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PROMOTING THE ISSUE

OF WOMEN'S HEALTH

A nationwide nutrition campaign is being run against
malnutrition. In the last 4 years, more than Rs 11,000 crore
has been allocated. Also, special attention has been paid to
women's health through schemes like Mission Indradhanush
and Maternity Vandana.

In the last 4 11000 crore rupees have SUPPORT TO
years, more than been allocated. PREGNANT WOMEN
An amount of Rs. 5 thousand
Nutrition 2.0 has Healthy motherhood is (in three installments) has been
now been launched being ensured through transferred directly to the bank
for better nutrition Pradhan Mantri Matru account of pregnant and lactating
outcomes. Vandana Yojana. mothers as an incentive.

In January 2021, 1.83 crore
pregnant women took advantage
of this scheme.

MAKING WOMEN SELF-RELIANT the dowry system, then why was the voice
not raised against triple talaq? Sharing
his views on the abolition of Triple Talaq
Prime Minister Narendra Modi resolutely
n Women are leading by an says," This decision has not been guided
example under Start-Up by gaining vote share. I am not running the
India. government for the party, but for the future
n Nearly half of startups have of the country. Triple talaq law for me is
women entrepreneurs, with not a matter of Hindu-Muslim but a matter
at least 1 woman director in of respect for women. Triple talaq is not
states and union territories recognized even in Muslim countries. There
n Women Entrepreneurship is also a legal ban in Pakistan. If steps were
is being promoted through taken on subjects like child marriage, widow
Stand Up India Scheme. remarriage, Sati system, dowry system, was

n In this, loans of more than 20 it against the Hindus. So triple talaq is also
a matter of gender equality, social justice.
thousand crore rupees have India is of the view that everyone should get
been approved for more equality."
than 90 thousand women In fact, "triple talaq" or "talaq-e-biddat"
n Under this scheme 83% of was neither constitutionally right nor
the loan has been given to permissible from the point of view of Islam.
women entrepreneur. Yet the illegal, unconstitutional, un-Islamic

n Credit made accessible by malpractices of the persecution of Muslim
reducing margin money women in the country flourished under
from 25% to 15%. "political patronage".
A law against the practice of 'triple talaq'

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