Vision & Approach
- Empowerment = Access to rights, services, protection, and opportunity.
- Aligned with Viksit Bharat@2047 and Amrit Kaal goals.
- Focus on technology integration, real-time governance, and last-mile delivery.
Relevance : GS 2(Governance , Social Issues)
Key Transformative Initiatives
Saksham Anganwadi
- Upgrading 2 lakh Anganwadi centres with smart infrastructure and digital tools.
- Enhances nutrition, preschool education, and healthcare delivery.
Poshan Tracker
- Real-time data for 14 lakh Anganwadi centres.
- Over 10.14 crore beneficiaries (pregnant women, lactating mothers, children, adolescent girls).
- Recognised with the PM’s Award for Excellence (2025).
- Enables “Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi” through Anganwadi worker training modules.
Supplementary Nutrition Programme
- Facial recognition technology to reduce leakages and ensure benefit targeting.
Women’s Safety and Support
SHe-Box Portal
- Single-window platform for complaints under the Sexual Harassment Act (2013).
- Enables online filing and redressal tracking.
Mission Shakti App/Dashboard
- Real-time support to women in distress.
- One-stop centres functional in nearly all districts.
Maternal Welfare: PMMVY
- ₹5,000 for 1st child, ₹6,000 if 2nd child is a girl (positive gender reinforcement).
- ₹19,000 crore disbursed to over 4 crore women.
- Fully paperless DBT system, Aadhaar-authenticated, mobile-based, with grievance redressal.
Tangible Outcomes
- Sex Ratio at Birth improved: 918 (2014–15) → 930 (2023–24).
- Maternal Mortality Rate declined: 130 → 97 per 1,000 live births.
Child Protection & Welfare
CARINGS Portal
- Strengthened adoption ecosystem with transparent & digital process.
Digital Child Rights Monitoring
- Platforms by NCPCR track child rights violations.
- Mission Vatsalya dashboard enhances inter-agency convergence for child welfare.
Conclusion
- Digital tools have redefined governance as inclusive, transparent, and efficient.
- The Ministry has become a model of purpose-driven digital transformation in social sectors.
