Ministry/Department : Ministry of Women and Child Development Earlier it was known as the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana Aim: To provide partial wage compensation to women for wage-loss during childbirth and childcare. To provide conditions for safe delivery and good nutrition and feeding practices. To breastfeed the child during the first six months of the …
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Ministry : Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs. Scheme: A Mahila Police Volunteer could be any woman who is socially and voluntarily committed towards empowerment of women and girls, willing to raise her voice against gender-based violence and support the police in creating a gender just society …
Ministry : Ministry of Women and Child Development Scheme: It aims to ensure economic and social security to women in distress or victims of difficult circumstances who are in need of institutional support for rehabilitation so that they could lead their life with dignity. It envisages providing shelter, food, clothing and health as well …
Ministry : Ministry of Women and Child Development POSHAN stands for Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition. Aims to ensure holistic development and adequate nutrition for pregnant women, mothers and children. Scheme: POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan in March 2018. It targets to reduce level of under-nutrition and …
Ministry : Ministry of Women and Child Development Aim is to provide integrated services for women affected with violence. Scheme: It is being implemented since April 1, 2015. It is funded from Nirbhaya Fund. It is a centrally sponsored scheme. It aims to facilitate access to integrated range of services including medical aid, police assistance, …
Objective: Aims to ensure equitable share to a girl child in resources and savings of a family Scheme: It is small deposit scheme for girl child launched under “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” Scheme The scheme offers higher interest rate than PPF. But it is only for girls below age of 10 years with longer …