India India Revision of Country Gender Profile Final Report March 09, 2015 Japan International Cooperation Agency PricewaterhouseCoopersPrivate Limited (PwC) ID JR 15 -001 India l India Revision of Country Gender Profile Final Report March 09, 2015 Japan International Cooperation Agency PricewaterhouseCoopersPrivate Limited (PwC) 1 Table of Contents List of Abbreviations .......................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 5 Sector Report Cards .......................................................................................................... 18 A. Education Sector .......................................................................................... 19 Sector Overview ................................................................................................................ 19 Institutional Structure ....................................................................................................... 22 Sector Policy Overview ..................................................................................................... 24 Analysis of Key Indicators ................................................................................................ 29 Donor Activity in the Sector .............................................................................................. 36 Way forward ..................................................................................................................... 42 B. Health Sector ................................................................................................ 43 Sector Overview ................................................................................................................ 43 Institutional Structure ....................................................................................................... 45 Sector Policy Overview .................................................................................................... 48 Analysis of Key Indicators ............................................................................................... 54 Donor Activity in the Sector .............................................................................................. 62 Way Forward .................................................................................................................... 70 C. Entrepreneurship and Employment Sectors ............................................... 72 Sector Overview ................................................................................................................ 72 Institutional Structure ....................................................................................................... 76 Sector Policy Overview ..................................................................................................... 77 Analysis of Key Indicators ............................................................................................... 79 Donor Activity in the Sector ............................................................................................. 88 Way Forward .................................................................................................................... 96 D. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors ................................................................ 97 Sector Overview ................................................................................................................ 97 Institutional Structure……………………………………………………………………………104 Sector Policy Overview .................................................................................................. 108 Analysis of Key Indicators .............................................................................................. 115 Donor Activity in the Sector ............................................................................................ 119 Way forward ................................................................................................................... 127 E. Urban Transport Sector ............................................................................. 129 Sector Overview .............................................................................................................. 129 Analysis of Key Indicators .............................................................................................. 130 Way forward .................................................................................................................. 134 F. Water Sector ............................................................................................... 136 Sector Overview .............................................................................................................. 136 Analysis of Key Indicators .............................................................................................. 137 Way forward ................................................................................................................... 144 G. Critical Gender Issues ................................................................................ 145 Sector Overview .............................................................................................................. 145 Institutional Structure ..................................................................................................... 147 Sector Policy Overview ................................................................................................... 151 Analysis of Key Indicators .............................................................................................. 156 Donor Activity in the Sector ............................................................................................ 160 Way forward ................................................................................................................... 169 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................... 170 Annexures ...................................................................................................................... 172 Annexure 1: Framework of Analysis ............................................................................... 172 Annexure 2: Minutes of the Stakeholder Discussions ..................................................... 182 Annexure 3: Bibliography ............................................................................................... 198 List of Abbreviations Abbreviation Full Form ADB Asian Development Bank APO Asian Productivity Organisation BRT Bus Rapid Transport CARA Central Adoption Resource Authority CBO Community Based Organizations CEDAW Committee/Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women CMRA Child Marriage Restrain Act CSWB Central Social Welfare Board CWSN Children with Special Needs DEVAW Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women DFID Department for International Development DPSP Directive Principles of State Policies DWCD Department of Women and Child Development FHH Female Headed Households FNB Food and Nutrition Board GDP Gross Domestic Product GER Gross Enrolment Rate GPI Gender Parity Index HLC High Level Committee ICAR Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICDS Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme IGMSY Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana ILO International Labour Organisation IMR Infant Mortality Ratio IPC Indian Penal Code IPT Intermediate Public Transport ITPA Immoral Traff ic Prevention Act JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency JSSK Janani Shishu Surakhsa Yojana JSY Janani Suraksha Yojana KCC Kisan Call Centre KGBV Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalya KWH Kilo Watt Hour LFPR Labour Force Participation Rate MDG Mill ennium Development Goals MDM Mid-day Meal MFI Micro Finance Groups MHA Ministry of Home Affairs MHRD Ministry of Human Resource Development MMR Maternal Mortality Ratio MNREGA Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act MoHFW Ministry o f Health and Family Welfare MSME Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises MSY Mahila Samakhya Yojana MWCD Ministry of Women and Child Development NATC Nodal Anti -Trafficking Cell NCPCR National Commission for Protection of Child Rights NCRB National Crime Records Bureau NCW National Commission for Women NER Net Enrolment Rate 3 Abbreviation Full Form NFHS National Family Health Survey NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NHRC National Human Rights Commission NIPCCD National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development NPEGEL National Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level NPEW National Policy on the Empowerment of Women NREGA National Rural Employment Guarantee Act NRHM National Rural Health Mission NRLM National Rural Livelihood Mission NSDM National Skill Development Mission NSIGSE National Scheme of Incentives to Girls for Secondary Education NSS National Sample Survey NSSO National Sample Survey Office NUHM National Urban Health Mission PCPNDT Pre -Conception and Pre -Natal Diagnosti c Techniques PLWHA People Living With HIV/AIDS PRIs Panchayati Raj Institutions PTR Pupil-Teacher Ratio PWDVA Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act RGSEAG Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls RMK Rashtriya Mahila Kosh RMNCHA Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health RMSA Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan