Wednesday, 28 August 2019

List of Government Schemes in India For Women and Child Devevelopment

List of Government Schemes in India For Women and Child Devevelopment

Ministry of Women and Child Development 


SchemeLaunched in/onObjective
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme22 January 2015
  • Prevention of gender biased sex selective elimination
  • Ensuring survival & protection of the girl child
  • Ensuring education and participation of the girl child.
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana01 January 2017
  • To provide cash incentive of Rs. 5000 to pregnant women for first living child
Swadhar Greh Scheme 2015
  • To set up 30 Swadhar Greh in every district with capacity of 30 women
  • To cater to the primary need of shelter, food, clothing, medical treatment and care of the women in distress 
UJJAWALA 1 April, 2016
  • To prevent trafficking of women and children for commercial sexual exploitation
  • To facilitate rescue of victims from the place of their exploitation
  • To provide rehabilitation services
Working Women Hostel6 April, 2017
  • To promote availability of safe and conveniently located accommodation for working women, with day care facility for their children, 
Sukanya Samridhi Yojana 22 January 2015
  • To encourages parents to build a fund for the future education and marriage expenses for their female child
One Stop Centres- Sakhi1st April 2015
  • To support women affected by violence
  • To establish OSCs with a range of services including medical, legal, and psychological support. 
‘Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP) Scheme 1986-87 
  • To provide skills that give employability to women
  • To provide competencies and skill that enable women to become self-employed/entrepreneurs.
Mahila Shakti Kendra2017-18 and 2019-20
  • To empower rural women through community participation
  • 640 districts to be covered in a phased manner 
Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls-SABLA2010
  • To improve the nutritional, health and development status of adolescent girls (11-14 years)
  • To promote awareness of health, hygiene, nutrition and family care
  • To link them to opportunities for learning life skills, going back to school
  • To provide them nutritional support @ Rs.9.50/beneficiary/day for 300 days in a year
PM's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment (POSHAN Abhiyan)- National Nutrition MissionMarch 2018
  • POSHAN Abhiyaan in implemented in 315 Districts
  • To ensure attainment of malnutrition free India by 2022
  • To reduce stunting
  • To ensure holistic development and adequate nutrition for pregnant women, mothers and children.
Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme under ICDS2013
  • To provide day-care facilities for children (6 months to 6 years) of working mothers in the community.
  • To improve nutrition and health status of children.
  • To promote physical, cognitive, social and emotional development (Holistic Development) of children.
  • To educate and empower parents /caregivers for better childcare.
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)2 October 1975
  • To improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group 0-6 year
  • To reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropout;
  • To enhance the capability of the mother to look after the normal health and nutritional needs of the child through proper nutrition and health education.
National Mission for Empowerment of Women15 August 2011 
  • To ensure economic empowerment of women.
  • To ensure that violence against women is eliminated progressively.
  • To ensure social empowerment of women with emphasis on health and education.
eSamvad portal2018
  • To provide a platform for NGOs and civil society to interact with the Ministry on relevant subjects.
NARI web portal2018
  • To access information on different programmes offered by various state governments as well as the Centre
  • The portal carries details on 350 different schemes for women and will be updated from time to time.
SHe-Box portal2018
  • To report complaints of Sexual Harassment at Workplace
  • For prompt disposal of complaints on SHe-Box, each case goes directly to the central/ state authority concerned having jurisdiction to take action in the matter.
Mahila e-Haat portal2018
  • To provide marketing platform to the women entrepreneurs to directly sell to the buyers.

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