- The Ministry of Women & Child Development implements the Scheme “National Mission for Empowerment of Women (NMEW)” with a view to empower women socially and economically throughout the country, including rural and tribal areas.
- NMEW as a mission based approach towards gender equality was initiated as per recommendations of the Committee of Governors (COG) setup by the President of India to address socio economic development and empowerment of women at the Centre and in the States/UT Administrations.
- NMEW was made functional during the terminal year of the XI plan to bring about convergence across schemes and programmes with a gender focus.
- The Mission has the mandate to demonstrate convergence action across Ministries to address issues for overall development of women.
- The State Mission Authority (SMA), the apex body of the Mission in the State has been notified in almost all the States.
- The State Resource Center for Women (SRCW) has also been set up in the States.
This blog is meant for UPSC/MPSC aspirants. It is full of important facts useful for these exam.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
National Mission for Empowerment of Women (NMEW)
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