CBGA Organizes Workshop on‘Budget Analysis and Advocacy from Lens of Minorities’

New Delhi, February 22, 2013: Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) organized workshop on ‘Budget Analysis and Advocacy from Lens of Minorities’ at Indian Islamic Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road New Delhi dated on 22-23 Feb 2013.

It was organized with the basic objectives to comprehend the basics of government budgets, knowing the process of budgeting by the Union and State Government and access the budget from the perspective of disadvantage sections especially from gender lens.

February 22, 2013:

Session started with welcome note and the brief introduction of all the participants. Aaris Muhammad, Director Centre for Social Justice discussed planned strategies for development of disadvantaged sections of population.  Including, focusing on ‘Gender Responsive Budgeting’ Shubhrat Das emphasized the role of planning commission for the development of disadvantaged and neglected groups.

During the session, all the participants were divided into three groups and were involved in household budgeting. Following that Jawed Alam Khan, Senior Research Officer CBGA forwarded the session giving presentation on ‘understanding policies and budgets for minorities’.

Member CBGA team, Muhammad Aaris with all the participants went to Ministry of Minority Affairs to present a memo to Union Minister, Ministry of Minority Affair, Government of India.  On behalf of CBGA, and other stakeholders of the programme, Musarrat Warsi, HR/PR Manager Rehab India Foundation presented memorandum of the workshop to Dr. Rahman Khan, Honorable Union Minister, Ministry of Minority Affair, Government of India.

February 23, 2013:

Programme was unveiled with the recap of day one. Jawed Alam Khan, Programme Manager explained the implementation and impact for minority related programs.

Post lunch, Priyadarshni, Programme Manager CBGA started ‘group work on budget analysis’. Participants were divided into four groups and each group has to analyze the case study based on budgeting.  In addition, Aaris Muhammad gave presentation on Self Help Group. 

At the end of the session, all the participants shared their experiences and appreciated the efforts of CBGA conducting the workshop.