This document discusses issues related to women and child welfare in India. It outlines some of the key problems faced by women in society such as dowry, female infanticide, health issues, economic dependency, illiteracy, and domestic violence. It also discusses the importance of child welfare and protecting children from abuse, violence, child labor, and child marriage. The government has implemented various schemes to promote women empowerment, child development, education, healthcare, and safety. These include Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, One Stop Centers, Ujjawala, and Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana schemes. The document emphasizes the need for such welfare programs to support women and children in India.

1. Women And Child
Welfare
A step towards all round development..
Presented By :
73. Rajat Shukla
74. Rishabh Sanghvi

3. Need for Women and Child
Welfare
• The world depends on women for
Existence
• It is necessary for the children to be
bought up in a suitable environment
for they are the future of Nation
• Over the time they have been most
suppressed section of society

4. Women - SOURCE OF EXISTANCE
• Women the entire world is dependent upon
them for its existence
• Women who is also called as janani in vedas
means the birth giver and the mother of life.
All of this sounds great and clearly depicts
that she is the one to be given the utmost
priority in the Society.
• But the truth lies somewhere really far from
this statement
• The very being of human race the element
that keeps this race going is facing a great
number of threats in this World

5. What do you do all day ?!

6. Problems faced by Women in
Society
 Dowry
 Female Infanticides
 Health & Well-being
 Economical Dependency
 Illiteracy
 Wide Gender Discrimination
 Divorce
 Domestic Violence
 Overworked
 Chula Issue

7. Objectives Of The Government
 To improve the social, economical, health
and nutritional status of women.
 To improve the physical, mental,
intellectual, and nutritional status of
children.
 To safeguard the constitutional rights of
women and children.
 To create awareness regarding different
women and child development
programmes amongst the rural peoples.

8. • Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme
• One Stop Centre Scheme
• Women Helpline Scheme
• UJJAWALA : A Comprehensive Scheme for Prevention of
trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of
Victims of Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation
• Working Women Hostel
• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana - Scheme for Providing Free LPG
connections to Women from BPL Households
• SWADHAR Greh (A Scheme for Women in Difficult Circumstances)
Women
Empowerment
Schemes

9. • Support to Training and Employment Programme for
Women (STEP)
• NARI SHAKTI PURASKAR
• Awardees of Stree Shakti Puruskar, 2014 &
Awardees of Nari Shakti Puruskar
• Awardees of Rajya Mahila Samman & Zila Mahila
Samman
• Mahila E-Haat
• Mahila Shakti Kendras (MSK)
• Mahila police Volunteers

10. Beti Bachao Beti
Padhao (BBBP)
• Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao is a social campaign of the Government of
India that aims to generate awareness and improve the efficiency of
welfare services intended for girls. The scheme was launched with
an initial funding of ₹100 crore
• Official website: wcd.nic.in/BBBPScheme
• Launch year: 2015
• Sector: Education
• Status: Active
• Launched by (Prime Minister): Narendra Modi
• Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of
Human Resource Development, Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare

11. One Stop Centre
Scheme
• This Scheme of One Stop Centre for Women is implemented
since 1st April 2015 with total project cost of Rs. 18.58 is funded
under Nirbhaya fund.
• In the first phase , one OSC was to be established in all states/UT
and was approved fro 36 locations out of which only 33 got
sanctioned and only 15 became operational till 30th May,2016.
• The scheme has already been revised for setting up One Stop
Centre in 150 additional locations in second phase, in addition to
the already proposed 36 centres in first phase.
• The government has now proposed for establishing 660 centres.

12. Ujjawala Scheme
• The Ministry of Women and Child Development is
implementing “Ujjawala” – a Comprehensive Scheme for
Prevention of Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation, Re-
integration and Repatriation of Victims of Trafficking for
Commercial Sexual Exploitation.
• As on date, 273 projects including 151 Protective and
Rehabilitative Homes have been supported under the
Scheme.
• These rehabilitative centres are given financial support for
providing shelter and basic amenities such as food,
clothing, medical care, legal aid;

13. Swadhar Greh
Scheme
• The Swadhar scheme was launched by the Union Ministry
of Women and Child Development in 2002 for
rehabilitation of women in difficult circumstances.
• The scheme provides shelter, food, clothing and care to
the marginalized women/girls who are in need.
• The beneficiaries include widows deserted by their
families and relatives, women prisoners released from jail
and without family support, women survivors of natural
disasters, women victims of terrorist/extremist violence
etc.

14. Pradhan Mantri
Ujjwala Yojana
• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana - Scheme for Providing
Free LPG connections to Women from BPL Households.
• Under the scheme, Rs 8000 crore has been earmarked for
providing five crore LPG connections to BPL households.
• The Scheme provides a financial support of Rs 1600 for
each LPG connection to the BPL households.
• The identification of eligible BPL families will be made in
consultation with the State Governments and the Union
Territories.

16. Why do need
Child Welfare?

17. • Abuse & Violence
According to UNICEF violence against children can be:
• Physical
• Mental abuse and injury
• Neglect or negligent treatment
• Exploitation and sexual abuse.

18. Malpractices against Children
• Child Labour
• Child Marriage
• Child Trafficking
• Involuntary Domestic
Servitude

19. • The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012
• The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
• Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
• Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
• Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
• Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
• Immoral Traffic Prevention Act, 1986
• Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
• Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956
• Right to Food Legislation and Children
Rules & Regulations made by Government

20. Child Welfare Programmes
Mid- Day Meal Scheme

21. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS):

22. Pulse Polio Immunization Programme
• It is being implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare covers all children
below five years. The other immunization programmes include Hepatitis B, DPT and other
routine immunization.
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya
• This scheme is implemented by the Department of Education, which enables opening of 750
special residential schools for the girl child belonging to SC/ST, other backward classes and
minority in educationally backward blocks having low female literacy.

23. Elimination of Child
Labour :

24. What can WE do to help
Women & Children?

25. Thank You !