Context The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023 or the Women’s reservation Bill commonly called as Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was passed in both the houses of the parliament. Highlights of the bill Reservation Percentage: The …
About PMUY The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas launched PMUY in 2016 to provide clean cooking fuel to poor households. It aims to provide 8 crore deposit free LPG connections to poor households. The connections are issued in the …
Context: Women in developing and less developed countries (especially in low-income areas) are more vulnerable to climate change because of their dependence on natural resources and labor-intensive work for their livelihood. This article explains how vulnerable are women to climate …
About MSSC In the Union Budget 2023-34, the Government announced the Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC), a new small-savings scheme for women. An account under this scheme can be opened by a woman for herself or by the guardian on …
About Stand up India Scheme was launched in 2016 to promote entrepreneurship at grassroot level focusing on economic empowerment and job creation. This scheme has been extended up to the year 2025. Objectives The purpose of Stand-Up India is to: …
Context The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act reserved one-third of all seats in Panchayats for women. As a result, a large number of women were elected as members and chairpersons of Panchayats. At national level women as Members and Presidents of …
About MSSC In February 2023, the Union Budget announced the Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC), a new small-savings scheme for women and was launched for investments from April 1, 2023. Minimum and Maximum Limit An individual may open an unlimited …
About the Scheme Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) is a government-backed small savings scheme that helps parents secure the future of their girl child. It was launched as a part of the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign. Accounts under SSY can …
Context India is predicted to be the third-largest economy in the world by 2030. Despite its economic growth, women’s participation in the country’s economy, polity and society has not kept pace. Status of Women in Bureaucracy As per Indian Administrative …
What’s in the news? The ‘herSTART’ platform was recently inaugurated by the President of India to promote women StartUps and to encourage women entrepreneurs. The ‘herSTART’ platform will boost innovation and start-up efforts of women entrepreneurs and also help them …