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The Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme was launched on 22 January 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It aims to address the issue of the declining child sex ratio image (CSR) and is a national initiative jointly run by the Ministry of Women and Child Development , the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of ...
The scheme currently provides an interest rate of 8.2% [3] (For Jan -Mar 2024 quarter) and tax benefits. The account can be opened at any India Post office or branch of authorized commercial banks. The Sukanya Samriddhi Account Rules, 2016 was rescinded on 12 December 2019 and the new Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme, 2019 was introduced.
Each year, a Because I Am a Girl report is released by Plan as an update on the state of the world's girls. [1] The report has been produced annually since 2007. [11] Researchers for the report visit girls throughout the world and summarize their findings in the report. [12] Reports released since 2007: 2007: The State of World's Girls
Honor killings are a common form of violence against women in certain parts of the world. Honor killings are perpetrated by family members (usually husbands, fathers, uncles, or brothers) against women in the family who are believed to have caused dishonor to the family.
Kishori Shakti Yojana (lit. ' Adolescent Girl Empowerment Scheme ') is a scheme initiated by Ministry of Women and Child Development in India, implemented by the Government of Odisha for juvenile girls aged 11 to 18 under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) government programme.
The first woman to hold the title of "president", as opposed to a queen or prime minister, was Isabel Perón of Argentina (appointed head of state and government, 1974–76). The world's first elected female president was Vigdís Finnbogadóttir of Iceland, whose term lasted from 1980 to 1996. She is the longest-serving elected female head of ...
Gwalior Mayor Sameeksha Gupta and Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Ladli Laxmi Yojana event. Ladli Laxmi Yojana is a scheme introduced by Government of Madhya Pradesh.It was inaugurated by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 2 May 2007, [1] which was followed by expansion to six additional states including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Goa. [2]
The first urea subsidy scheme was in 1977 in the form of Retention Price cum Subsidy scheme (RPS). From ₹ 4,389 crore (US$2.51 billion) in 1990 to ₹ 75,849 crore (US$17.43 billion) in 2008. As %ofGDP this is an increase from 0.8% to 1.5%. In 2022-23 financial outlay is ₹ 63,222 crore (equivalent to ₹ 710 billion or US$8.2 billion in 2023).