As the nation enters a more progressive world, adhering to traditional and regressive beliefs might just be what hinders national progress. The traditional belief that women are only suited to look after the welfare of the house needs to change if we are aiming to be a progressive nation. TheRead More →
The Mukhyamantri Balika Protsahan Yojana has been launched by the state of Government of Bihar in the year 2020. This government scheme has been designed to cater to the need of students for financial assistance during their school or training education period. The scheme also aims at encouraging education amongstRead More →
Over the years, healthcare and women empowerment has been a priority of the central government. Redirecting its focus towards women and childcare, the government of India announced the Shishu Vikas Yojana, which aims to reduce the financial burden on the poor by offering financial assistance to the needy so asRead More →
Women empowerment has been the focal point of several governmental schemes in the last decade. However, there still are vulnerable women in Andhra Pradesh who face several difficulties in finding ways to bring food to the table or to make enough to sustain their livelihoods, thereby making them a liabilityRead More →
Over the years, various states have come up with various schemes for the welfare of the girl child. It has been noticed, through the Census data, that the increasing gender gap poses to be a problem at the moment for the nation’s overall development, and in the long run, willRead More →
As the Bihar elections inch closer, rallies are conducted in full swing. This is also the prime time for new schemes to be launched or older schemes to be redone to the benefit of the people. CM Nitish Kumar has released, in the wake of the upcoming elections, the SaatRead More →
Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women or the STEP scheme is an employment generating scheme to empower women financially and socially throughout the country. Women have, for the longest time, have been subjects of oppression and inequality at workplaces. At the onset of the 21st century, the situationRead More →
Menstruation in India, for the longest time, has been a hushed-up conversation. The culture has been such that something as biologically recurrent and necessary like menstruation has been whispered and not dared to be outspoken even by mistake. This has not only led to problems among women to deal withRead More →
Women, in the traditional Indian setup, have always been at the mercy of the breadwinner in the house. This lack of empowerment has oppressed womanhood for centuries in India. As the tides change in the 21st century, governments worldwide are growing increasingly cognizant of the plight of women, and areRead More →
NITI was formed on the 1st of January 2015 by a resolution taken by the Union Cabinet ministers. The idea was to replace the Planning Commission with better machinery of policymaking and hence NITI came into existence. The main focus of NITI is sustainable development through effective policymaking and technologicalRead More →