Women

TNI Bureau:  Aaradhya Charitable Trust (ACT), a Bhubaneswar based registered voluntary organization distributed 2,000 packets of Sanitary Napkins free of cost among rural adolescent girls and women at Renghalo village in Fani affected areas…

To address the declining Child Sex Ratio through a mass campaign across the country, 'Beti Bachao beti Padhao(BBBP)' has been launched in Nayagarh District since January, 2015. The main objectives of the scheme are to prevent gender…

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today approved the “Stand Up India Scheme” to promote entrepreneurship among SC/ST and Women entrepreneurs. The Scheme is intended to facilitate at least two such projects per…

With a view to enhancing representation of women in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has approved the 33% posts at Constable level for being filled up by women. The 33% reservation of Constable…

The Scheme for Universalisation of Women Helpline was approved for implementation through States/UTs from 1st April 2015 to provide 24 hour emergency and non-emergency response to women affected by violence both in public and private…

To check instances of frauds on matrimonial websites, a meeting was held on 17th November, 2015 with Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Department of Information Technology (DEITY) and online service providers of the matrimonial sites to find…

Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on Thursday said so far 24 states and 7 UTs have formulated the Victim Compensation Scheme. The compensation part of the…

By Triveni Thakur: Modern women are far supreme among the women in the previous times. Today, she is queen in every sense. Whether it is taking care of business, home or managing any leadership, modern women can carry out any task…

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy said that there are a number of skill development schemes across various sectors being implemented by Central Ministries/Departments.…

The Poorna Shakti Kendra (PSK) project is being implemented in a pilot mode in selected districts of 12 states and UTs under the Scheme National Mission for Empowerment of Women. The states are - Assam, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Telangana,…