Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme (PMMSK)

Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme (PMMSK) was approved by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in November 2017 for a period 2017-18 to 2019-20. The scheme is part of Umbrella Scheme “Mission for Protection and Empowerment for Women” of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development

Objective

The objective of these centres is to empower the rural women to realize their full potential by means of community participation.

Salient Features

• PMMSK scheme is envisioned as one-stop convergence support service for empowering rural women with opportunities for skill development, digital literacy, health and nutrition and employment.
• It aims to improve declining child sex ratio (CSR), ensure survival and protection of the girl child, ensuring her education and empowering her to fulfil her potential. It will provide an interface for rural women to approach government for getting their entitlements and for empowering them through training and capacity building.
• Through this scheme, government plans to reach 115 most backward districts in the country with 920 Mahila Shakti Kendra. The government plans to reach the 115 most backward districts in the country with 920 Mahila Shakti Kendra.
• At national level, Mahila Shakti Kendra will provide domain-based knowledge support while at state level, it will cater to State Resource Centre for Women that will provide technical support on issues related to women at district and block level centres. It will provide support to PMMSK and also give foothold to Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao in 640 districts.

Under the scheme a task force is to be created common for the national, state and district level. It shall work for planning, reviewing and monitoring this scheme for the purpose of seeing real action and cost efficiency.
The scheme contains specific set guidelines that are in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. Structures are being set up at the national and state levels that will help the governments in terms of technical support with respect to issues related to women. The women shall be provided with an interface to approach the authorities for claiming any of the entitlements under any Acts or schemes.