WOMEN EMPOWERMENT SCHEMES

INITIATIVES FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

Empowerment of women is the hall mark of the approach of the Government in its development initiatives (social, political and economic). The State Empowerment Policy for women aims at the following objectives:-

- Gender equality
- Gender justice
- Social security
- Elimination of discrimination against women in all walks of life
- Economic development and integration of women into main stream of economy.

As a token of state’s commitment to remove all barriers in the way of women’s participation in the main stream of development, the State Govt. declared 1997 as the year of ‘Gender Equality with Social Justice’. Steps have been taken to provide specific provisions for women towards equality in all fields, political, social, economic and cultural.

The Department is playing a conscious role in empowering of women by striving to enforce:

• The reservation of 33 1/3rd Jobs for women in Govt. and public sector with carry forward policy.
• The 33 1/3rd of budget of all departments for developmental programmes for women.
• Implementation of Girl Child Protection Scheme.
• Opportunities to participate through mother’s committees and IGA groups. The year 2001 has celebrated as ‘Year of Women Empowerment and the year 2003 as the Year of Adolescent Girls’.

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Girl Child Protection Scheme (GCPS)      

The new Girl Child Protection Scheme with insurance coverage from 1-4-05 is issued vide G.O.Ms.No.16, Dt: 05-05-2005 Women Development, Child Welfare and Disabled Welfare (JJ) Department.

Objectives of the Scheme: -

• To eliminate prejudice against the girl child through direct investment from the Government.
• To encourage enrolment of the girl child in school and to ensure her education at least up to the Intermediate level.
• To encourage girls to get married only after the age of 18 years (which is the prescribed statutory limit).
• To reduce school drop out rate among the girls.
• To encourage parents to adopt family planning norms with two girl children.
• To provide social and financial empowerment to the girl child.
• Eliminate all forms of discrimination against the girl child.
• Eliminate negative cultural attitudes and practices against girls.
• Promote and protect the rights of the girl child and increase awareness of her needs and potential.
• Eliminate discrimination against girls in education and provide skill development and training.
• Eliminate discrimination against girls in health and nutrition.
• Strengthen the role of the family in improving the status of the girl child.

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