Lok Sabha Question No. 3341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Gender Equality and Women Empowerment
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Anoop Pradhan Valmiki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3341 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2025

## GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

## † 3341. SHRI ANOOP PRADHAN VALMIKI:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has taken any initiative to provide guidance/technical support with regard to gender equality, women empowerment and gender mainstreaming to all the States particularly Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Women and Child Development implements the Gender Budgeting Scheme since 2007-08 with the objective to build capacity of the government officers at the Central, State and District level to undertake gender budgeting. Under the scheme, 100% grant-in-aid is given to the State Government Departments, National/ State Government funded Training Institutes, Universities/ PSUs etc. to conduct training and workshops on gender  budgeting.  During  the  financial  year  2024-25,  approval  for  conducting  training/ workshops on gender budgeting was given to 17 agencies i.e. 3 Central Government funded National/ Regional level Training Institutes, Department of WCD/ Social Welfare of 9 States/ UTs  viz.  Assam,  Chhattisgarh,  Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh,   Kerala,  Madhya  Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, UT of Ladakh and 5 State Government Training Institutes, for a total  amount  of  Rs.  1.27  crore,  based  on  the  proposals  received  from  them  as  per  the scheme guidelines.

There are a number of schemes/ programmes being implemented by various Ministries/ Departments  of  the  Government  of  India  across  the  country  for  social  and  economic empowerment of women, including for women and girls in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The major  schemes  and  programmes  of  the  Government  of  India  for  education  include, Samagra Shiksha, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Eklavya Model Residential Schools, pre-matric and post-matric scholarships, National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT), SWAYAM(Study Webs of Active Learning for

Young  Aspiring  Minds),  SWAYAM  PRABHA,  PM  e-Vidya,  and  National  Digital  Library (NDL). Social protection is addressed through Atal Pension Yojana (APY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha  Bima  Yojana  (PMSBY),  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Jeevan  Jyoti  Bima  Yojana (PMJJBY), while food security is strengthened by the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). Sanitation, clean energy, and water access have been enhanced via Swachh Bharat Mission, Ujjawala Yojana, and Jal Jeevan Mission. Housing needs are met through  Prime  Minister  Awaas  Yojana  Gramin  (PMAY-G)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas Yojana  Urban  (PMAY-U).  In  health,  Ayushman  Bharat,  Ayushman  Bharat  Health  and Wellness  Centres  (AB-HWCs),  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya  Janaushadhi  Kendras (PMBJK) provide essential medical services and affordable medicines, medical devices and sanitary products. Skill development and digital literacy are promoted under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA), while financial inclusion and entrepreneurship are supported through Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), Stand Up India, MUDRA Yojana, and Start-up India. Employment, self-employment and credit facilitation are further extended by Pradhan Mantri Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM  SVANidhi), Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGMSE), and the Mahila Coir Yojana (MCY) offers targeted vocational training to  rural  women.  Collectively,  these  schemes  are  driving  the  agenda  of  women-led development, gender equality, women empowerment, and gender mainstreaming.

Further, the Ministry in coordination with States/ UTs as well as National Commission for Women (NCW) and its counterparts in States undertakes awareness exercises through seminars, workshops, audio- visual campaigns, print and electronic media etc. to sensitize the  people  about  the  schemes/  programmes  related  to  women  empowerment  and  also about various women-centric provisions of the legislation and policies etc.

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