The central government’s policy arsenal now orbits around women-led development, as proclaimed by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. In his keynote, Puri illustrated how this focus is turbocharging India’s growth engines amid global uncertainties.
Key pillars include the Mahila Samman Savings Certificate and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, fortifying financial security for girl children. Puri emphasized their role in curbing child marriages and elevating female education rates to historic highs.
Entrepreneurship gets a massive fillip through targeted credit guarantees and incubation centers exclusively for women. The minister cited a tripling of patents filed by women inventors, signaling a renaissance in innovation.
Puri connected dots to housing for all via PMAY, where women beneficiaries head 70% of urban projects. Agri-tech interventions under PM Kisan have empowered female farmers with drones and market linkages.
Addressing skeptics, Puri presented NITI Aayog indices showing India’s climb in global gender parity rankings. His clarion call: sustained investment in women-led models will vault India to superpower status, blending tradition with modernity.