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Towards Duty
Towards Duty
Path
Path
Years
Years
Empowerment Program
Commencement
The 15th Finance Commission period
from 2021-2022 to 2025-2026
Mission Shakti: Integrated Women Scheme
Last mile tracking
of schemes reach
to women
Objective: To strengthen
initiatives for safety, security and
empowerment of women.
n Shakti (an umbrella scheme) Progress
has been launched by taking
forward the government's
vision of women-led
development with the help of
greater public participation,
panchayats and local
governance, keeping in view
the issues affecting the
continuity of the life cycle of
women, and bringing them
together at various levels of
the Ministry, Department, and
Governance.
n Mission Sambal and
Samarthya are the two
sub-plans of Shakti. The
One Stop Center, Women's
Helpline, Beti Bachao, Beti
Padhao, and Nari Adalat
programmes for women's
protection and security have
been added to Sambal.
Many more programmes
for women's empowerment
have been incorporated,
such as Ujjwala, Swadhar,
and a working women's
dormitory in Saksham. The
plan's implementation for the
years 2021-2022 has been
approved by the 15th Finance
Commission.
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Schemes to make life easier
for women
n
More than 9 crore gas connections were given
in Ujjwala 1.0 and Ujjwala 2.0, which started
on May 1st, 2016. The kitchen became smoke
free and positive effects on women's health
were revealed.
n Maternity leave was increased from 12 weeks
to 26 weeks with changes to the over 55-year-
old law.
n Priority was fixed for women applicants in the
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
n Sakhi-One-Stop Center started on April 1,
2015. Police facilities, legal aid and counselling,
and medical aid are easily available under one
roof to the women affected by violence. 733
centres have been approved for 729 districts
across the country, of which 704 centres have
been made operational in 35 states and union
territories. 4.93 million women have been
assisted in these centres.
n The Swadhar Greh scheme, launched on April
1, 2016, provides rehabilitation facilities to
women in distress. The Central Government
has constructed Krishna Kutir Griha in
Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh. It was launched on
August 31st, 2018, and is the largest shelter
home for widows in the country. These
Swadhar Grehs have 76 per cent utilization.
n On August 1, 2019, a law was passed on triple
talaq, which ended the fear of sudden divorce
among Muslim women.