About the Scheme

• The Government of India has launched ‘Mission Shakti’ – an umbrella scheme for the safety, security and empowerment of women for implementation during the 15th  Finance Commission period 202l-22 to 2025-26. 
• It is an integrated women empowerment programme aimed at strengthening interventions for women safety, security and empowerment. 
• It seeks to realise the Government’s commitment for “women-led development‟ by addressing issues affecting women on a life-cycle continuum basis and by making them equal partners in nation-building through convergence and citizen-ownership.
• The scheme seeks to make women economically empowered, exercising free choice over their minds and bodies in an atmosphere free from violence and threat. 
• It also seeks to reduce the care burden on women and increase female labour force participation by promoting skill development, capacity building, financial literacy, access to micro-credit etc.

Components

• Mission Shakti has two sub-schemes – ‘Sambal’ and ‘Samarthya’. 
  • In the “Sambal” sub-scheme, which is for safety and security of women, the existing scheme of One Stop Centre (OSC), Women Helpline (WHL), BetiBachaoBetiPadhao (BBBP) have been included with a new component of Nari Adalats – women’s collectives to promote and facilitate alternative dispute resolution and gender justice in society and within families.
  • In the “Samarthya” sub scheme, which is for empowerment of women, existing schemes of Ujjwala, SwadharGreh and Working Women Hostel have been included with modifications. In addition, the existing schemes of National Creche Scheme for children of working mothers and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) have now been included in Samarthya. 

Objectives

• The objectives of the Mission are as under: 
  • Provide immediate and comprehensive continuum of care, support and assistance to women affected by violence and for those in distress; 
  • To put in place quality mechanisms for rescue, protection and rehabilitation of women in need of assistance and victims of crime and violence; 
  • To improve accessibility to various government services available for women at various levels; 
  • Making people aware about Government schemes and programmes as well as legal provisions to fight social evils like dowry, domestic violence, Sexual Harassment at Workplace and to promote gender equality etc. 
  • Capacity building and training of functionaries/ duty bearers under various schemes/ Legislations; 
  • Collaboration with partner Ministries/ Departments/ States/ UTs for convergence of policies, programmes/ schemes and to create an enabling environment for public private partnership for safety and empowerment of women across sectors. 
  • Create awareness among masses for inducing positive behaviouralchangetowards women and girls. 
  • To prevent gender-biased sex selective elimination; to ensure survival, protection,education and development of the girl child.

Why in News?

• The government has decided to open 300 more One Stop Centres (OSCs) under Mission Shakti in a phased manner. 
• At present 758 OSCs have been sanctioned, out of which 730 OSCs are functional across the country.

reference:

https://newsonair.gov.in/News?title=Govt-decided-to-open-300-more-One-Stop-Centres-under-Mission-Shakti-in-phased-manner%3a-Govt-in-Lok-Sabha&id=452047