5 Years Transformation of India - Summary
Discover the 5 Years Transformation of India:
- Realizing India’s Potential through Women-Led Development.
- Healthier Motherhood For A Healthy India
- Paid maternity leave extended to 26 weeks (6 months), one of the highest durations globally.
- PM Matru Vandana Yojana has supported over 65.20 Lakh pregnant and lactating mothers by providing them cash incentives of ₹6000.
- More than 1.87 Crore antenatal check-ups conducted at over 14,000 health facilities.
- Over 86.88 Lakh pregnant women & 3.38 Cr children immunized under Mission Indradhanush.
- Fostering a Bright Future for the Girl Child
- Sex ratio at birth improved in 104 identified districts.
- Enrollment of girls in secondary education has increased to 80.97%.
- Over 6.9 Lakh girls aged 11-14 have received nutritional support under the Scheme for Adolescent Girls.
- More than 1.52 Crore Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts opened across the country.
- Smoke-Free Kitchens in Every Household
- Over 7.19 Crore free LPG connections provided under Ujjwala Yojana.
- The target revised to provide 8 crore LPG connections by 2021 aims to connect all households.
- Skills, Capital, and Opportunities for Nari Shakti
- Over 9 crore women, making up more than 74% of beneficiaries, benefited from Mudra Yojana.
- Under Stand Up India, women entrepreneurs account for 82%. ₹16181.4 crores sanctioned (as of 30th April 2019).
- Over Rs. 75,000 crore provided to women Self Help Groups, benefiting over 6 crore women.
- Government PSUs mandated to purchase 3% of materials from women-owned enterprises.
- 53% of Jan Dhan Bank Account holders are women.
- From Home-Makers to Nation Builders
- Women officers recruited through transparent selection for Short Service Commission.
- Women to get employment in the underground mining sector for the first time since Independence.
- Historic pay hikes for ASHA & Anganwadi workers, from ₹1000 to ₹2000 & ₹3000 to ₹4500 respectively.
- Secured & Empowered Living
- Bill empowering Muslim Women against Triple Talaq passed in Lok Sabha.
- Muslim Women can now perform Haj without needing a male guardian.
- Provision of the Death Penalty for the rape of a girl child under 12 years.
- The minimum punishment for the rape of a girl under 16 years increased from 10 years to 20 years.
- Passport rules relaxed for single mothers.
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