The Protection of Women from Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act (the SH Act), 2013 with the objective to create a safe and secure workplace for women free from sexual harassment. This Act caters to women working both in organised and unorganised sector and establishes a redressal mechanism for the disposal of their complaints.
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Annual Reports of Ministry of Women and Child Development
Information about annual reports of Ministry of Women and Child Development is given. Users can access and download reports of the Ministry from 2001 onwards. Access to annual report of other associated organisations, Sampark Quarterly news letter and other reports and manuals is also available.
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Mahila Police Volunteers, Ministry of Women & Child Development
A gender responsive police service requires specific training, increased presence of female personnel and community outreach to integrate gender issues into policies, protocols and operational procedures.
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General Grant-in-Aid Scheme in the field of Women and Child Development
The role of voluntary organizations and their participation in social welfare activities has been recognized by Government both as an important resource as well as to emphasis that social problems and social issues require active participation of the community, Government anti the voluntary organizations together have to shoulder responsibilities and functions depending on the types of activities each is best equipped to perform.
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Grant-in-Aid for Research, Publication and Monitoring
The projects sponsored by the Department of Women & Child Development will be in the fields of welfare and development of women and children including Food and Nutrition aspects.
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Website of National Repository of Information for Women (NARI)
National Mission for Empowerment of Women (NMEW) aims to achieve the holistic empowerment of women through convergence of schemes/programmes of different Ministries/Department of Government of India as well as State Governments.Under the National Mission for Empowerment of Women scheme, technical support is being provided by domain experts to the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
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Demand for Grants for Ministry of Women & Child Development
Get details of Demand for Grants for Ministry of Women & Child Development. Users can get details about the grant amount and related spending details. Users can view and download the files.
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National Nutrition Mission
Poshan Abhiyaan, also known as the National Nutrition Mission (NNM), was launched in 2018 (although the programme was being implemented in 2017) by the Government of India with the aim of tackling the malnutrition problem prevalent in India.
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Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation (PM CARES)
Keeping in mind the need to provide relief to the affected in emergent situations of Coronavirus COVID-19, a public charitable trust under the name of PM CARES Fund has been set up. The PM CARES is a dedicated national fund created to combat the dreadful contingencies like COVID-19 pandemic in India. The primary objective of this fund is to deal with forthcoming emergencies or distress situations.
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National Policy for Children
Get detailed information on the National Policy for Children, 2013 provided by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. You can find all the provisions for the protection of child rights in this policy.
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Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG)
The Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) was devised in 2010 as a special intervention for adolescent girls of the age group 11 – 14 years to break the intergenerational life-cycle of nutritional and gender disadvantage and offer a supportive environment for the self-development of adolescent girls in the country.
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Child development initiatives by Ministry of Women and Child Development
Get detailed about child development initiatives by Ministry of Women and Child Development. Users can get details about various welfare schemes like Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), Universalisation of ICDS and mother and child protection card under ICDS, etc. Information about various programmes like Kishori Shakti Yojana (KSY), Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG), Wheat Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP), etc. is also...
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National Creche Scheme for the Children of Working Mothers
Early Childhood Care Services for children up to 6 years of working mothers in the community, to promote physical, cognitive, social and emotional development (Holistic Development) of children.
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Budgeting for gender equity by Ministry of Women and Child Development
Get information on budgeting for gender equity provided by Ministry of Women and Child Development. Users can know about the mission statement for gender budgeting, gender budgeting manual, handbook and access other related material like case studies, summary reports, etc.
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Grant-in-Aid Scheme for Assistance to Voluntary Organisations in the Field of Women and Child Development
The policy to give recognition promote, stimulate and develop Voluntary organisations and to provide opportunities to train their manpower so that the commitment of voluntary Organisation is mobilised for the well-being of the communit.
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National Charter for children by Department of Women and Child Development
Get information on National Charter for Children by Department of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Women and Child Development. Users can know about the various rights of a child like right to survival, life and liberty, right to play & leisure, right to free & compulsory primary education, etc. Information about responsibilities of parents, protection of children with disabilities, etc. is also provided.