“Gender inequality is an important aspect which deserves special attention. Women and girls represent half the population, and our society has not been fair to this half. Their socio-economic status is improving, but gaps persist….The emergence of women in public spaces, which is an absolutely essential part of social emancipation, is accompanied by growing threats to their safety and security…… the issue of safety and security of women is of the highest concern to our Government. There can be no meaningful development without the active participation of half the population and this participation simply cannot take place if their security is not assured”. Hence, “Gender Inclusive Development” should be our main aim for the overall development of our country. We have to find out the ways and means, how women could be involved in the development process. In India, despite several years of planed development, improvement observed in education and, to a lesser extent, in health women’s improved capabilities do not seem to have been translated into an equal participation between men and women in economic and political activities.
The study has been summarized in the form of a presentation so that others can understand its relevance. It is really important to look for ways to empower women through creative and innovative entrepreneurial ventures.
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The study has been summarized in the form of a presentation so that others can understand its relevance. It is really important to look for ways to empower women through creative and innovative entrepreneurial ventures.
this ppt is about the presence of women in politics all over the globe, mostly the ways of women entering in politics, its effect and the empowerment of women in politics
It have information about gender Equality , Gender , Equality, Equity .
Information about need of gender equity.
Ways to help and achieve gender equality.
Various information about gender equality.
PPT ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT, empowerment,india, ppt on women empowerment,women,women empowerment,rights, women rights, powerpoint presentation on women empowerment, women empowerment in India, government policies on women empowerment
this presentation deals with the issue of political participation of women in India, need for political participation of women, steps taken by government and problems encountered by women
The role of Non Governmental Organisations and Community based organisations has continued to evolve. What is the role of this third sector and how can the youth of today be a part of this key sector
A STUDY OF GENDER EQUITY POLICY (2004) GUJARAT IJARIIE JOURNAL
Gender equity is one of the millennium development goals (MDGs) by United Nation. The Government of Gujarat
has formulated the Nari gaurav Niti in the year 2002 is also known as gender equity policy . The main aim of the
policy is to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and provide the equal right to women, which is one
of the most important objectives covered in MDGs. The main role of the policy is to promote conceptual clarity and
awareness on gender issues. The policy has also included the technical inputs for gender planning; gender
budgeting, gender analysis and Audit of policies. In this paper I would like to study the theoretical background of
Gender equity and the reason behind the introduction of the policy. Secondly, i would like to study the philosophy,
goal, requirement of Gender Equity Policy 2004.
"To all the girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful, and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams."
PPT ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT, empowerment,india, ppt on women empowerment,women,women empowerment,rights, women rights, powerpoint presentation on women empowerment, women empowerment in India, government policies on women empowerment
this presentation deals with the issue of political participation of women in India, need for political participation of women, steps taken by government and problems encountered by women
The role of Non Governmental Organisations and Community based organisations has continued to evolve. What is the role of this third sector and how can the youth of today be a part of this key sector
A STUDY OF GENDER EQUITY POLICY (2004) GUJARAT IJARIIE JOURNAL
Gender equity is one of the millennium development goals (MDGs) by United Nation. The Government of Gujarat
has formulated the Nari gaurav Niti in the year 2002 is also known as gender equity policy . The main aim of the
policy is to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and provide the equal right to women, which is one
of the most important objectives covered in MDGs. The main role of the policy is to promote conceptual clarity and
awareness on gender issues. The policy has also included the technical inputs for gender planning; gender
budgeting, gender analysis and Audit of policies. In this paper I would like to study the theoretical background of
Gender equity and the reason behind the introduction of the policy. Secondly, i would like to study the philosophy,
goal, requirement of Gender Equity Policy 2004.
"To all the girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful, and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams."
The role of gender in enhancing the development agendaJack Onyisi Abebe
Gender and development is important because it focuses on connections between gender and development initiatives and feminists’ perspectives, and deals with issues such as health and education, decision making and leadership, peace building, violence against women and economic empowerment. Development cannot be realized without the very significant component of gender. Countries the world over have proved that exclusion of women in development has rendered their development efforts futile.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Contribution of women empowerment towards the development in Rwanda: Case of ...Premier Publishers
The main objective of this study was to examine the contribution of women empowerment towards development in Rwanda, using Duhaguruke/Kora cooperative as a case study. The following were the specific objectives; investigate how economic activities contribute to women empowerment, explore challenges to the effective women empowerment and propose the solutions to those challenges. Data were collected from 93 respondents using questionnaires, group discussions and interviews. The cluster sampling method and simple random sampling methods were used. Findings revealed that economic activities empower women in community and they can contribute to the socio-economic development by educating their children, establishing businesses and paying taxes, paying health insurance for the family members, influence the family welfare, participation in decision making at local level through incomes from their jobs and employment. High fertility rate and gender inequalities within households were revealed as the most challenges to the effective women empowerment, other challenges observed were low education level and lack of professionalism, irresponsibility of men which affect negatively the loans management for women. Solutions suggested by participants were low fertility rate and gender equality within the family, women's education and participation in women's associations, legal marriage and greater access to credits.
This presentation helps to know about gender equality at individual level and in corporates. It also enables to deal with these situations and how to handle them.
Significance of UN Commission on Status of Women for Indiaijtsrd
The UN Commission on the status of women is a body under ECOSOC which aims of gender equality and women empowerment. As in the recent news, India won the election and now is a member of it. How will it helpful for women or what all is expected from this membership. Ipsita Biswal "Significance of UN Commission on Status of Women for India" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-6 , October 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd33627.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/social-science/33627/significance-of-un-commission-on-status-of-women-for-india/ipsita-biswal
Women Empowerment in Relation to Indian Economyijtsrd
While the Indian government left no stone unturned in overhauling the economy and providing the much needed impetus to MSMEs, we read stories of both the resilience and the struggle of women entrepreneurs wading through a sea of problems and yet refusing to give up. Therefore, it is our social and moral obligation to facilitate an enabling environment for women desirous of entering the workforce by rendering them equal opportunities and opening up new avenues for them to thrive. Despite India’s general progress in terms of the number of women entrepreneurs in the country, there still remains a considerable gender gap that needs to be closed. Currently, women only account for 13.56 per cent in the entrepreneurial space and have a significantly disproportionate presence in the labour force. Though the government has been making continuous efforts to empower women in India, they continue to be, by and large, hobbled by disempowerment, financial dependency and inequalities. As per the India SDG Index, India has secured a score of 42 on a scale of 100 on the indicator of “Gender Equalityâ€. The figures from the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey also lay bare the vast gender inequality An abysmal 19.7 per cent rural women and 16.1 per cent of women in urban areas were found to be in the labour force. To plug these gaps and work towards an inclusive society, every stakeholder has to do more. Dr. Namita Verma "Women Empowerment in Relation to Indian Economy" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-5 , August 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd51696.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/economics/other/51696/women-empowerment-in-relation-to-indian-economy/dr-namita-verma
Money is derived from a Latin word, Moneta, which was another name of Goddess Juno in Roman history. The term money refers to an object that is accepted as a mode for the transaction of goods and services in general and repayment of debts in a particular country or socio-economic framework. Money is an important and powerful tool which was created by man thousands of years ago. “Money is a pivot around which the whole economy clusters”. Anything that serves as a medium of exchange, as unit of account and used as a store value can be referred to as money. It should have characteristics of Durability, Portability, Divisibility, Uniformity, Acceptable, Scarcity, Stability, Cognizability means its value must easily identifiable and compare its worth.
India is considered as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Agriculture is the mother of most of the economies in the world. Much of its influence is on the other sectors - industry and service. India is the second largest in farm output after China. Hence, India’s economic security continues to be predicated upon the agriculture sector, and the situation is not likely to change in the near future. Even today, the share of agriculture in employment is about 49% of the population, as against around 75% at the time of independence and it is the principal source of livelihood for more than 58% of the population. The share of agriculture in GDP is 17%. It accounts for 7.68 percent of total global agricultural output. Contribution of Agriculture sector in Indian economy is much higher than world's average (6.1%). China with lesser cultivable land produces double the food grains, i.e. 607 million tons in 2015 -16 as compared with India’s 252 million tons in 2015-16. Farmer suicides account for 11.2% of all suicides in India. GOI informed Supreme Court over 12,000 farmer suicides per year since 2013. As of 2017, large numbers of farmer suicides have occurred in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, M.P, Bihar, UP, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Jharkhand. According to economist K. Nagaraj, author of the biggest study on Indian farm suicides, even though the farmer population shrinks, the number of farmer suicides are rising in India. The present cropping intensity of 136% has registered an increase of only 25% since independence. Further, in our country, rain fed dry lands constitute 65% of the total net sown area. There is an unprecedented degradation of land (107 million ha) and groundwater resource, and also fall in the rate of growth of total factor productivity. Vicious cycle of poverty, crops failure, illiteracy, high indebtedness, low level of income, low level technology, Government Policies, addiction to alcohol, domestic affairs, old traditions, pessimistic outlook of farmers etc. are other main reasons for agricultural crisis and farmers suicides in India. Agricultural productivity has to be doubled to meet growing demands of the population by 2050. Prof M.S. Swaminathan, a noted Agricultural Scientist said that half of the farmers in the country want to quit farming. Thus, there is an urgent need to identify the severity of the problems of agricultural crisis and farmer suicides in India and ponder over it to find out solutions. The need of the hour is to protect our farmers by all means, thus avoiding their suicides and agrarian crisis. This Paper is an attempt to focus attention on causes of agricultural crisis and farmer suicides in India with special reference to Telangana.
BR Ambhedkar’s Views on Panchayat Raj Institutions - Social Justice, Referenc...vijay kumar sarabu
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar believed that the village represented regressive India, a source of oppression. He argued against Panchayats as he was apprehensive about the continuation of caste Hindus hegemony. Further he opined that villages in India were caste-ridden and had little prospects of success as institutions of self-government. His Hindu code bill was an idea to bring equality and justice in society through emancipation of women by extending equal property rights to women. He held that the emancipation of Dalits in India was possible only through the three-pronged approached of education, agitation and organization. He was viewed essentially as a egalitarian and a social reformer rather than a nationalist. With reference to 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts, we can remember his view that “The remedy lay in creating an egalitarian and truly democratic panchayat raj system in the country”. He also fought for providing reservation in Panchayats to involve all depressed classes in the rural governance. Regarding Decentralization (Self Government) Ambhedkar said - “Unless I am satisfied that every self-governing institution has provisions in it which give the depressed classes special representation in order to protect their rights, and until that is done, I am afraid it will not be possible for me to assent to the first part of the Bill.” Now, the time has come for revisiting (reviewing) the concern of Ambedkar School of Thought with relevance to the present day.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE T...vijay kumar sarabu
There is direct relationship between environment and economic development. Economic development without environmental considerations can cause serious environmental damage in turn impairing the quality of life of present and future generations. In the process of economic development, the environmental problems have been ignored or less concentrated. Any country’s environmental problems are related to the level of its economic development, the availability of natural resources and the lifestyle of its population. In India, rapid growth of population, poverty, urbanization, industrialization and several related factors are responsible for the rapid degradation of the environment. Environmental problems have become serious in many parts of the country, and hence cannot be ignored. The main environmental problems in India relate to air and water pollution particularly in metropolitan cities and industrial zones, degradation of common property resources (Tanks, Ponds Lakes, Rivers, Forests etc.) which affect the poor adversely as they depends on them for their livelihood, threat to biodiversity and inadequate system of solid waste disposal and sanitation with consequent adverse impact on health, infant mortality and birth rate.
These slides disseminate "Spiritual Knowledge" in Telugu, how people, especially youth has to mend their lives to become successful in this world and become model to others. These slides also tells how people has to get rid off from unnecessary wants, which are endanger to today's serious environmental problems.
India is considered as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Agriculture is the mother of most of the economies in the world. Much of its influence is on the other sectors - industry and service. India is the second largest in farm output. Hence, India’s economic security continues to be predicated upon the agriculture sector, and the situation is not likely to change in the near future. Even today, the share of agriculture in employment is about 49% of the population, as against around 75% at the time of independence. There are several reasons like vicious cycle of poverty, crops failure, illiteracy, high indebtedness, low level of income, low level technology, Government Policies, addiction to alcohol, domestic affairs, old traditions, pessimistic outlook of farmers etc. are some of the main reasons for agricultural crisis and farmers suicides in India. Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala are the top most five states in India in farmers suicides. The need of the hour is protect our farmers by all means, thus avoiding their suicides and agrarian crisis. This Paper is an attempt to focus attention on causes of agricultural crisis and farmer suicides in India with special reference to Telangana.
Today, the banking industry in our country is stronger and capable of withstanding the pressures of competition. It withstood Global Financial Crisis (2008). In the era of Globalization Banking Sector in India is rapidly changing since 1990s due to technological innovation, financial liberalization with entry of new private and foreign banks, and regulatory changes in the corporate sector. Indian banking industry is gradually moving towards adopting the best practices in accounting, internationally accepted prudential norms, with higher disclosures and transparency, corporate governance and risk management, interest rates have been deregulated, while the rigour of directed lending is being progressively reduced. In our country, currently we are having a fairly well developed banking system with different classes of banks – public sector banks, foreign banks, private sector banks – both old and new generation, regional rural banks and co-operative banks with the Reserve Bank of India as the leader of the system. In the banking field, there has been an unprecedented growth and diversification of banking industry and our banks are now utilizing the latest technologies like internet and mobile devices to carry out transactions and communicate with the masses.
India is considered as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Agriculture is the mother of any economy, whether it is rich or poor. Much of its influence is on the other sectors of economy - industry and service. India is the second largest in farm output. Hence, India’s economic security continues to be predicated upon the agriculture sector, and the situation is not likely to change in the near future. Even today, the share of agriculture in employment is about 49% of the population, as against around 75% at the time of independence. In the same period, the contribution of agriculture and allied sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has fallen from 61% to 17% in 2015-16. Around 51% of India’s geographical area is already under cultivation as compared to 11% of the world average. China with lesser cultivable land produces double the food grains, i.e. 607 million tons in 2015 -16 as compared with India’s 252 million tons in 2015-16. The present cropping intensity of 136% has registered an increase of only 25% since independence. Further, rain fed dry lands constitute 65% of the total net sown area. There is also an unprecedented degradation of land (107 million ha) and groundwater resource, and also fall in the rate of growth of total factor productivity. This deceleration needs to be arrested and agricultural productivity has to be doubled to meet growing demands of the population by 2050. Natural resource base of agriculture, which provides for sustainable production, is shrinking and degrading, and is adversely affecting production capacity of the ecosystem. However, demand for agriculture is rising rapidly with increase in population and per capita income and growing demand from industry sector. There is, thus, an urgent need to identify severity of problem confronting agriculture sector to restore its vitality and put it back on higher growth trajectory. The problems, however, are surmountable, particularly when new tools of science and technology have started offering tremendous opportunities for application in agriculture. However, the country recorded impressive achievements in agriculture during three decades since the onset of green revolution in late sixties. This enabled the country to overcome widespread hunger and starvation; achieve self-sufficiency in food; reduce poverty and bring economic transformation in millions of rural families. The situation, however, started turning adverse for the sector around mid-nineties, with slowdown in growth rate of output, which then resulted in stagnation or even decline in farmers’ income leading to agrarian distress, which is spreading and turning more and more serious. This Paper attempts to focus attention on Issues, Challenges and Government policies of Indian Agriculture in the context of Globalization.
Despite decades of planned development and poverty eradication programs at the national and state levels, poverty continues to persist in India. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has been a subject of lively debate, which aims at the ‘right to work’ enhancing the livelihood security of people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of wage-employment in a financial year to a rural household who volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was approved by the Indian Parliament in September 2005. It was renamed as ‘Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act’ on 2-10-2009. This Act started functioning from 2nd Feb.2006. Initially it was introduced in 200 districts of the country and later extended to all districts in the country. The main aim of this Act is to enhance the purchasing power of rural people. World Development Report 2014 termed it a "stellar example of rural development" and noted economist Amartya Sen also said it is a good Scheme for employment generation in rural areas, but it has to be reformed. This Paper is an attempt to present a review of the “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act - With Special Reference to Telangana State.
Digital India is a campaign launched by the Government of India to ensure that Government services are made available to citizens electronically by improving online infrastructure and by increasing Internet connectivity or by making the country digitally empowered in the field of technology. Digital India was launched by Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister on 2nd July 2015 with an objective of connecting rural areas with high-speed Internet networks and improving digital literacy i.e. the knowledge, skills, and behaviors used in a broad range of digital devices such as smart phones, tablets, laptops and desktop PCs, all of which are seen as network rather than computing devices. The Digital India Programme aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy by leveraging IT as a growth engine of new India. Even though India is known as a powerhouse of software, the availability of electronic government services to citizens is still comparatively low. The National e- Governance Plan approved in 2006 has made a steady progress through Mission Mode Projects and Core ICT Infrastructure, but greater thrust is required to ensure effective progress in electronics manufacturing and e-Governance in the country. The Vision of Digital India is a power to empower citizens through digital literacy provides the intensified impetus to develop India for a knowledgeable future by developing central technology for allowing revolution which covers many departments under one umbrella programme. This paper is an attempt to study mainly opportunities, impact and challenges of vision of digital India.
Regional imbalances or disparities means wide differences in per capita income, literacy rates, health and education services, levels of industrialization, etc. between different regions. Regions may be either States or regions within a State. In India there are enormous imbalances on various accounts. The exploitative nature of British colonial rule either created or accentuated regional disparities. The planning in independent India has also not been able to remove these disparities. Balanced regional development has always been an essential component of the Indian development strategy. Since all parts of the country are not equally well endowed with physical and human resources to take advantage of growth opportunities, and since historical inequalities have not been eliminated, planned intervention is required to ensure that large regional imbalances do not occur. Spectacular growth attained by some regions and in some sectors in India, after independence, is in contrast to low levels of development still prevailing in many parts. Therefore, it was felt that the State had a major role to play in removing disparities. This commitment was reflected in the Constitution and in planning objectives. Two major institutions, which were expected to work towards reducing the regional imbalances after independence, were the Finance Commission and the NITI Aayog (Planning Commission) . The Finance Commission has only limited role to play. Hence, more responsibility is vested on the NITI Aayog (Planning Commission). India’s successive Five Year Plans have stressed the need to develop backward regions of the country. In promoting regional balanced development, public sector enterprises were located in backward areas of the country during the early phase of economic planning. In spite of pro-backward areas policies and programmes, considerable economic and social inequalities exist among different States of India, as reflected in differences in per capita State Domestic Product. While income growth performance has diverged, there is welcome evidence of some convergence in education and health indicators across the states.
In the era of globalization, entrepreneurship development in the rural context is a challenge. According to 2011 Census 68.84% people are living in rural areas of India. People in rural areas suffer with unemployment, poor infrastructure facilities which may be solved with the development of the rural entrepreneurs. “Rural Entrepreneurship can be defined as entrepreneurship emerging at village level which can take place in a variety of fields of endeavor such as business, industry, agriculture and acts as a potent factor for economic development”. But, these rural entrepreneurs are suffering with various problems like fear of risk, lack of finance, illiteracy, and competition from the urban entrepreneurs. Rural entrepreneurs increase the standard of living and purchasing power of the people by offering employment opportunity to the people in villages. This paper is an attempt to understand the problems and challenges for rural entrepreneurship in the context of rural development in India and possible suggestions to overcome the problems.
Key Words: Rural entrepreneurs, Issues and Challenges, Rural Development, Suggestions
“Sarvé bhavantu sukhinaḥ, sarvé santu nirāmayāḥ, Sarvé bhadrāṇi pashyantu, mā kashchid_duḥkha-bhāg-bhavét”. The meaning of this Sanskrit Sloka is “All should/must be happy, be healthy, see good; may no one have sorrow. Mahatma Gandhi also says, “It is health which is real wealth, and not pieces of gold and silver”. Without robust health nobody can do anything. WHO emphasized on “Health for all” in this 21st Century in Geneva Conference in 1998. Government of India also committed to the goal of ‘Health for All’. WHO defined “health” as "State of complete physical, mental, and social well being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". There are strong linkages between population, health and development. India’s health challenges are not only huge in magnitude due to its large population but they are complex due to its diversity and the chronic poverty and inequality. There are extreme inter-state variations, caused by not only the cultural diversity but because -the states are at different stages of demographic transition, epidemiological transition and socio economic development. Along with the old problems like persistence of communicable diseases and high maternal mortality in some parts, there is an urgent need to address the emerging issues like the threat of non-communicable diseases, HIV (AIDS) and health problems of the growing aged population. Accelerating demographic transition is not only necessary for the population stabilization but it is closely related to health goals. Despite substantial improvements in some health indicators in the past decade, India contributes disproportionately to the global burden of disease, with health indicators that compare unfavorably with other middle-income countries and India's regional neighbours. Large health disparities between states, between rural and urban populations, and across social classes persist. A large proportion of the population is impoverished because of high out-of-pocket health-care expenditures and suffers the adverse consequences of poor quality of health care. The obligation of the Government of India is to ensure the highest possible health status to its population and access to quality health care has been recognized by a number of its key policy documents. This paper attempts to study the over view of health care in India.
Key words: Health Care, National Health Policy, Access, Affordability, Equity, Urban Vs Rural-------------
India's ancient wisdom, which is still relevant today, inspires people to work for the larger objective of the well-being of all stakeholders. For example, our Rushees, Munees and Saints preached us to serve the society. The idea of CSR first came up in 1953 when it became an academic topic in HR Bowen’s “Social Responsibilities of the Business”. Since then, there has been continuous debate on the concept and its implementation. Although the idea has been around for more than half a century, there is still no clear consensus over its definition. Post 1991, there is increasingly a receding role of the state in the economic and social sphere. An increasing acceptance of CSR by large number of corporate, post liberalization can thus be seen in the context of the larger role being consciously carved for the private sector in an economy which was earlier largely controlled and managed by the State. The corporate world is keen to exploit the opportunities that are being provided by the new economic outlook of the State. Today, 93% of the world’s largest 250 companies now publish annual corporate responsibility reports, almost 60% of which are independently audited.
Financial inclusion is a buzzword now and has attracted the global attention in the recent past. As the approach of 12th five year plan (2012-2017) is faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth, the issue of financial inclusion is emerging as the new paradigm of economic growth. Financial inclusion plays a major role in driving a way the poverty from the country. The main focus of financial inclusion in India is to promote sustainable development and generating employment in rural areas for the rural population. C.Rangarajan Committee (2008) defined financial inclusion as, “The process of access to financial services, and timely and adequate credit needed by vulnerable groups such as weaker sections and low income groups at an affordable cost.” The purpose of financial inclusion is to provide equitable opportunities to every individual to avail the facility of formal financial channels for better life, better living and better income. It can be described as the provision of affordable financial services, viz., access to payments and remittance facilities, savings, loans and insurance services by the formal financial system to those who are excluded. Though there are few people who are enjoying all kinds of services from savings to net banking, but still in our country around 40% of people lack access to even basic financial services like savings, credit and insurance facilities. Financial inclusion is the road that India needs to travel towards becoming a global player. This paper attempts to study the overview of financial inclusion in India.
Gender inclusive development in india an over view by dr. s. vijay kumarvijay kumar sarabu
There can be no meaningful development without the active participation of half the population and this participation simply cannot take place if their security is not assured”. Hence, “Gender Inclusive Development” should be our main aim for the overall development of our country. We have to find out the ways and means, how women could be involved in the development process. In India, despite several years of planed development, improvement observed in education and, to a lesser extent, in health women’s improved capabilities do not seem to have been translated into an equal participation between men and women in economic and political activities.
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Have you ever wondered how search works while visiting an e-commerce site, internal website, or searching through other types of online resources? Look no further than this informative session on the ways that taxonomies help end-users navigate the internet! Hear from taxonomists and other information professionals who have first-hand experience creating and working with taxonomies that aid in navigation, search, and discovery across a range of disciplines.
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f you offer a service on the web, odds are that someone will abuse it. Be it an API, a SaaS, a PaaS, or even a static website, someone somewhere will try to figure out a way to use it to their own needs. In this talk we'll compare measures that are effective against static attackers and how to battle a dynamic attacker who adapts to your counter-measures.
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Diogo Sousa, Engineering Manager @ Canonical
An opinionated individual with an interest in cryptography and its intersection with secure software development.
This presentation, created by Syed Faiz ul Hassan, explores the profound influence of media on public perception and behavior. It delves into the evolution of media from oral traditions to modern digital and social media platforms. Key topics include the role of media in information propagation, socialization, crisis awareness, globalization, and education. The presentation also examines media influence through agenda setting, propaganda, and manipulative techniques used by advertisers and marketers. Furthermore, it highlights the impact of surveillance enabled by media technologies on personal behavior and preferences. Through this comprehensive overview, the presentation aims to shed light on how media shapes collective consciousness and public opinion.
Media as a Mind Controlling Strategy In Old and Modern Era
Gender Gap - Special Reference to India.pptx
1. GENDER GAP - SPECIAL REFERENCE TO INDIA
NATIONAL WEBINAR
LUCKNOW UNIVERSITY
LUCKNOW (UP) INDIA
Dr. S. VIJAY KUMAR
PARTICPATION FROM USA
Head & Professor (Associate) of Economics (Retd.), Kakatiya
Government Post Graduate College (NAAC “A” Grade)
Hanamkonda, Warangal District, Ex - Member of Board of Studies
Kakatiya University, Warangal – Telangana State (India)
2. Gender Gap
It refers to the differences between women and men, especially about
four parameters: economic participation and opportunity, educational
attainment, health and survival, and political empowerment. The Global
Gender Gap measure was introduced by the World Economic Forum
in 2006 to examine the four said critical areas of inequality between
men and women. The index has benchmarked 156 countries across
the globe in 2021. The data show that it will take 135.6 years to
bridge the gender gap worldwide and the pandemic has impacted
women more severely than men. The gap is the widest on the
political empowerment dimension with economic participation and
opportunity being next in line. However, the gap on educational
attainment and health and survival has been practically bridged.
3. Brief Review of Gender Gap across the Globe
India has slipped 28 places and has been ranked 140th among 156 nations
participating in the rankings. The most gender equal country in the world is
Iceland continues to be top, and it has been in the first position for 12 years.
Globally, the average distance completed to parity is at 68%, a step back
compared to 2020 (-0.6 percentage points). These figures are mainly driven by a
decline in the performance of large countries. On its current trajectory, it will
now take 135.6 years to close the gender gap worldwide. The gender gap in
Political Empowerment remains the largest of the four gaps tracked, with only
22% closed to date, having further widened since the 2020 edition of the report
by 2.4 percentage points. At the current rate of progress, the World Economic
Forum estimates that it will take 145.5 years to attain gender parity in politics.
The gender gap in Economic Participation and Opportunity remains the second-
largest of the four key gaps tracked by the index. According to this year’s index
results 58% of this gap has been closed so far. Gender gaps in Educational
Attainment and Health and Survival are nearly closed. The index estimates that on its
current trajectory, it will take another 14.2 years to completely close this gap.
4. Where We Stand?
India is the third-worst performer among South Asian countries, with Pakistan
and Afghanistan trailing and Bangladesh being at the top. The report states that
the country fared the worst in political empowerment, regressing from 23.9% to
9.1%. Its ranking on the health and survival dimension is among the five worst
performers. The economic participation and opportunity gap saw a decline of 3%
compared to 2020, while on the educational attainment front India is in the 114th
position. The gender gap in India has widened to 62.5%, largely due to women’s
inadequate representation in politics, technical and leadership roles, decrease in
women’s labour force participation rate, poor healthcare, lagging female to male
literacy ratio, income inequality. The pandemic has only slowed down in its
tracks the progress India was making towards achieving gender parity. The
country urgently needs to focus on “health and survival" which points towards a
skewed sex ratio because of high incidence of gender-based sex selective
practices and economic participation of women. Women’s labour force
participation rate and the share of women in technical roles has declined in 2020,
5. Causes of Gender Gap in India
•Variation in labour participation and wages.
•Property ownership Inequalities.
•Education Inequalities.
•Literacy Inequalities.
•Health Inequalities.
•Violence against women.
•Political Inequalities.
•Poverty.
•Illiteracy.
•Lack of Employment Facilities.
•Social Customs, Beliefs and Practices.
•Social Altitude.
•Lack of Awareness among Women.
6. Suggestions
Change in attitude of men and Change in attitude of women
Gender discrimination: Both and boys and girls should be treated equal in all aspects. According
to United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) projection, by the year 2025 a
significant share of men above 30 would still be single and that many will never be able to marry
at all. Men in the states of Haryana and Punjab are already experiencing a nearly 20% deficit of
marriageable women.
Women empowerment: In the simplest of words, basically women empowerment means the
creation of an environment where women can make independent decisions on their personal
development as well as shine as equals in society. Education of women is a powerful tool for
improving nutrition levels, raising the age at marriage (Recently, Central government has
raised the marriage age of girls from 18 to 21 is a welcome step), acceptance of family
planning, improvement in self-image etc.
Decision-making: Enhancing women’s decision-making power in the household and society.
Equal Access: Equal access to participation, decision making of women in social, political and
economic life of the nation, equal remuneration, occupational health and safety, social security
and public office etc. is essential.
Strengthening legal systems: Strengthening the legal systems aimed at elimination of all forms
of discrimination against women is the need of the hour.
7. Suggestions
Safety of Women is ensured in all respects.
Research community:
Encourage research on women's safety and the integration of gender in crime prevention.
Provide research assistance and support to community-based project implementation and evaluation.
To private sector:
Partner with local organizations and municipalities, and financially support initiatives promoting women's
safety.
Audit the impacts of all decisions on the safety and security of women employees, clients, and consumers,
by working with unions, women's groups and community organizations to include these issues in
workplaces.
To governments:
Develop policies and programs to ensure women's financial autonomy, including women's right to own
property.
Allocate necessary resources for the development of strategies and initiatives on women's safety and
security.
• Politically and financially support local governments.
International networks and UN agencies:
Increase the availability of electronic exchange, and of technical assistance.
International, regional, national, and local-to-local exchanges and cooperation for sustainable development
and inclusive development.
Support the evaluation of progress made by regular international or regional conferences on women's safety.
8. Conclusion
To conclude, Gender gap can be reduced by offering high level education to girls, Social
integration, Increasing women employment, Involving them in active politics and social
activities, arranging social protection programmes, generating awareness among parents,
giving scholarships to girls, spreading awareness against child abuse and violence, Stopping
sex identification and abortions, social welfare developments by politicians, promoting
NGOs to eradicate Gender Inequality, helping them become tech-savvy. Schemes such
as Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, direct cash transfer to women’s accounts, Ujjwala Scheme, One
Stop Centre Scheme, and Sukanya Samriddhi are steps in the right direction. There is a need
for successful implementation of the existing schemes in addition to the newly introduced
schemes. Very few firms have appointed one independent woman director on the board, but
this number should increase. Women’s reservation bill is still pending despite almost all
national parties declaring commitment. Swami Vivekananda had said “A Nation which
doesn’t respect women will never become great now and nor will ever in future. Arise, awake
and stop not till the goal is reached”. In pursuit of making India a great nation, let us
work towards giving women their much-deserved status. Thus, our country should be
catapulted into the horizon of empowerment and equity of girls/women in all spheres to
reduce the gender gap and achieve the goal of “Gender Inclusive Development”.