Tomar, Shimla creator text xu| 2014 continuing ng p.614-627. After attaining Independence, the Government incorporated the concept of women empowerment and development in the planning process. The Parliament of India passed a legislation for setting up of National Commission for Women and also set up Parliamentary Committee for Women Empowerment. The concept of Gender Budgeting refers to the process aimed at capturing/highlighting gender sensitivities of budgetary allocations. It also involves carrying out an impact analysis of government programmes and its budgetary allocations on the overall macro-economic status of women in the country. The findings of the study bring to focus the importance and effectiveness of the Committee's work. - Reproduced. Women Indian Journal of Public Administration 180718