New Delhi, Jan 2 (UNI) Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi on Tuesday inaugurated an online portal NARI here which will provide women citizens with easy access to information on government schemes and initiatives for women.
Referring to the portal which contains information about schemes being run by both Central as well as the States Governments, she said 'for the first time since Independence, women of the country will be able to access information about benefits being provided to them by the Government.'
To make this information easily accessible in one place, the NARI portal summarises more than 350 government schemes and other important information for the benefit of women, with more being added everyday. It provides links to the ministries, departments and autonomous bodies offering these schemes as well as easy access to online applications and grievance redressal.
NARI will provide information to women on issues affecting their lives. There are tips on good nutrition, suggestions for health check ups, information on major diseases, tips for job search and interview, investment and savings advice, information on crimes and against women and reporting procedures, contacts of legal aid cells, simplified adoption procedures and much more. It will endow women with the power of information to build their life skills and facilitates them in taking full advantage of the services provided by the Government for them.
Ms Gandhi also gave an overview of the agenda of the WCD Ministry in 2018 during which the new National Nutrition Mission will be launched in January 2018 and will be operationalised in 315 districts across the country. About 50.7 lakh women will be given Conditional Cash Transfer under maternity benefit scheme Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) this year, she explained.
The Bill on trafficking, which has been referred to the Group of Ministers, will be finalised and presented in Parliament in the budget session. Ms Gandhi said the deadline mandated by the Supreme Court for registration of child care institutions expired on December 31, 2017, and added that there will be sharp focus on linking
of these institutions to the adoption system in 2018.
Further, a platform for NGOs and civil societies to interact with the WCD Ministry -- e-Samvad portal has also been developed which also was inaugurated by Ms Gandhi.
MoS for Women & Child Development, Dr. Virendra Kumar was also present on the occasion.
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