Latest news with #UnionWomenandChildDevelopment
The Print
04-07-2025
- General
- The Print
Regional centre of Savitribai Phule National Institute to be inaugurated in Ranchi
The minister said that the Ranchi centre would help implement central government schemes effectively in these four states. The new regional centre will play an important role for four states – Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. Ranchi, Jul 4 (PTI) Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi is scheduled to inaugurate a regional centre of Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development (SPNIWCD) in Ranchi on Friday. It will not only empower frontline functionaries with better access to training and support, but also strengthen flagship missions at the grassroots level, she added. The SPNIWCD, which was earlier known as National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, was set up in 1966 and has played a strategic role in advancing the development of women and children. Till now, the Delhi-based national institute has five regional centres in Guwahati, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Indore and Mohali to cater to the region-specific requirements. PTI SAN NN This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
New Indian Express
01-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Seethakka seeks more Central funds for Telangana Anganwadi schemes
HYDERABAD: Women and Child Welfare Minister D Seethakka has urged Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi to release more funds for the implementation of Anganwadi schemes in Telangana. On Monday, Seethakka met the Union minister at the Shamshabad airport where the latter stopped en rout to Delhi from Maharashtra. Stating that the state government is spending more funds on Anganawadi schemes, in particular, and others such as Arogya Lakshmi and Poshan-2.0, she submitted a representation to Annapurna Devi requesting for more financial support from the Union government. She informed the Union minister that Telangana unlike other states is providing retirement benefits to Anganwadi teachers and helpers, stressing the need for increase in the support from the Centre.
The Hindu
19-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Centre launches portal on gender budgeting
The Central government on Thursday (June 19, 2025) said that over the past 11 years, Gender Budget allocations have increased by four and a half times — from ₹0.98 lakh crore in 2014-15 to ₹4.49 lakh crore in 2025-26. Gender Budgeting has been a core element of India's development strategy since 2005–06. Initially introduced as a fiscal reporting mechanism, it has evolved into a key governance instrument for achieving gender equality and women empowerment, Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi said at a National Consultation on Gender Budgeting here. Senior Officers from 40 Central ministries and departments and 19 States, Representatives of UN Women, Asian Development Bank and Experts from National level Institutes participated in the day-long event. The consultation, the first of its kind, was organised with the key objectives of deliberating on measures to strengthen gender budgeting processes across all sectors and sharing initiatives and good practices on gender budgeting by Central Ministries/Departments and States under their specific schemes, a senior official of the ministry said. The Union WCD Minister also launched a web portal named 'Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub', developed by the Ministry. The Hub is a digital repository of all information related to gender budgeting processes, intended for use by Central and State government ministries and departments, as well as other stakeholders. The portal's primary aim is to empower policymakers, researchers, and other stakeholders with a centralised repository of tools — including policy briefs, best practices, and gender-disaggregated data — to support the integration of a gender lens into all stages of planning and budgeting, both at the Central and State levels. Ms. Devi said gender budgeting has moved from being a fiscal exercise to becoming a strategic instrument for inclusive governance. 'Gender budgeting is not just a policy tool—it is our collective commitment to ensuring that every rupee spent carries the promise of equity, dignity, and opportunity for all.' She said that for the financial year 2025–26, the Gender Budget allocation of ₹4.49 lakh crore — a 37% increase over the previous year allocation — underscores the government's strong commitment to advancing gender equality through both policy and public finance. Deliberations were also held on a draft 'Training Manual' on Gender Budgeting, which has been developed by the Ministry as an important capacity-building tool and practical guide to understand various aspects of Gender Budgeting in India.
