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The Gender Budget Statement is an important tool of Gender Responsive Budgeting. A budget document published annually by the Government of India, it presents budget allocations and public expenditure for gender equality and women’s empowerment. Developed by UN Women India as part of a Technical Assistance Project with the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, and Asian Development Bank, this document is a Compilation of the Formats and Methodologies of the Gender Budget Statement in India at the union level and in 9 States.