Lok Sabha Question No. 4966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Capacity Building Programme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4966

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2022

## CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME

## 4966.  SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  initiated  any  countrywide  capacity  building  and personality  development  programme  to  make  women  employment  ready  and independent and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the estimated funds allocated under the said programme;
- (c) the number of States proposed to be covered along with the targets set under the said programme;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to cover women of rural areas of Rajasthan under the said programme; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be covered?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (e):  The Government of India has taken various steps to ensure empowerment of  women  through  their  social,  educational,  economic  and  political  uplifting  through various  schematic  interventions  in  the  country  including  Rajasthan.  The  schemes implemented  by the Government  like   Samagra  Shiksha,  Scheme  of  National Overseas  Scholarship,  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalaya,  Babu  Jagjivan  Ram Chhatrawas Yojna, Swacch Vidyalaya Mission, etc. promote girl's education especially for  vulnerable  sections  of  society  and  have  adequate facilities  in  place  to  fulfill  their special  requirements.  Under  the  Swacch  Vidyalaya  Mission,  it  was  ensured  that  all schools  have  at  least  one  functional  toilet  for  girls.  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojna (PMUY) aims to safeguard the health of women by providing them with clean cooking fuel and also from drudgery of collecting firewood.

Further,  the  National  Education  Policy  (NEP),  2020  prioritises  gender  equity  and envisions ensuring equitable access to quality education to all students, with a special emphasis on Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Groups (SEDGs).

In order to enhance the employability of female workers, the Government is providing training  to  them  through  a  network  of  Women  Industrial  Training  Institutes,  National Vocational  Training  Institutes  and  Regional  Vocational  Training  Institutes.  To  ensure economic independence of women through skill development and vocational training, the Government has also introduced Skill India Mission. The National Skill Development  Policy  focuses  on  inclusive  skill  development,  with  the  objective  of increased  women  participation  for better  economic  productivity.  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal  Vikas  Kendras  lay  emphasis  on  creating  additional  infrastructure  both  for training  and  apprenticeship for  women; flexible  training  delivery  mechanisms, flexible afternoon batches on local need-based training to accommodate women; and ensuring safe and gender sensitive training environment, employment of women trainers, equity in remuneration, and complaint redressal mechanism. There are schemes like Pradhan Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  and  Stand  Up  India,  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme (PMEGP), for helping the women to set up their own enterprise.

The Ministry of Rural Development under Government of India has also decided to set up one Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) in each District of the country. RSETIs are Bank led initiative involving active support of the Government of India and the State Governments. The Government is also undertaking a placement-linked Skill Development  Program  called  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana (DDU-GKY)  for  rural  poor  youth.  DDU-GKY  is  undertaken  as  PPP  Project  through Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) registered with the Ministry of Rural Development.  PIAs  take  up  skill  training  of  rural  poor  youth  in  the  training  centres established by them.

The  above  schemes/  programmes  are  aimed  at  benefiting  all  the  women  and  girls including those in rural areas. Further, the schemes/ programmes are  implemented by various  Ministries/  Departments  and  hence  the  estimated  funds  allocated  under  the aforesaid schemes/ programmes are maintained by the respective Ministries/ Departments.

In  order  to  encourage  employment of women, a number of enabling provisions have been  incorporated  in  the  recently  enacted  Labour  Codes  viz.  the  Code  on  Wages, 2019,  the  Industrial  Relations  Code,  2020,  the  Occupational  Safety,  Health  and Working  Conditions  Code,  2020  and  the  Code  on  Social  Security,  2020  for  creating congenial work environment for women workers.

Further,  the  Ministry  of Women and  Child  Development  (MWCD) undertakes training and capacity building programmes and awareness exercises on the issues related to women and children from time to time through its associated institutions / organisations such  as  National  Institute  of  Public  Cooperation  and  Child  Development  (NIPCCD), National  Commission  for  Women  (NCW),  the  National  Commission  for  Protection  of Child Rights (NCPCR)  with  respect  to  field functionaries working  under  various schemes  and  programmes  administered  by  the  Ministry.   Recently,  the  National Commission for Women (NCW) has initiated a training and capacity building program for  women in dairy farming to improve the viability of women-led dairy organisations/ farmers.

The Ministry has engaged the services of NIMHANS for providing basic and advanced training under the project named 'Stree Manoraksha' to the staff of One Stop Centres (OSCs) across the country, including Rajasthan, on handling psycho-social and mental health care needs to support the women.

In addition, Ministry of Women & Child Development also issues advisories from time to time to State/UTs to organize regular trainings and meetings of all agencies in order to strengthen the capacities and facilitate inter-agency coordination of the field functionaries of women centric schemes and legislations administered by the Ministry.

The  Government  of  India  has  also  decided  to  implement  the  Umbrella  Scheme  for Safety, Security and Empowerment of Women as an integrated women empowerment program under the name 'Mission Shakti', for addressing the issues of women on a lifecycle continuum basis and for making them equal partners in nation-building through convergence at different levels of governance and a participative approach.

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