How Modi Govt Is Empowering Girl Child & Women Through These 5 Schemes

Nov 11, 2019, 2:10 PM IST

Charles Malikleo once famously said, “The fastest way to change is to mobilize the women of the world.” To do so, women have to be empowered in a way that they can overcome many of the hurdles they face such as education, work status, employment opportunities, health care, social security and their position in decision making by virtue of their gender.

In this episode, we take a look at how the current Modi government has empowered women and girl child of our country not just through the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme, but also through other schemes that focus on providing better educational opportunities and skill building. Here are a few that are breaking new ground and improving the lives of women and girl child, and encouraging them to think big, both in urban and rural areas.