Women Empowerment Panel

A committee on women empowerment has flagged poor utilisation of funds by states under the "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" scheme and suggested that the government needs to focus more on education and health than on advertising the scheme.

Nearly 90 per cent of the funds allocated last year to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship programme for the girl child, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, remains unutilised, according to a Parliamentary panel. The panel has urged the Centre to take remedial measures in a time-bound manner and has also demanded a “status note” on schemes where fun...

New Delh: A National Commission for Women official today warned against holding men responsible for violence against women without addressing issues at the family level or involving them in the policy making process. “It will be superfluous to say that men and boys cause maximum violence to women. There is a huge dichotomy between what men see in...

A committee on women empowerment has flagged poor utilisation of funds by states under the "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" scheme and suggested that the government needs to focus more on education and health than on advertising the scheme.

Nearly 90 per cent of the funds allocated last year to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship programme for the girl child, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, remains unutilised, according to a Parliamentary panel. The panel has urged the Centre to take remedial measures in a time-bound manner and has also demanded a “status note” on schemes where fun...

New Delh: A National Commission for Women official today warned against holding men responsible for violence against women without addressing issues at the family level or involving them in the policy making process. “It will be superfluous to say that men and boys cause maximum violence to women. There is a huge dichotomy between what men see in...