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Women and Men in India 2024

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Women and Men in India 2024 (GS1 · Society, 6 April 2025)

What happened

  • MoSPI released the 26th edition of “Women and Men in India 2024” [PIB].

Background

  • It gives gender data on population, education, health and work [PIB].

Why it matters

  • This publication supplies the numbers that gender budgeting needs.

How to use this in Mains

GS-I Society

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-06): moSPI released the 26th edition of "Women and Men in India 2024".
  2. This publication supplies the numbers that gender budgeting needs.
Quotable data point

MoSPI released the 26th edition of "Women and Men in India 2024".

PIB: Women and Men in India, 6 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Publisher

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Women and Men in India, 6 Apr 2025

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