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Title:
Gender-responsive budgeting approach: Making public expenditure equitable for gender equality in Haryana, India

Authors:
Devinder Singh Hooda

Journal: International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research (IJSSER)
ISSN: 2455-8834
Volume: 11
Issue: 1
Publication Date: January 2026
DOI: 10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i01.002

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Devinder Singh Hooda
Associate Professor of Economics at Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari (Haryana)-India;

MLA 8
Hooda, Devinder Singh. "Gender-responsive budgeting approach: Making public expenditure equitable for gender equality in Haryana, India." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 11, no. 1, Jan. 2026, pp. 9-31, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i01.002. Accessed Jan. 2026.
APA 6
Hooda, D. (2026, January). Gender-responsive budgeting approach: Making public expenditure equitable for gender equality in Haryana, India. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 11(1), 9-31. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i01.002
Chicago
Hooda, Devinder Singh. "Gender-responsive budgeting approach: Making public expenditure equitable for gender equality in Haryana, India." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 11, no. 1 (January 2026), 9-31. Accessed January, 2026. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i01.002.

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ABSTRACT:
This paper is an attempt to examine the social sector expenditure and gender-responsive budgeting within the framework of fiscal policy during the period 2005-06 to 2019-20 for gender development in the state of Haryana. Further, the paper also tries to examine the effectiveness of gender-based expenditure on health and education in Haryana. The study has classified gender budgeting expenditure into two parts, i.e., women-specific allocation (WSA) and pro-women allocation (PWA) as well. The study employed a simple linear regression model to assess the effectiveness of expenditure on women's development. The study found that budgetary expenditure is highly significant in improving the different performance indicators of women's empowerment. The level of income and other socio-economic variables also turn out to be significant. Hence, there is a need to increase the budgetary spending on social services, particularly in the health and education sectors. The study recommends that the outcome and impact of gender-responsive budgeting should concentrate on actual allocations, economic impacts, progress and changes in gender-performance indicators and understanding among administration and citizens.

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