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Uttar Pradesh government initiatives for women empowerment

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Why It Matters

Crucial for UPPSC PCS Prelims regarding state-specific governance initiatives, welfare schemes for women, and social sector development in Uttar Pradesh.

Summary

The article highlights the various women empowerment schemes and initiatives launched by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh to uplift 'Nari Shakti', focusing on security, self-reliance, financial inclusion, and welfare schemes such as Mission Shakti and Kanya Sumangala Yojana.

Key Points

  • The Uttar Pradesh government under Yogi Adityanath has implemented several welfare schemes focused on women empowerment and 'Nari Shakti'.
  • Schemes like Mission Shakti, BC Sakhi, and Kanya Sumangala Yojana play a crucial role in financial inclusion, safety, and social security of women in UP.
  • Emphasis is laid on self-reliance, entrepreneurship, and protection of women and girls across the state.

Important Terms

Mission Shakti

A comprehensive initiative launched by the Uttar Pradesh government focusing on women's safety, dignity, and self-reliance through sub-schemes like Sambal and Samarthya, police station help centres, and Shakti Didis.

UPSC context

UPPSC Prelims & Mains (GS Paper V/II): Government schemes, women empowerment, social welfare initiatives in Uttar Pradesh.

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Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana

A flagship welfare scheme of the UP government providing financial assistance in phased installments from birth up to higher education to improve girl child welfare and education.

UPSC context

UPPSC Prelims & Mains (GS Paper V): State-specific welfare schemes, child development, and gender equality in Uttar Pradesh.

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BC Sakhi Yojana

An initiative by the UP government that trains and deploys rural women from self-help groups as banking correspondents to deliver door-step financial services and foster financial inclusion.

UPSC context

UPPSC Prelims & Mains (GS Paper V/III): Financial inclusion, rural livelihood missions, and women entrepreneurship in Uttar Pradesh.

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Static Concepts Connected

Uttar Pradesh Welfare Schemes & Social Security

What are the key developmental objectives and financial assistance stages under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana in Uttar Pradesh?

  • Financial Stages: Provides conditional cash transfers across six distinct stages from birth to graduation, aiming to prevent female foeticide and improve health/educational standards.
  • Enhancement: Total financial assistance has been progressively enhanced to Rs 25,000 per beneficiary family in recent budget allocations.
  • Conditional Norms: Mandates verified immunization, school enrollment, and delayed marriage norms as pre-conditions for disbursal.

Cross-Topic Patterns

  • Gender Budgeting & Rural Local Governance

    Women-centric welfare schemes like Mission Shakti intersect directly with the gender budgeting framework and rural decentralization under the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act in UP's Panchayati Raj system.

UPPSC frequently matches flagship UP schemes (Kanya Sumangala, Mission Shakti) with their specific objectives or financial slabs in MCQs.

Linked PYQs · 1

Linked PYQs · 1

  • 2023UPPSC_PRELIMSGS1

    Which of the following scheme/s is/are related to Uttar Pradesh? (1) Anuthee Uphar Scheme (2) Matra Shakti Udyamita Scheme (3) Kaushalya Matritva Scheme (4) Stree Nidhi Scheme Select the 'correct' answer using the code given below -