By vineet bajpai
By गाँव कनेक्शन
A little more than half of the 500 million no-frills Jan Dhan accounts opened in India in the past nine years belong to women. Access to banking has enabled rural women to be in charge of their own finances and their children's’ future.
A little more than half of the 500 million no-frills Jan Dhan accounts opened in India in the past nine years belong to women. Access to banking has enabled rural women to be in charge of their own finances and their children's’ future.
By Madhav Sharma
While government employees in Rajasthan are cheering the reintroduction of the old pension system, the principal opposition party in the state is terming it as a desperate attempt to secure votes not only for the assembly elections which are scheduled next year but also the Lok Sabha polls in 2024.
While government employees in Rajasthan are cheering the reintroduction of the old pension system, the principal opposition party in the state is terming it as a desperate attempt to secure votes not only for the assembly elections which are scheduled next year but also the Lok Sabha polls in 2024.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
This Bill states that all the families of the state, urban and rural, will get guaranteed employment of 125 days every year. The old aged, disabled, single women and widows will receive a minimum pension of Rs 1,000 per month. The state is slated to go to assembly polls later this year.
This Bill states that all the families of the state, urban and rural, will get guaranteed employment of 125 days every year. The old aged, disabled, single women and widows will receive a minimum pension of Rs 1,000 per month. The state is slated to go to assembly polls later this year.
By Shivani Gupta
Wooed for their votes with free ration, gas cylinders, smartphones, and scooters, here is what Uttar Pradesh's 44 per cent electorate – its women – expect from the new government that is set to be formed.
Wooed for their votes with free ration, gas cylinders, smartphones, and scooters, here is what Uttar Pradesh's 44 per cent electorate – its women – expect from the new government that is set to be formed.
By Pratyaksh Srivastava
Half a billion Indians have been able to open their no-frills Jan Dhan bank account for the first time in the last nine years thanks to Bank Mitras and Bank Sakhis who teamed up with village heads to achieve this feat.
Half a billion Indians have been able to open their no-frills Jan Dhan bank account for the first time in the last nine years thanks to Bank Mitras and Bank Sakhis who teamed up with village heads to achieve this feat.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
India’s only woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi not only launched Project Tiger to save the big cat but also helped in the enactment of a series of environmental protection laws.
India’s only woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi not only launched Project Tiger to save the big cat but also helped in the enactment of a series of environmental protection laws.
By Brijendra Dubey
Launched a year ago to increase the participation of rural women in the national employment guarantee programme, the 'Mahila Mate' scheme in Uttar Pradesh has helped in providing better incomes to the rural women. In Sonbhadra district, half the labourforce is women.
Launched a year ago to increase the participation of rural women in the national employment guarantee programme, the 'Mahila Mate' scheme in Uttar Pradesh has helped in providing better incomes to the rural women. In Sonbhadra district, half the labourforce is women.
By Jyotsna Richhariya
Gangakhedi village has recently won the Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar 2022 for the collective work done by its residents along with their panchayati raj institutions and community based organisations. Non-profit TRIF is training villagers, including rural women, in decentralised planning and execution of schemes.
Gangakhedi village has recently won the Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar 2022 for the collective work done by its residents along with their panchayati raj institutions and community based organisations. Non-profit TRIF is training villagers, including rural women, in decentralised planning and execution of schemes.
By Rajesh Khandelwal
One in three newborns in Rajasthan are underweight. The state government attributes it to poor health awareness amongst the mothers. Poshan Champions visit homes of expectant women to counsel them, enrol them for the government’s maternity cash benefit scheme, and also raise awareness on nutrition and other health issues. A ground report.
One in three newborns in Rajasthan are underweight. The state government attributes it to poor health awareness amongst the mothers. Poshan Champions visit homes of expectant women to counsel them, enrol them for the government’s maternity cash benefit scheme, and also raise awareness on nutrition and other health issues. A ground report.