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COVER STORY
INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN’S DAY
SPECIAL
More 4.1
BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO than
There has been an Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the Beti crore Sukanya
increase of more than Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign on 22 January 2015 Samriddhi
from Panipat in Haryana. Under this, many important accounts
initiatives have been taken for the social, educational, have been
and economic strength of girls and women. opened under
15% the Sukanya

Samriddhi
Yojana.

Rs 2.64

lakh crore was
in the number of
deposited
educated girls aged 10
in Sukanya
years and above, after
Samriddhi
the implementation of
Account.
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao.
MISSION POSHAN 2.0
JANANI SURAKSHA YOJANA
Mission Poshan was
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a conditional cash started to tackle
transfer scheme to promote institutional deliveries. the problem of
malnutrition among
children, adolescents,
MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT pregnant women, and
lactating mothers
n According to this, the crèche facility was started across the country.
in establishments with 50 or more employees.
After the expected
n The government increased paid success, the
maternity leave from 12 weeks to
second phase of
26 weeks, of which not more than
Mission Poshan
eight weeks shall precede the
was implemented
date of expected delivery.
in March 2018.
n Provision of working from
home was also
made with the
consent of the
10,02,05,340
employer and the
woman, depending beneficiaries have
on the nature of received benefits
till 2024
work assigned to the
woman worker.

PROGRESS OF MATRI SHAKTI, PROGRESS OF THE overall progress of society stops. Empowering women
is not only a moral imperative but also a strategic
NATION
Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar said, “If women are necessity for social development. Acknowledging
making progress in a country, I think that society, that this, the central government has given priority to
nation, is making progress.” Undoubtedly, women play promoting Nari Shakti, or women empowerment,
an integral role in society. Without their progress, the within the country. With a commitment to improving

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