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Level and Trend of Youth Unemployment and Population Changes in India and Selected States (Co-authored), Indian Journal of Youth Affairs
Arabinda Acharya, Nilachala Acharya and Dr. Aditya Kumar Patra
The majority of youth in developing countries are engaged in the informal sector and have limited chance of earning a decent living and escape from the poverty trap. In terms of employment and...
What Does Budget 2010 Imply for the Social Sector?
Subrat Das and Yamini Mishra
The Union Budget for 2010-11 does pay some attention to a few important areas in the social sector like women and child development, development of minorities, rural housing and technical education,...
Right to Education Act 2009: Critical Gaps and Challenges
Praveen Jha and Pooja Parvati
After the many rounds of drafting and redrafting that went into the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2009, it was hoped that the Act would be an effective instrument for any...
An Assessment of UPA-I through a Gender Budgeting Lens
Yamini Mishra and Bhumika Jhamb
This article evaluates the United Progressive Alliance government’s budgets over the past fve years through the lens of gender – both from reviewing the gender budgeting statements in union...
What does Budget 2007-08 offer women?
Yamini Mishra and Bhumika Jhamb
As the name suggests, the article draws attention to the total magnitude of the Gender Budget statement in the Union Budget. It highlights the positive steps taken by the Government to strengthen the...
Women's Component Plan and Gender Budgeting in India - Still a Long Way to Go!
Subrat Das and Yamini Mishra
The present article focuses on the implementation of Women’s Component Plan (WCP) and Gender Budgeting by the Central Government in India. It attempts to highlight the sluggish implementation of...
Gender Budgeting Statement - Misleading and Patriarchal Assumptions
Subrat Das and Yamini Mishra
The gender budgeting statement presented in the union budget for 2006-07 covers a significant number of ministries/departments and is hence a welcome step. However, many of the figures given in the...
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