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Women's Reaearch And Action Group, Report Of Activites, Professor Vibhuti Patel Nov 2014

Women's Reaearch And Action Group, Report Of Activites, Professor Vibhuti Patel

Professor Vibhuti Patel

WRAG commenced in 1993 in the context of very active public discourse about Muslim women’s rights under family law (in the wake of Supreme Court judgment in Shah Bano’s case where a 70-odd year old woman was granted maintenance from her husband who had divorced her). WRAG was also established soon after the destruction of Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992, subsequent to which there were attacks against the Muslim community in many parts of India including Mumbai. In this context, WRAG felt the need to understand Muslim women’s perspectives on family laws that govern them. It commenced, in 1994, …


Prof. Vibhuti Patel "What Is In Store For Women In The Union Budget 2014-15?", Professor Vibhuti Patel Aug 2014

Prof. Vibhuti Patel "What Is In Store For Women In The Union Budget 2014-15?", Professor Vibhuti Patel

Professor Vibhuti Patel

The Gender Budget Cells envisaged serving as focal points for coordinating gender budgeting initiatives within their Ministries and across Departments have played major role in budgetary allocations of the Union Budget 2014-15. So far 56 Ministries/Department have confirmed setting up of a cell/nominating a nodal person. This could materialize because the Ministry of Women and Child Development, in collaboration with UN Women, developed a Manual and Handbook for Gender Budgeting for Gender Budget Cells for Central Ministries and Departments. This strategy of the Government on Gender Budgeting and Gender Mainstreaming during 2004 to 2014 resulted in many State Governments like …