International Women’s Day: Women Empowerment Schemes
of Narendra Modi Government
The
International Women’s Day will be celebrated across the world, including India,
with pomp and fervour on 8 March 2017. Some of the schemes launched by the Narendra Modi Government to empower
Indian women.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme
- The scheme was launched in January
2015 to prevent gender biased sex selective elimination, ensure survival and
protection of the girl child.
- This is being implemented through a
national campaign and focussed multi sectoral action in 100 selected districts low
in CSR, covering all States and UTs.
- The scheme was launched by the
government in the backdrop of declining the Child Sex Ratio (CSR). As per the
2011 census, the CSR reduced from 927 in 2001 to 918 in 2011, which is an
alarming trend.
One Stop Centre Scheme
- One Stop Centres (OSC) support women
affected by violence, in private and public spaces, within the family,
community and in the workplace.
- Women facing physical, sexual,
emotional, psychological and economic abuse, irrespective of age, class, caste,
education status, marital status, race and culture will be supported by these
centres.
Women Helpline Scheme
- The Women Helpline Scheme seeks to
provide 24 hours immediate and emergency response to women affected by
violence.
- This scheme was launched by the by
the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development on 1 April 2015.
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
- The scheme seeks to provide free LPG
connections to women from below poverty line (BPL) households and builds on the
objective of achieving universal coverage of cooking gas in the country.
- Under the scheme, a financial
support of 1600 rupees will be provided for each LPG connection to the BPL
households.
- Incidentally, this is for the first
time the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has involved in implementing a
welfare scheme benefitting crores of women belonging to the poorest households.
SWADHAR Greh Initiative
- The scheme aims at creating a
supportive institutional framework catering to their primary needs in difficult
situations.
- The scheme will work upon providing
basic amenities, such as shelter, food, clothing and health along with economic
and social security to women in distress.
- Also, the scheme will make sure that
the special needs of these women are taken care of.
Mahila E-Haat
- The Ministry of Women and Child
Development launched Mahila E-Haat, a bilingual portal on 7 March, 2016.
- It is an initiative for meeting
aspirations and needs of women.
- This is a unique direct online
marketing platform. It leverages technology for supporting women entrepreneurs,
SHGs and NGOs.
- This helps women in showcasing
the products and services which are made, manufactured and undertaken by
them.
