Ministry of Women and Child and Development
Amrit Generation Campaign: Naye Bharat Ke Sapne
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched an inspiring initiative called the Amrit Generation campaign. This campaign aims to empower and engage the youth of India by providing them a platform to express their aspirations and dreams for ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
National Conference on Skilling in NTL for Girls ‘Betiyan Bane Kushal’
National Conference on Skilling in Non-Traditional Livelihood (NTL) for Girls ‘Betiyan Bane Kushal’ will be organized on October 11, 2022. Key facts The national conference will be held under the Indian Government’s Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative. It will be ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
MoWCD released Guidelines for ‘Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0′
Recently, Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) released operational guidelines to implement ‘Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0′ scheme. Central government has approved the scheme for implementation during 2021-22 to 2025-26, that is; the period of 15th Finance Commission. Important ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
‘Kanya Shikhsa Pravesh Utsav’
Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav is a campaign to bring out-of-school adolescent Indian girls back into the formal education and skilling system. About the launch event The campaign was launched on the eve of International Women’s Day (8th March 2022) by ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
WCD Ministry to set up One-Stop Centres
Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, is to set up One-Stop Centres (OSCs) in 10 missions across 9 countries. It will be set to curb the cases of violence against women. In which countries OSCs will ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
PMMVY beneficiaries cross 1.75 Crores
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has informed to the parliament that the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana which is central government’s maternity benefit scheme has crossed 1.75 crore eligible women till the financial year 2020. Highlights The central ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
NITI Aayog Report: 28% of Aadhaar based payment are going to wrong accounts
The NITI Aayog has released a progress report on National Nutrition Mission (Poshan Abhiyaan). According to the report, one in three Aadhaar based payments was credited to a wrong bank account, especially in Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana. Highlights This ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Management of Widows Home: Ministry of WCD signs MoU with UP Government
The Union Ministry of Women and Child and Development (WCD) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uttar Pradesh Government for management of Home of Widows at Sunrakh Bangar, Vrindavan. The MoU will be in force for period of 2 ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018