Budget 2021: No Lessons Learnt From the Disproportionate Impact of the Pandemic on Women? With seemingly no attempt to address the disparities related to women's livelihood, education and nutrition, the Centre's endeavour towards economic recovery might not be inclusive. Employees sit during their lunch time inside a textile mill in India. Photo: Reuters Women17/Feb/2021 With âinclusive development for aspirational Indiaâ being a pillar of the 2021-22 budget, there was no better opportunity to take on the gender disparities that resulted in making women more vulnerable to the ripple effects of COVID-19. With seemingly no attempt to address these disparities, Indiaâs supposedly bold endeavour towards economic recovery, might not be inclusive and for this reason not resilient either.