Care & Protection of Women
Stree Shakti-Deshki Shakti
Naree Shakti-Shashakt Bharat
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
· Launched by Prime Minister in January, 2015
· Being implemented in 161 districts across the country which have low Child Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB).
· Extensive outreach campaign combined with large number of local innovations and stakeholders participation for improving SRB
· Promoting compulsory registration of pregnancies and institutional deliveries.
· In 30 months, 104 districts out of 161 have shown improvement in SRB.
· The scheme is being expanded to all the districts of the country.
Sukanya Samridhi Yojana
· Launched by Prime Minister in June, 2015 as a part of Beti Bachao BetiPadhao campaign.
· Special bank accounts for meeting the expenses of education and marriage of the girl child
· Provides for small affordable deposits at the highest rate of interest
· More than one crore Sukanya Samridhi accounts opened
Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana
· Launched by Prime Minister in May, 2016
· Aims to provide free LPG connections to women from BPL households so as to reduce cooking time and protect the health of the women.
· 2.2 crore LPG gas connections have so far been distributed.
Mahila Shakti Kendras
· The anganwadi centres in the villages to be upgraded and re-modeled as centres for empowerment of women in villages.
· Rs.500 crores allocated for establishment of Mahila Shakti Kendras
Six months maternity leave
· Maternity benefit Act amended in March, 2017 to make 26 weeks’ paidmaternity leave mandatory for women working in any organization.
· The objective is to enable the mother to take care of new born child and provide exclusive breast feeding for first 6 months.
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritava Abhiyan
· To provide assured, comprehensive and quality antenatal care, free of cost, to all pregnant women on 9th of every month.
· Rolled out in the entire country, PMSMA is conducted at 11000 health facilities.
· 40 lakh antenatal checks so far
Stand up India
· Launched by Prime Minister in April, 2016
· Aims to promote entrepreneurship among SC/ST women
· Over 23000 SC/ST women have benefitted so far from this scheme
Once Stop Centres – Sakhi
· Launched in March, 2015, the centres provide under one roof medical, police, legal help and psycho-social counseling to women affected by violence.
· 161 centres have already been established in the country which have helped thousands of women.
· Target is to establish at least one centre per district by March, 2019.
Panic button on mobile phones
· All new mobile phones, manufactured/ imported in India have been mandated to have a physical panic button to help women in distress situation.
· The facility of panic button is being backed up by emergency response system of police.
· The trials for panic button and police response system to begin in Uttar Pradesh in December, 2017.
Universalization of women helpline (181)
· Additional facility for women in distress situation
· Sanction for all 33 states and funds allocated
· 19 states have already operationalized the helpline
Shelter homes for widows
· 592 homes for widows being provided financial support by the central government
· Largest ever government funded home for 1000 widows constructed in Vrindavan.
Shelter home for women rescued from sex trade
· 286 projects for rescue and rehabilitation of women from sex trade being financially supported by the government.
Working Women’s Hostels
· 946 hostels for working women being supported by the central government.
Protection of women against Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
· Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013 operationalized
· Operating guidelines and training manuals issued
· She-Box for online filing of complaints launched
· Training of heads of Internal Complaint Committees of all central government ministries/ departments conducted.
Women empowerment at grass-root
· Comprehensive training programme for women heads of Panchayats developed and managed.
· All the two lakh+ heads of panchayats to be trained over the next three years.
Other initiatives
· Passport guidelines for single women made easier
· Mentioning of the name of widow on death certificate of husband made mandatory.
· Regulatory instructions for cab operators issued to ensure safety of women passengers.
· Self-regulatory guidelines for matrimonial sites issued to ensure safety of women.
· 33% reservation for women in direct recruitment in police forces started – 8 states and all Union Territories have already mandated the same.
· Induction of women in fighter stream of Indian Air Forces started.
· Mahila e-Haat – online portal for women producers launched in 2016 – 26000, Women Self-Help-Groups already registered benefitting 3.5 lakh women artisans.
· Under PRADAHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA-GRAMIN, registry of the houses has to be made in the name of women
· Under MUDRA scheme , 70% beneficiaries of MUDRA are women.
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