Women Empowerment Schemes

In newspapers or on television, all kinds of violence and discrimination can be seen against women. To make sure that such incidents do not occur ever again, the union government has launched schemes that are for the upliftment of that class of women. All kinds of facilities are provided to these women following the type of schemes that they are related to. These services may vary from educational or skill benefits to protection against violence. These schemes are mainly backed by the government of India to ensure women’s security.

Female Empowerment

Looking back, things have changed greatly compared to the old times. Now, it is not uncommon to see women being self-dependent. They can take on any occupation that they want. They can choose the stream of the education that they desire, the person that they want to work for, and the people that they want to spend their lives with. 

However, in certain areas or because of some situations, these women are not able to pursue the dreams that they want. And, that is where the scheme launched by the union government comes in. These schemes empower women, teaching them skills that will be beneficial to them in their lives. In the meantime, the scheme prepares women to be able to adapt to the situations that they will be facing in the future. 

Under the provisions of these schemes, they are taught the skills that will be beneficial to them. They might even be upgrading these skills to the level of their employment. Hence, they can make it into their occupations and earn for themselves. To encourage the participation of women in social fields, prompt schemes are launched from time to time. Under the guidance of these schemes, these women can grow stronger than ever before. 

Equips and allows women

There are a large number of schemes that have been launched to support women in their growth. Some of those schemes happen to be as follows:

Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme

This scheme aimed to spread awareness regarding the decreasing sex ratio in the state of Haryana. This scheme was launched in the year 2015 to promote the protection and education of all-girl children.  This scheme resulted in maintaining the efficiency of the decline of the sex ratio.

Working Women Hostel

This scheme provides working women with affordable living space near the place where they work. This is to maintain a safe working environment for the sake of these women. Construction of daycare facilities for their children, and the hostels also comes under the provisions of this scheme. 

One-Stop Centre Scheme

This scheme centres around the security of women. All kinds of assistance are provided to the women who are being abused publicly or privately.  Medical services, counselling, legal assistance and other services also come under the provisions of this scheme. 

Women Helpline Scheme

This scheme provides all kinds of assistance to the women who contact through this scheme. Violence, harassment, abuse, and other unfavourable situations, all these conditions come under this scheme. If a woman is suffering from any of these, she can immediately contact the toll-free number that is linked with this scheme to gain assistance. 

Freedom to pursue desired goals

Mahila E-Haat

This is a scheme that is launched for women entrepreneurs. This scheme aims to provide these women with technology, budget and knowledge to make that initiative into success. These kinds of entrepreneurs mainly function on the online platforms and support is provided to those by the government in the form of this scheme.

Mahila Police Volunteers

This program promotes the involvement of women in the police forces. This will help in establishing better contact between the police forces and the society regarding women’s abuse. This will result in making a place safer and more effective for the women population.

Conclusion

In case of any mishappening against women, these schemes are something that they can always turn towards. These schemes provide them with protection and security against abuse and violence, places to afford working-class women, and other educational benefits. Many significant changes have been brought about just because of these schemes. Now, women can be seen acting more freely seeing as they have services that they can rely on in case of any emergency at any time.