Almost after 15 years of gap, Indian government has come up with a new draft policy for women. Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) produced the new draft policy on women – it aims to empower women by following “socially inclusive rights-based approach”. The last National Policy for Empowerment ...
Read More »Dhanalakshmi Scheme- A Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme for Girl Child
Name of the scheme: Dhanalakshmi Scheme Purpose: This is a conditional cash transfer scheme for the girl child with insurance cover which would go a long way towards ensuring the survival of the girl child and assuring a better life for her. The direct and tangible objective of the scheme ...
Read More »Central Govt. Gender Budgeting Scheme
Name of the scheme: Gender Budgeting Scheme Purpose: The main purposes of the scheme are listed below: To coordinate and monitor gender budgeting exercises of GBCs and facilitate gender budgeting analysis. To organize workshops to facilitate capacity building and training for various stakeholders including officials of Central and State Governments, ...
Read More »Family Counselling Centres: A Scheme to save Women from Atrocities
Name of the scheme: Family Counselling Centres Scheme Purpose: The Family Counselling Centres (FCCs) would work closely with local authorities like police and other institutions such as Short Stay Homes and is expected to intervene in ‘crisis’ cases and in cases of atrocities against women. Eligibility Criteria Institutions: The applicant ...
Read More »Rajiv Gandhi Scheme to Empower Adolescent Girls
Name of the scheme: Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (Rgseag) – ‘Sabla’ Purpose: Enable the adolescent girls for self-development and empowerment Improve their nutrition and health status. Promote awareness about health, hygiene, nutrition, Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH) and family and child care. Upgrade their home-based ...
Read More »Kishori Shakti Yojana: A Scheme to Empower Adolescent Girls
Name of the scheme: Kishori Shakti Yojana Purpose: The main purpose of this scheme is to is a means to empower adolescent girls, so as to enable them to take charge of their lives. To improve the nutritional and health status of girls in the age group of 11-18 years ...
Read More »Nari Shakti Puruskar: Awards to recognize eminent contribution of women
Name of the scheme: Nari Shakti Puruskar Purpose: Nari Shakti Puruskars are conferred on eminent women and institutions rendering distinguished service to the cause of women especially belonging to the vulnerable and marginalized sections of the society, those who have made a positive impact in the society. Description: 20 Nari ...
Read More »Central Govt. Scheme to Provide Safe and Affordable Accommodation to Working Women
Name of the scheme: Working Women Hostel Purpose: The main purpose of this scheme is to provide safe and affordable accommodation to working women. Beneficiaries: Following categories of working women and their children will be covered under this Scheme- Working women, who may be single, widowed, divorced, separated, married but ...
Read More »Central-Sector Scheme for Prevention & Rehabilitation of Trafficked Women and Children
Name of the scheme: UJJAWALA Purpose: It is a comprehensive scheme for prevention of trafficking and rescue, rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation. To prevent trafficking of women and children for commercial sexual exploitation through social mobilization and involvement of local communities, awareness generation programmes, ...
Read More »STEP: A Scheme to train Women for Self-Employment
Name of the scheme: Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (Step) Purpose: To provide skills that give employability to women. To provide competencies and skills that enable women to become self-employed/entrepreneurs. Target groups: The scheme is aimed at benefiting women who are in the age group of 16 years ...
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