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Crèche facility to come up at Parliament House
The Parliament House is setting up crèche facility on its premises for establishing inclusive and supportive work environment for its women employees. This is in line with provisions of Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017. It will be 1500 sq-foot centre ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Maharashtra Government to launch Asmita Yojana to provide affordable sanitary pads
Maharashtra government will roll out Asmita Yojana on the International Women’s Day (March 8, 2018) to provide affordable (subsidised) sanitary pads to school girls and women. Under the scheme, schoolgirls studying in Zilla Parishad schools will get sanitary napkin packet ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Saudi Arabia allows women to open their own businesses without male constent
Saudi Arabia has allowed women to open their own businesses and benefit from government e-services without having to prove consent from husband or male guardian. This move marks major step away from country’s strict guardianship system that has ruled it ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Government to establish National Women Entrepreneurship Council
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development is considering to establish National Women Entrepreneurship Council (NWEC). It will be umbrella organization for socio-economic gender parity, financial inclusion and economic empowerment of women in India and to promote entrepreneurship among ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
Acid attack victims to get quota in Central Government jobs
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has issued notification to provide quota to people with autism, mental illnesses, intellectual disability and victims of acid attacks in Central government jobs. In case of direct recruitment, 4% of the total number ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Government launches Rapid Reporting System for the Scheme for Adolescent Girls
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has launched beneficiary module (i.e. Phase -1) of Rapid Reporting System (RRS), a web based on line monitoring for Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG). The RRS portal will facilitate monitoring of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
President felicitates 112 first ladies
President Ram Nath Kovind has felicitated 112 exceptional women achievers at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. These women achievers ‘FIRST LADIES’ are those who are first to set milestone of achievement in their respective fields. This ‘First Ladies’ is second ..
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan crosses 1 crore mark
The Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) has crossed one crore mark in antenatal check-ups. It was launched in 2016 to ensure comprehensive and quality antenatal checkups to pregnant women across country. It has provided quality antenatal checkups to pregnant ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
CABE sub-committee recommends free education for girls up to PG level
The sub-committee of Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) looking into issues of girl’s education has recommended free and compulsory education for girls up to post-graduate level across the country. The sub-committee is likely to submit an interim report to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2018
Haryana becomes first state to launch High-Risk Pregnancy portal
Haryana become first state in the country to launch High-Risk Pregnancy (HRP) portal. It has been launched as part of the High Risk Pregnancy Policy of state implemented since November 2017. The policy aims at identifying 100% name-based high-risk pregnancy ..