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Gender budget is considered as tool for women empowerment and equity. The gender budget means achieving gender perspective at various stages of budget preparation and implementation. Various countries across the world have introduced gender budget in their budget in 1980s and 1990s onwards. Government of India implemented gender budgeting in 2004-05 budget. Ministry of Women and Child development is the nodal agency to implement the scheme in India. The present article examines the trends in gender budget expenditure in India since 2004-05. India has under taken various programme and policies for the effective implementation of this budget. As a result, various state governments, Ministries and departments have undertaken so many measures for the effective incorporation of gender budget in their budgetary allocation. The trend in the expenditure on gender budgeting in India has increased over the years. The share of gender budgeting in total expenditure is nearly 5 percent in India. The gender budget expenditure showed a growth rate of 15.06 percent during 2004-2020 period. In the budget the provision is made under two parts- Part A-100 percent women specific and Part B-30 percent women specific programme. The expenditure share of 100 percent women specific components is lower than the pro women specific scheme in India. The analysis shows that since 2004-05 the gender budget expenditure in India has increased.