Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday emphasized that women empowerment is very important for the development of India. He underlined the change in the social perspective, where women are no longer limited to traditional roles. Instead, they are identified as the leading driver of progress, who are contributing significantly to the development of the country.
The BJP -led NDA government at the Center released a book to highlight its achievements in women’s empowerment in the last 11 years. On the completion of 11 years of NDA government, this book highlights various major schemes like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana.
The book states, “Inspired by an adventure, inclusive and life -based perspective, the government has initiated target intervention in health, education, housing, digital access, hygiene and financial inclusion.” Nari Shakti is now a national mission, which is strengthened to live with every woman – urban or rural, youth or elderly – respect, security and self -reliance. “
It states that Indian women have faced systemic obstacles for generations – limited access to education, healthcare, employment and decision making, especially in rural and marginalized communities. Nevertheless, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a historic change has occurred since 2014. Women are now seen not as passive beneficiaries but as a strong agent of change, which is the center of India’s development story.
Women are leading self -help groups, starting business, breaking obstacles in science, defense and sports and shaping the future of the country. The report said that the share of women and children in the population of India is around 67.7 percent, and their empowerment is not just social reform-this is a strategic imperative. As India is entering the nectar period, female power stands as an invincible power that is carrying forward a strong, more inclusive nation.
The book states, “Empowerment is not a single event, this is a visit. The policies of the Modi government show this reality through programs made to support women at every stage of life. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly reiterated that a nation can progress only when its women are equally empowered. In the last 11 years, in the last 11 years, the Indian government has strengthened women in social, economic and legal sectors. The structure is adopted. “
The book underlines the government’s efforts to reduce violence and discrimination against women and provide constitutional security to them.
The book states, “From constitutional security measures against violence and discrimination, from historical laws to Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Mission Shakti, transforming schemes and historical women power worship acts, meditation, meditation has focused on the development of women, moving away from women’s development.”
Emphasizing the steps taken for women’s education, he said: “Women’s participation in education has increased, especially stem skills, self-help groups in entrepreneurship and public service. Legal improvement and labor code promotes safe and inclusive workplaces, while schemes like PM Housing Scheme, Day-NRLM and Agricultural Assistance have made women economically and socially empowering women economically and socially. Until aviation, women are now leading in all fields and are pursuing inclusive and sustainable national development. “
Referring to India’s Battle Mission Nutrition against Malnutrition-a transformative initiative that combines nutrition, health and community together to build a healthy future, the book states, “With a visionary investment of over Rs 1.81 lakh crore, Nutrition 2.0 is being started in the 15th Finance Commission’s period (2021-22 to 2025-26). It is a matter of converge ecosystems that unnatural missions of national development, which unlieves the efforts of various fields. The nutrition campaign launched in the center of this movement is a major program that connects the state -of -the -art equipment with ground level action from the real -time transformations of nutrition Has ignited. This mission is not just about feeding people – it is about promoting a healthy, strong India. “
Mission, designed as an integrated nutrition assistance program, targets the weakest people – children, adolescent girls, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers – by improving both nutritional services content and distribution.
In these 11 years, the government targeted to upgrade 2 lakh Anganwadi centers (AWCs) across the country during the 15th Finance Commission cycle (40,000 Anganwadi centers per year) under the mission competent Anganwadi and Nutrition 2.0, which aims to provide better nutrition and initial child care and education (ECCE), supporting the overall development of children under six years of age.
The campaign, launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 26 December 2024, identifies and rewards the top 1000 gram panchayats working at an extraordinary ground level to improve nutrition and health results. They serve as models of “well -known gram panchayats” children -led progress in child and maternal nutrition.
Ensuring equal rights, the government has implemented meaningful reforms that affect their everyday lives, such as the elimination of triple divorce, which has provided the respect and legal protection to Muslim women that she was entitled for a long time.
Other steps include: The proposal to increase the marriageable age of women from 18 to 21 will help in education and employment opportunities. Doubling maternity leave to 26 weeks, India has joined the most progressive countries supporting working mothers. And with the end of Article 35A, women in Jammu and Kashmir now have equal property and legal rights – which is the historical improvement of previous injustice.
It further states that Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) provides loans up to Rs 20 lakh through four loan products. Since the inauguration of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), more than 52.5 crore loan accounts have been opened by March 2025, with the sanctioned amount of Rs 34.11 lakh crore and the distributed amount is Rs 33.33 lakh crore. Remarkable, about 68 percent of these loans were given to women entrepreneurs, which outlines the important role of the plan in promoting women led by women.
The book further states, “In the last 11 years, the Modi government’s unwavering commitment to women empowerment has changed social welfare from the safety trap to lead, respect and opportunity to a springboard. In the last decade, India has laid the foundation of a future where women are no longer participants, they are leaders, neo -reactions and entrepreneurs. Till, female power is moving more stronger than ever, with independent and determination. “
