The Gender Budget Component this year accounted for 6.4 per cent of the total Budget.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the govt will encourage vaccination for girls in the age group of 9 to 14 years for the prevention of cervical cancer, the second most prevalent cancer among women in India.
The agriculture sector as a whole has developed and emerged immensely by empowering men with technology.
Agriculture is the largest employer and it provides employment to both Men and Women but the ratio of their employment in the sector is not significantly different.