India is the largest democracy in the world. Women’s participation in politics helps advance gender equality and affects both the range of policy issues that get considered and the types of solutions that are proposed.
The West Bengal Assembly has successfully passed the Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024, which is designed to combat violence against women.
The "Mukhyamantri - Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana" scheme was launched by the Women and Child Development Department, Government of Maharashtra.
As a part of the ‘Grading for School’ initiative the Social and Performance Audit Authority (SPAA) was introduced in the 2021-22 budget and set up in August 2022 after the clearance received by the Rajasthan cabinet for the proposal. Social and Performance Audit Authority involves social audits and performance audits.
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Policy UpdateArohi Sanyal Background As the country aims to become a vishwa guru, meaning world leader India still lacks in financial inclusion of women. As per a report of the National Statistical Office (NSO), as of March 2023, only 36.4…