This case study of Mainstreaming Gender in an Education Sector Programme in India – the District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) – is one of three country studies included in a study initiated by the Working Party on Gender Equality (WP-GEN) of the Development Committee of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development. The other country programmes included in the study are Ghana and Uganda. Similar studies in the agriculture and health sectors are being undertaken separately with funding support from WP-GEN members.