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Using tech to empower women and children

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Integration and Empowerment through Technology

The integration of services from over 14 lakh Anganwadi centres with the Poshan Tracker allows for real-time data entry, performance monitoring, and informed policy interventions. This effort is a major component of the government's focus on creating a digitally empowered India.

Anganwadi Centres and Poshan Tracker

  • Saksham Anganwadi Initiative: Modernizes over 2 lakh centres with smart infrastructure, digital devices, and innovative tools to improve delivery of nutrition, healthcare, and pre-school education.
  • Beneficiaries: Over 10.14 crore beneficiaries, including pregnant women and children under six, are registered on the tracker.
  • Digital Empowerment: Anganwadi workers are given smartphones and training to ensure effective service delivery.

Supplementary Nutrition Programme

  • Facial Recognition System: Ensures only eligible beneficiaries receive nutrition support, reducing leakages.

Women Safety and Support

  • SHe-Box Portal: Provides a single-window access for women to lodge complaints regarding sexual harassment at the workplace.
  • Mission Shakti Dashboard: Offers assistance to women in distress, connecting them to one-stop centres across districts.

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

  • Financial Support: Provides ₹5,000 for the first child, and ₹6,000 if the second is a girl, encouraging positive reinforcement for daughters.
  • Direct Benefit Transfer: Approximately ₹19,000 crore has been disbursed to over 4 crore women beneficiaries.

Child Protection and Welfare

  • CARINGS Portal: Streamlines the adoption process, ensuring transparency and efficiency.
  • Monitoring and Support: Platforms track violations of child rights and strengthen child welfare coordination.

Impact and Outcomes

  • Sex Ratio at Birth: Increased from 918 (2014-15) to 930 (2023-24).
  • Maternal Mortality Rate: Declined to 97 per lakh live births (2018-20) from 130 per lakh live births (2014-16).

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has fully embraced digital transformation, using technology to foster justice, dignity, and empowerment, aligning with the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047.

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