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OVERVIEW

India’s development is of Nari Adalat have been made instance, 68% of MUDRA
inextricably linked to the part of the Sambal sub-scheme; loans or 35.38 crore loans of
development of its women. while the schemes of Pradhan Rs. 14.72 lakh crore given to
With this acknowledgment, Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana women entrepreneurs enabling
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s (PMMVY), Shakti Sadan (Ujjwala crores of women across the
government in the last 11 years & Swadhar Greh), Working country to pursue micro-level
has put Nari Shakti at the Women Hostel (Sakhi Niwas) entrepreneurship and become
forefront of India’s development and National Creche Scheme financially independent. To
journey. (Palna) have been subsumed in promote financial inclusion
‘Samarthya’. among women, Mahila Samman
The Modi government Savings Certificate was
understands that empowerment The impact of this approach has introduced as part of the Union
is not a one-stop solution; been evident in the outcomes, Budget 2023-24, which is a small
rather it requires a lifecycle- such as an improved sex ratio at savings scheme exclusively for
based approach towards women birth which is now for the first female investors.
empowerment. In this regard, time 1020 women per 1000 men,
welfare programmes for women a rise in institutional deliveries, Under PM Awas Yojana, women
are designed in a manner to declining infant mortality, and a are being made owners of the
support them at different lower maternal mortality rate. family home thus becoming
stages of life to overcome active participants in household
socio-economic barriers to their For Modi government providing decision-making.
empowerment. women a life of dignity is a
cornerstone of governance. This In the 11 years of the Modi
Mission Poshan is an integrated promise manifests itself in the government, women have
nutrition support programme increased usage of LPG cylinders grown from strength to
to address the challenges under the Ujjwala Yojana which strength. Their success can be
of malnutrition in children, has saved crores of women from seen in the significant increase
adolescent girls, pregnant chronic respiratory disorders in the numbers of female
women, and lactating mothers through smoke-free kitchens. police personnel, in the laurels
through a strategic shift With the success of Swachh won by sportswomen for the
in nutrition content and Bharat Abhiyan, crores of country, and in the enrolment of
delivery and by the creation women are now able to access women in the fields of Science,
of a convergent ecosystem toilets in their homes without Technology, Engineering
to develop and promote any fear of safety or violation of &Maths. Now women are the
practices that nurture health, dignity. Walking long distances real partners in development
wellness, and immunity. Mission to fetch water for daily usage instead of earlier eras in which
Shakti which comprises two is a thing of past as households the schemes were just launched
sub-schemes ‘Sambal’ and across the county are getting as eyewash for them. Today it is
‘Samarthya’ for the safety, tap water connections under no longer women development,
security, and empowerment of the Jal Jeevan Mission which has but women-led development.
women. The existing schemes ended this ordeal.
of One Stop Centres (OSC),
Women Helplines (181-WHL), and Women empowerment without
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) economic empowerment of * * *
together with a new component women is meaningless. For

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