Ozone Cell, MoEF&CC, and NIPFP shall collaborate in the implementation of the activities related to development of a National Policy framework including strategy for the implementation of the Kigali Amendment in India. The objective of the assignment is to develop a policy framework and strategy for implementing HFC (hydrofluorocarbon) phase-down considering the compliance obligations under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and the principles enshrined in the Country Program of India for ODS (ozone-depleting substances) phase-out, without adversely affecting industrial and economic growth and protecting consumer and public interests. 

The study turns a critical lens towards the bureaucratic and siloed process of gender budgeting. In the context of secondary school education in Delhi, this participatory research engaged female students from working-class households to collaboratively create a platform for discussing their experiences, priorities and challenges. A survey questionnaire, developed from these discussions, refined with student feedback, and administered by the students, informs the key discussions of the research. The research covering a number of issues like classroom size, capacity of teachers, scholarships, direct benefit transfers (DBTs), among many others, and generates important data and voices on which gender budget can be premised, instead of the post-facto accounting exercise. Drawing from this, the study proposes the need and scope for gender budgeting to be more participative and extends the discussion for synergies between gender budgeting and participative budgeting.

The project aims at giving training to UN officials on Gender and Macroeconomics, including fiscal and monetary policies and measuring unpaid care economy at UN Bangkok and online.