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Government making Women-led Development as Pivot of Governance: Prime Minister

Posted 02 Jun 2025

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While addressing the Women Empowerment Maha Sammelan organized on the 300th birth anniversary of Lokmata Devi Ahilya Bai, PM said that government has made Women-led Development the foundation of national progress.

Women’s Development vs. Women Led Development

Aspect

Women’s Development

Women-led Development

Core Philosophy

Women as passive recipients of welfare.

Women as active agents and drivers of change.

Primary Focus

Providing services to women.

Empowering women to lead development.

Role of Women

Beneficiaries needing support.

Change-makers and decision-makers.

Approach

Top-down delivery of schemes. 

e.g., Providing Shelter assistance

Bottom-up participation and leadership.

e.g., Providing Property Entitlements

Significance of Women-led development to the society

  • Economic Empowerment: Advancing gender equality could potentially lead to a 30% increase in India’s GDP. (NFHS)
  • Gender equity: Women in leadership positions can serve as role models and help shift societal norms about gender roles and capabilities.
    • e.g., recent leadership of Col. Sophia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh in Operation Sindoor.
  • Inclusive growth: It channelizes potential of women for actively shaping and driving economic, social, and political progress at all levels of governance.
    • >80% artisans in Khadi Sector are women, >50% of persons practicing sericulture are women.
  • Tags :
  • Women-led Development
  • Gender Equity
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