List of Govt. Schemes for Women

The central government and state governments have come up with several schemes for the empowerment and welfare of women in India. The central government is running about 147 schemes for women in the country which cater to the different needs of women in the society. These includes schemes for women of all age groups, from all societies or social & economic classes

Other than central govt.’s 147 welfare schemes for women empowerment, the state governments are also running about 195 schemes (combined) in their respective state. The schemes are mainly being run to empower women in every field including education, healthcare, self-employment, and others.

The prime goals of all the central and state government schemes for women is to provide them protection, better health facilities, enough education to make them employable and to make them financially strong. Here we bring you the list of all those major schemes being run by all state governments and central government in the country.

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List of Govt. Schemes for Women

Below is the complete state wise list of all major women empowerment schemes in India.

One Stop Centre for women in distress (One Stop Sakhi Center)	View Details
Mahila Shakti Kendra (Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme)	View Details
Maternity benefit (Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY))	View Details
Women’s Helpline (Universalization of Women Helpline Scheme)	View Details
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)	View Details
Women’s education – Mahila Samakhya Yojana (Mahila Samakhya Programme)	View Details
Financial incentive for wards of ex-servicemen undergoing cadet training at NDA	View Details
Health messages for women (Kilkari messages)	View Details
Information on Health and Nutrition	View Details
Facing trouble with pregnancy	View Details
Benefits for mother & child (Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK))	View Details
Maternity Leave (Maternity Benefit Amendment Act 2017)	View Details
Financial assistance for vocational training of widows of ex-servicemen	View Details
National Health Portal – Authentic information on all kinds of diseases, conditions and services	View Details
Financial Inclusion of girls – National (Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana)	View Details
Loans for women safai karamcharis (Mahila Adhikarita Yojana)	View Details
Scholarships for Girls in Rural Areas	View Details
Grant-in-aid Scheme for the welfare of women labour	View Details
Working Women’s Hostel	View Details
Free legal aid	View Details
Provisions for women under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) (National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA))	View Details
Provisions for women under Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM)	View Details
Agricultural mechanization for women farmers (Agricultural mechanisation)	View Details
Protection for women farmers Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme)	View Details
Protection for women farmers under Modified National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (MNAIS) (Modified National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (MNAIS))	View Details
Promoting women under the National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm (NMOOP) (National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm (NMOOP))	View Details
Provisions for women under National Food Security Mission (National Food Security Mission)	View Details
Benefits for women under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH))	View Details
Reaching women farmers through mass media (Mass Media Scheme)	View Details
Provisions for women farmers in ATMA scheme (Agriculture Technology Management Agency Scheme)	View Details
Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihood Improvement	View Details
Affordable rural housing for women (Prime Minister Awaas Yojana (PMAY) )	View Details
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)	View Details
War Memorial Hostels for children (War Memorial Hostels (WMHs))	View Details
Financial assistance to orphaned children of ex-servicemen	View Details
Financial assistance for education of children/widows of Ex-servicemen	View Details
Additional compensation for survivors of Acid Attack (Victim Compensation Scheme)	View Details
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission	View Details
Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana	View Details
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)	View Details
Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)	View Details
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)	View Details
National Family Benefit Scheme for assistance in case of death of breadwinner (National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS))	View Details
Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS)	View Details
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS)	View Details
Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)	View Details
Technology Development and Utilization Programme for Women (TDUPW)	View Details
Pragati scholarship for girl students (All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE))	View Details
Provisions for women at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	View Details
Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Scholarship for Research in Social Sciences	View Details
Post Doctoral Fellowship for Women	View Details
Capacity building of women managers in higher education	View Details
Women’s Studies in Universities and Colleges	View Details
Women’s Hostels for Colleges	View Details
Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child	View Details
Relaxation in M.Phil/Ph.D programme for women	View Details
Day care centres in Universities and Colleges	View Details
Scholarship for college and university students	View Details
Training in hospitality sector	View Details
Job training – Hunar Se Rozgar Tak	View Details
NRI marriages	View Details
Manage your money	View Details
Sexual Harassment at the Workplace	View Details
Reporting Violence	View Details
Facing trouble in marriage	View Details
Tips for your job search	View Details
Forms of Violence Against Women	View Details
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao	View Details
Vidyalakshmi Portal for Education Loans (National Vidyalakshmi Portal)	View Details
Free health services for mothers – Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan)	View Details
Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics (AFHCs)	View Details
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao	View Details
Child Helpline – 1098	View Details
Financial Inclusion of girls – Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana)	View Details
Leadership development for women from Minorities (Nai Roshni)	View Details
Legal literacy for women	View Details
Loans for small businesses – MUDRA yojana (Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojna (PMMY))	View Details
LPG Connectios for women – Ujjwala (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana)	View Details
Promoting Women SHGs through National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)	View Details
Maternity benefit – Janani Suraksha Yojana (Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) )	View Details
Panic Button	View Details
Out of school Adolescent Girls – Kishori Shakti Yojana (Kishori Shakti Yojna)	View Details
Promoting entrepreneurship – Stand Up India Scheme (Stand Up India Scheme)	View Details
Toilets for women under Swachh Bharat Mission (Swachh Bharat Mission)	View Details
33% reservation in Panchayats (73rd Constitutional Amendment Act)	View Details
Skill Training of Rural Youth on Farm and Non-Farm Activities (Skill Training of Rural Youth)	View Details
Shelters for Urban Homeless (SUH)	View Details
Affordable housing (PMAY – Common Service Centers)	View Details
Services for women passengers in Indian Railways	View Details
Science & Technology for women	View Details
Trafficking – Ujjawala scheme for victims of trafficking (Ujjawala)	View Details
Science & Engineering Research Board Women Excellence Award	View Details
Trade Related Entrepreneurship Assistance and Development (TREAD)	View Details
Scholarships (National Scholarship Portal)	View Details
Scholarship for women ST students	View Details
The National Livestock Mission (NLM)	View Details
Scheme for out of school Adolescent Girls (Sabla)	View Details
Strengthening Education among ST Girls in Low Literacy Districts	View Details
Safety of women in Panchayats	View Details
Residential schools for tribal girls	View Details
Vocational/skill training – Employment through Skill Training and Placement	View Details
Vocational/skill training – Support to Training and Employment Programme (STEP) for Women (STEP Scheme)	View Details
Want to report violence? – Mahila Police Volunteer	View Details
Provisions for women employees of the Indian Railways	View Details
Women in National Cadet Corps	View Details
Promoting women farmers through National Food Security Mission	View Details
Promoting women farmers (Mahila Kisan Sashatikaran Pariyojana (MKSP))	View Details
Promoting sustainable agricultural practices among women farmers (National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA))	View Details
Promoting re-entry of women scientists (Women Scientists Scheme)	View Details
Promoting mechanisation among women farmers (Sub-Mission on Agricultural mechanisation)	View Details
Promoting horticulture among women farmers (Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH))	View Details
Forum for Women in Public Sector (WIPS Scheme)	View Details
Combating Adolescent Anaemia (Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) Programme)	View Details
Menstrual Hygiene (Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene)	View Details
National Health Portal	View Details
Online market platform -Mahila E-haat (Mahila E-Haat)	View Details
National Gender Resource Centre for Agriculture (NGRCA Scheme)	View Details
Resources for women farmers (M-kisan and National Farmer’s Portal)	View Details
National Young Leader Programme	View Details
National Women Bioscientist Award	View Details
National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development (NPBBD)	View Details
National award for Women’s Development through Application of Science and Technology	View Details
CSR contribution for women’s issues (Companies Act, 2013)	View Details
Model Residential Schools for ST students (Ekalavya Model Residential School (EMRS) Scheme)	View Details
Micro-credit – Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK)	View Details
Menstrual hygiene framework	View Details
Women in corporate boards (Companies Act, 2013 )	View Details
Loan for ST women (Adivasi Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana)	View Details
Legal/financial assistance to Indian women deserted/divorced by their NRI spouses	View Details
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) Promoting Women SHGs through National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM))	View Details
Housing finance (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana)	View Details
Hostels for ST girl students	View Details
Home for women in difficult circumstances  (Swadhar Greh)	View Details
Grant-in-aid for welfare of women labour	View Details
Girls hostels	View Details
Gender sensitization in schools & colleges (Gender Champions)	View Details
Family planning (Family Planning Programme)	View Details
Credit & Subsidy – Self Employment Programme (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission)	View Details
Creche for children of working mothers (Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme (RGNCS))	View Details
Career advancement for women scientists (Biotechnology Career Advancement and Re-orientation Programme (BIOCARE))	View Details
Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries (Neel Kranti Mission)	View Details
Biotechnology based programme for women	View Details
Precautions to take in cases of Indian women married to PIOs and NRIs	View Details
33% reservation in police force	View Details
Adolescent Health (Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK))	View Details
Adolescence Education Programme (Adolescence Education Programme (AEP))	View Details
Capacity Building of Women in Panchayats (Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) Scheme)	View Details

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Special Courts to Deal with Tainted Lawmakers

news: In an important decision intended to put an end to the inordinate delay to the prosecution of politicians in criminal cases, the centre has decided to set up courts to deal exclusively for cases against MPs and MLAs and to dispose them within a year. The 1,581 criminal cases were declared by politicians in their nominations in the 2014 general elections. This is a blow to politicians who despite being criminal charges have stayed in legislatures because of delays. Even the SC has given green signal to this proposal.

The concept of special courts is not bad on paper. But their efficacy has yet not been proved over the years. Though special courts are fine, in general perspective, it is important to create capacity to deliver speedy justice on whole. The special courts cannot take the place of regular dispensation. If too many special courts, it will hamper the regular courts. The judicial system cannot perform more inefficiently than present situation.

Previous instances

The fast track courts for women safety issues were also created. However, not a very encouraging option has been received in terms of delivering justice. Post 2012 December outrage, 399 fast-track courts for rape cases were put into place around the country wherein rape trials should ideally be completed in two months. But it has been found that in the process of trying to speed up the case, the procedural safeguards that an accused is entitled to goes away. It was earlier decided to that fast track courts will have additional judges and infrastructure, like courtrooms. As it did not happen, they continued with existing infrastructure and no additional judges, thereby increasing burden on judiciary.

Also, there were commercial courts created in 2015 to expedite the matter of commercial interest to send out the message to the community that this is an equally commercially sensitive jurisdiction and ready to handle commercial matters in a timely fashion. It is too early to judge the performance of this court though.

Apart from passing legislatures and providing infrastructure, there should be manpower to man these institutions. Creation of new courts will put severe stress on existing manpower if new recruitments and promotions do not take place.

Treating unequally?

Special courts interfere with the flow of law in terms of evolution of jurisprudence. Why does a certain subject matter deserves different kind of treatment? It seems initially that it violates Art 14 of Constitution of India for having equal protection of laws. However, SC has observed that art 14 includes that law can make and set apart the classes according to the needs and exigencies of the society and as suggested by experience. Thus, as apex court has adjudged “political persons” to be a class in themselves, special courts prima facie does not violate Art 14 of the Indian constitution.

Lawmakers should be above suspicion

Pendency is a major problem with many cases pending in several courts across India with the delivery system deteriorating from time to time. Justice delivery system breeds corruption because it is delayed.

The concept that lawmaker has a longer time to  stall justice by delaying hearings, obtaining repeated adjournments and filing innumerable interlocutory petitions and the law abider has little time should be now reversed. The lawmakers are supposed to make policies, lay down rules and be leaders to guide, prosper and progress into new century.

Attracting the young blood

More establishment of special courts is admitting that regular courts are not up to the task. When the infrastructure is lacking and more judges are needed, the fundamental question is what law graduates have as incentives to make them pursue their career as judge. Unless and until new graduates are not entering into judiciary, this form of the system will not be able to establish positive impact on expedition of efficient judicial services.

Conclusion

• There have been enough law reports and law commissions. Now is the need to cull out the specific recommendations and addressing issues at central and state level, what can be done to increase faith of common man to justice delivery system and holding elected representative to account when it comes to them having a decent track record.
• The shoddy investigation is still the most stumbling block of justice delivery. Very little science and technology is being used in investigative methods. This section of justice has to be improved with coordination from investigative agencies.
• Mediation and conciliation is effectively used across the developed countries. Most of the cases, approx. 60-70% don’t go into litigation. Pre-litigation is a robust concept which needs to be flourished here.
• There are 4 crore cases pending across the country where atleast 2-3 lakh cases pending before SC which is huge. There has to be balance between expeditious disposal and meaningful disposal.
• There are vacancies from top to bottom and lack of infrastructure to complement the speedy justice. There is shortage of judges in lower as well as higher judiciary, with 1 judge for 167 cases. To solve this problem, there cannot be a knee jerk reaction but a permanent solution. However, as an immediate measure, special courts for politicians can be a healthy beginning, if a politician can be dealt with quickly, it will percolate down and there will be system reform.

Special courts may indeed address these issues, but the ideal remedy will always be a speedy trial in regular courts. If only the routine criminal process is pursued with a universal sense of urgency, and if enough courts, judges, prosecutors and investigators are available, the expediency of special courts may not be needed at all.

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