Lok Sabha Question No. 6514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Women’s Economic and Governance Indicators
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6514

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2018

## WOMEN'S ECONOMIC AND GOVERNANCE INDICATORS

## 6514.   SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Women's Economic and Governance Indicators has been declined in India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the remedial measures taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government in the matter?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) &  (b):  At  National  level,  the  Government  of  India  does  not  estimate  Economic  and Governance Indicators.
- (c) The Government has taken several initiations of empowerment of women. The schemes being implemented by Ministry of Women and Child Development are i) Beti Bacho Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme to arrest the declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR), in the age group of 0-6 years and enabling education for the girl children, ii) Scheme for Adolescent Girls aiming  at  girls  in  the  age  group  11-14,  to  empower  and  improve  their  social  status through  nutrition,  life  skills,  home  skills  and  vocational  training,  iii)  Rastriya  Mahila Kosh  (RMK),  for  extending  micro-finance  services  to  bring  about  socio-economic upliftment of poor women, iv) Mahila e-Haat, a unique direct online digital marketing platform  for  women  entrepreneurs/  SHGs/  NGOs,  v)  Pradhan  Mantri  Mahila  Shakti Kendra, which will empower rural women through community participation to create an environment in which they realize their full potential.

The Government also runs various employment generation schemes for beneficiaries including women like Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) implemented by Ministry of Micro, Small &Medium Enterprises, Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGA),  Pt. Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY)  scheme  run  by Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  and  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-  National  Urban Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  implemented  by  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban Affairs. To enhance skilling programmes of youth including women, a new Ministry of Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  has  been  established  to  coordinate  the  skill activities across Ministries. The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an advisory to all

State  Governments  to  increase  representation  of  women  in  police  to  33%  of  the  total strength.

For improving governance at the grass root level, training of Trainers of Elected Women Representatives of Panchayati Raj was conducted by MWCD to: deliberate upon issues related to empowerment of women and functioning of PRIs; describe processes of participatory  planning  in  local  governance;  and  enable  women  to  identify  their  own leadership potential to contribute effectively as change agents. Also 33% reservation for women in panchayats has been mandated by law in all States.

*********