Ministry of Women and Child Development

The current minister for the Ministry of Women and Child Development is Annpurna Devi having held the portfolio since 2024.As a nodal Ministry for the advancement of women and children, the Ministry formulates plans, policies and programmes; enacts/ amends legislation, guides and coordinates the efforts of both governmental and non-governmental organisations working in the field of Women and Child Development.All these efforts are directed to ensure that women are empowered both economically and socially and thus become equal partners in national development along with men.The major policy initiatives undertaken by the Ministry in into the recent past include universalisation of ICDS and Kishori Shakti Yojana, launching a nutrition programme for adolescent girls, establishment of the Commission for protection of Child Rights and enactment of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.Savitri Thakur, Minister; Mr. Indevar Pandey is the Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
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