MISSION SHAKTI SCHEME

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Context

Women and Child Development Ministry has issued guidelines for Mission Shakti Scheme.

Mission Shakti

The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development is the implementing body of the scheme during the 15th Finance Commission period 202l-22 to 2025-26.
Mission Shakti aims to ensure a lifecycle support system for women through integrated care, safety, protection, rehabilitation and empowerment.

Mission Shakti has two sub-schemes ‘Sambal’ and ‘Samarthya’.

Initiatives under SAMBAL;

One-Stop Centre (OSC) to facilitate access to an integrated range of services including medical aid, police assistance, legal aid/ case management, psychosocial counselling and temporary support services to women affected by violence.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, to address the declining Child Sex Ratio.
Mahila Police Volunteers, to report the incidences of violence against women
Women's Helpline.
Nari Adalats to promote and facilitate alternative dispute resolution and gender justice within families and in society.

Initiatives under SAMARTHYA;

Gender Budgeting is a tool for mainstreaming gender perspectives at various stages of planning, budgeting, implementation, impact assessment and revisiting of policy/programme objectives and allocations.
Swadhar Greh to provide relief and rehabilitation to destitute women and women in distress.
Working Women Hostels for ensuring safe accommodation for women working away from their place of residence.
National Creche Scheme to provide daycare facilities to children of the age group of 6 months to 6 years of working women who are employed.
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) Provide Cash incentives for improved health and nutrition to pregnant and nursing mothers.
Umbrella ICDS Scheme is also subsumed in ‘Samarthya’.

Present Status of the Schemes

Mission Shakti has a total financial cost of Rs 20989 Crore.
The sub-scheme ‘Sambal’ will be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored scheme with 100% central funding from the Nirbhaya Fund/ MWCD budget
The sub-scheme ‘Samarthya’ will be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with a funding ratio of 60:40 between Centre and State Governments / UTs with the legislature, except North East & Special Category States / UTs with legislature where the fund ratio will be 90:10.

For UTs without legislature, 100% of funding will be provided by the Central Government.

Way Forward

Women and Children constitute 67.7% of India’s population as per the 2011 census, therefore the Empowerment and protection of women and children and ensuring their development are crucial for the sustainable and equitable development of the country.
We need to create a safe and secure environment and empower women by providing them with an environment that is accessible, affordable, reliable and free from all forms of discrimination and violence.
There is a need to create an inclusive society where women and girls have equal access to resources and opportunities, enabling them to participate in the social, economic and political development of India.
When we empower the women in a family, we empower the entire household. When we help with a woman's education, we ensure that the entire family is educated. When we facilitate her good health, we help keep the entire family healthy. When we secure her future, we secure the future of the entire home.