Building a Green Economy for Viksit Bharat:
A recent CEEW report on ‘Building a Green Economy for Viksit Bharat’ has highlighted that India cannot achieve its USD 30 trillion economy target by 2047 without mainstreaming women into green value chains.The inclusion of women in India’s green economy refers to expanding women’s participation, leadership, and income generation across energy transition, circular economy, and bio-economy & nature-based solutions, ensuring that green growth is job-intensive, equitable, and productivity-enhancing rather than extractive or exclusionary.Women’s labour force participation is 41.7% vs 78.8% for men, far below what is needed for India’s green growth trajectory.A 1% rise in gender diversity in formal manufacturing correlates with ~2.9% higher labour productivity, underscoring economic gains from inclusion.
