International Women’s Day of 2016

7th March, 2016

International Women’s Day of 2016

UN Theme:

Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it up for Gender Equality

Indian Govt. Initiative:

1. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
2. Sukanya samriddhi yojana
3. The Seventy Third Amendment to the Constitution in 1993 inserted new Articles from 243A to 243O. 
1. The amendments provided that not less than one third of total number of seats in a panchayat or municipalities shall be reserved for women.
2. The amendment also provided at least one-third Chairpersons of the panchayats or municipalities shall be reserved for women.