WCD ministry	Rs 21,008 crore	Rs 24,435 crore
Saksham Anganwadi & Mission Poshan 2.0	Rs 35,600 for nutrition related programs alone	Rs 20,105 crore
Allocation for Social service sector -nutrition + social security + welfare	2,411.80 crore	Rs 3,575.96 crore
Allocation for schemes: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, One Stop Centres, Swadhar Greh, Child Protection, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, Scheme for Adolescent Girls Scheme and Ujjawala	Nirbhaya Fund: Rs 500 crore Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (maternity benefit): Rs 2,500 crore Scheme for Adolescent Girls: Rs 300 crore	No allocation
Budget for bodies: National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD), Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA), National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), National Commission for Women and Central Social Welfare Board	NCW: Rs 26 crores	Increased allocation from previous year   CARA: Rs 10 crore NCPCR: Rs 18 crore NCW: Rs 27 crore CSWB: Rs 74 crore
Mission for Protection and Empowerment of Women	Rs 786 crore	Rs 48 crore
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment	Rs 8,207 crore	Rs 10,517 crore

Sources: Money Control, Your Story, NDTV, Bloomberg Quint

– Veda Thakkar, Associate – POSHequili