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 …
Context Despite policy measures to encourage women in science, social and institutional hurdles hinder their progress STEM The acronym “STEM” was coined by scientific administrators at the U.S. National Science Foundation in 2001. “STEM” is a curriculum based on the …
About GeM Launched in 2016, the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is a 100 percent government-owned company setup under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It is a completely paperless, cashless and system driven e-market place that enables procurement …
Context: This article highlights the need for including children in the efforts to create a gender equal society. When and why do gender biases develop? At infancy: Parents treat their baby daughters and sons differently. At early childhood: Most children …
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 …