International women's day Flashcards
International Day of Rural Women is celebrated on
15th October
The idea of honouring rural women with a special day was put forward by international NGOs at
Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995
The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on
15th October 2008
was established by the General Assembly in its resolution 62/136 in 2007
Theme for 2022:
“Rural Women, key for a world free from hunger and poverty.”
it is aimed at imparting skill development and capacity building programmes for rural women.
The Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP)
Launched in 2011
(?) was launched to register 38 crore unorganised workers such as construction labourers, migrant workforce, street vendors, and domestic workers, among others.
e-Shram Portal
The Mission aims at creating efficient and effective institutional platforms of the rural poor enabling them to increase household income through sustainable livelihood enhancements and improved access to financial services.
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Livelihoods Mission (NRLM)
was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) in 2011
The Union Cabinet has approved the implementation of an externally aided project namely ____ under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)
National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP)
through loan assistance from World Bank
____ is a global commitment to achieve equality, development and peace for women worldwide.
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
was adopted in Sept. 1995 at 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing
The scheme would benefit vendors, hawkers, thelewale and people involved in goods and services related to textiles, apparel, artisan products, barbers shops, laundry services etc. in different areas.
Pradhan Mantri Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)
under Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA)
The scheme is valid until March 2022
PM SVANidhi will have a platform which will integrate the web portal/ mobile app with ____ for credit management
UdyamiMitra portal of SIDBI
PM SVANidhi will have a platform called (?) to administer interest subsidy automatically.
PAiSA portal of MoHUA
