Women empowerment has been the core of several state and central schemes for the last couple of years. And while many of them have encouraged women, entrepreneurs, few have offered benefits to women farmers. The Andhra government, paying heed to the perils faced by women farmers has initiated the AndhraRead More →
Women empowerment, lately, has been the core of several decisions made at administrative levels. One such decision happens to be the Andhra Pradesh YSR EBC Nestham scheme – which is a scheme for upper-caste women who come from a financially troubled background. In enrolling on the scheme, women will receiveRead More →
For the longest time, states like Uttar Pradesh have garnered the reputation of not being supportive of women’s development and empowerment, owing to regressive traditions and beliefs. However, the winds of change have begun to enter Uttar Pradesh with the UP Mahila Samarthya Yojana – wherein the women of theRead More →
In the wake of women’s day celebrations, the Maharashtra government has planned to make the occasion all the more memorable – by launching a scheme that promises to work towards women’s empowerment. The Mahasamruddhi scheme for 2021 is going to be a major step towards empowering women in rural partsRead More →
The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao(BBBP) was launched by the Prime Minister on 22nd January 2015 at Haryana. This Scheme was brought into existence because of the dire need of saving girl children from disempowerment. According to the 2011 Census, the sex ratio declined significantly. Moreover, the need for education amongstRead More →
For decades, women empowerment has been a neglected conversation in India. Now, with the turn of the century, governments all around the country are now striving to make women’s empowerment the core of governmental policies. One such state in a long list of states to make women empowerment the normRead More →
Women empowerment often begins at the humblest of roots. Over the years, governments all around the world have tried to localize empowerment efforts so that people are informed and made aware of what to do to empower women. One such state government to allow that is the Tripura government, whereRead More →
Women empowerment is the need of the hour, and governments all across the world are hopping onto the bandwagon to exhibit their support and extend a helping hand to a rightful cause. Over the years, several schemes have been launched to enable women to have a rightful place in societyRead More →
Sanitation, over the years, has grown to be of prime importance. However, certain rural areas in India still look at menstrual hygiene to be a matter of taboo and hence these discussions often go unaddressed. To beat the stigma and to get over the fence to a more progressive society,Read More →
Basic sanitation is every human’s right. Depriving any individual of practicing safe hygiene not only degrades the individual’s life but also brings in a whole lot of social stigma around it. For centuries, the traditional Indian mindset around menstrual cycles has been very limiting. This has led to a lotRead More →