SOCIAL EQUITY BUDGETING

As market-led public policy frameworks gain ground in the country, Social Inclusion and Inclusive Development become urgent needs; and ‘Social Equity Budgeting’ can be an excellent value-adding tool in the march towards a more socio-economically inclusive Tamilnadu and India – by linking policy and budgetary processes to the livelihood rights and concerns of the socially excluded.

SW-TN, with its central focus on Social Equity and its long experience in the field of budget advocacy as well as the lessons learned from Social Equity Watch, has identified ‘Social Equity Budgeting’ as the over-arching focal point of all its public policy monitoring and budget advocacy efforts.

Budget Advocacy as Social Audit, Dalit Budgeting, Gender Budgeting and Budgeting for ESC Rights are among the key components of SW-TN’s efforts to make “Social Equity Budgeting” a reality in the State and the country.



SW-TN uses BUDGET ADVOCACY as a powerful tool to monitor public policy and to lobby for concrete public policy changes. 



TRIBAL BUDGETING SW-TN has envisaged to undertake Tribal Budgeting as it’s another area of research and intervention. SW-TN in collaboration with Tamilnadu State Planning Commission and Network organizations has organized two State Level Consultations on Tribal Sub Plan during March 4th 2015 and 30th November 2015. For more details refer SW-TN and TRIBAL BUDGETING . 

BUDGETING for SCHEDULED CASTE and SCHEDULED TRIBE together is another area where SW-TN has
made significant contributions, by way of research, advocacy and networking
with grassroot movements in the State. 



SW-TN takes immense pleasure in disseminating the document on "GENDER BUDGETING HANDBOOK for Ministries-GoI, State Government Departments, Districts officials, Researchers & Practitioners - 2015" of Ministry of Women and Child Development, GoI. We printed 450 copies of this handbook for private circulation to key stakeholders to institutionalize Gender Budgeting in Tamilnadu.

SW-TN in collaboration with ‘UN Women-South Asia’, organized a “State Level Consultation on Gender Budgeting in Tamilnadu” on 11th April 2017 at State Planning Commission, Ezhilagam, Chennai. (Click here to view the Report) 

BUDGETING FOR ESCR/LIVELIHOOD RIGHTS SW-TN undertakes specific research-cum advocacy initiatives, linking budgetary processes with specific ESC / Livelihood Rights of the socially marginalized sections in the State.