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    Women Empowerment

    Ministry for women and child development has collaborated with Facebook on November 19, 2019, to
    enhance digital literacy and online safety for women and children in India. The campaign categorized
    under the Global Literacy Program is named “We Think Digital”.

    Women and children are a vital part of Indian society. Also, these are the most vulnerable sections of
    India.

    Article 15(3) mentions the welfare of women and children and can be stated as “Nothing in this article
    shall prevent the State from making any special provision for women and children.”

    This article provides a list of women empowerment schemes in India as listed under the Ministry of
    Women and Child Development. This is an important topic for UPSC and other​ ​government exams.

    List of Major Women Empowerment schemes in India


    The important women empowerment schemes in India are listed below:

    Women Launch Objectives


    Empowerment Year
    scheme

    Beti Bachao Beti 2015 ● To prevent gender-biased sex selective elimination


    Padhao Scheme ● To ensure survival & protection of the girl child
    ● To ensure education and participation of the girl child

    One-Stop Centre 2015 ● To provide support and assistance to women affected


    Scheme by violence, both in private and public spaces.
    ● To Facilitate/Assist in filing First Information Report
    (FIR/NCR)
    ● To provide psycho-social support and counselling to
    women/girl
    Women Helpline 2016 ● To provide toll-free 24-hours telecom service to women
    Scheme affected by violence.
    ● To facilitate crisis and non-crisis intervention through
    referral to the appropriate agencies such as
    police/Hospitals/Ambulance services/District Legal
    Service Authority (DLSA)/Protection Officer (PO)/OSC.
    ● To provide information about the appropriate support
    services, government schemes and programmes
    available to the woman affected by violence, in her
    particular situation within the local area in which she
    resides or is employed.

    UJJAWALA 2016 ● To prevent the trafficking of women and children for


    commercial sexual exploitation.
    ● To facilitate the rescue of victims from the place of their
    exploitation and place them in safe custody.
    ● To provide rehabilitation services with both immediate
    and long-term to the victims by providing basic
    amenities/needs such as shelter, food, clothing,
    medical treatment including counselling, legal aid and
    guidance and vocational training.

    Working Women 1972-7 ● To promote the availability of safe and conveniently


    Hostel 3 located accommodation for working women.
    ● To provide accommodation to children of working
    women, up to the age of 18 years for girls and up to the
    age of 5 years for boys.

    SWADHAR Greh 2018 ● To cater to the primary need for shelter, food, clothing,
    medical treatment and care of women in distress.
    ● To provide women with legal aid and guidance.

    Support to 1986-8 ● To provide skills that give employability to women.


    Training and 7 ● To benefit women in the age group of 16 and above in
    Employment the country.
    Programme for
    Women (STEP)

    Nari Shakti 2016 ● To strengthen the place of women in society.


    Puraskar ● To facilitate institutions that work towards the progress
    and development of women in society.
    Mahila Shakti 2017 ● To create an environment for women where they have
    Kendras (MSK) access to healthcare, quality, education, guidance,
    employment, etc.
    ● To facilitate these opportunities at the block and district
    level in the country.

    NIRBHAYA 2012 ● To facilitate safety and security for women at various


    levels.
    ● To ensure strict privacy and confidentiality of women’s
    identity and information.
    ● Provision for real-time intervention as far as possible

    Mahila E-Haat 2016 ● To facilitate entrepreneurship opportunities online for


    women.
    ● To educate women on various aspects of online selling
    and helping them establish their own venture.

    The government of India has taken the safety and empowerment of women and children into serious
    consideration. The growing injustice towards women had to be minimized and these schemes are the
    solutions to the major problems related to women in India. Aspirants should also know that Women
    Empowerment Essay is a probable choice in UPSC Mains. So making use of these schemes, aspirants
    can easily draft a good Women Empowerment Essay.

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