‘Lucknow, Knp, Kashi most growth-friendly for women'
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Lucknow: As per most recent Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) index, Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi have emerged as cities with most conducive environment for women, while Shravasti, Sambhal, Mahoba, Balrampur and Siddharthnagar were identified for urgent intervention.
Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath
, on Tuesday, directed special drive across all districts for participation of women in economic activities, 'One District-One Product' programme and various loan schemes and asked officials to give preference to women in recruitment as home guard, teachers and in public transport system as drivers and conductors.
WEE index tracks women's participation in employment, safety and self-reliance, key tool for evidence-based policymaking.
It is an initiative by planning department and Udayati Foundation to assess reach of govt schemes among women and drive gender-inclusive, evidence-based policymaking.
Principal secretary planning, Alok Kumar, explained the index evaluated all 75 districts across five core parameters of entrepreneurship, employment, education and skill development, livelihood, safety and transportation infrastructure.
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It provides govt data of districts which are effectively extending benefits to women and where targeted interventions was required.
Yogi said WEE Index should be integrated with the CM's control room and all departments must treat the index as a foundational tool for policymaking and tracking outcomes. "Departments should formulate actionable plans based on the index, prioritising women's empowerment in their respective areas.
District-level strategies must be developed to localise impact of state schemes," he added.
The CM directed officials to launch campaigns targeted at women under the ODOP Margin Money Scheme in Banda, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Mahoba, Shravasti, and Sitapur. While asking for women's participation to be increased in workforce and governance, he said special efforts would be needed to increase women's enrolment in technical institutes, vocational programs and skill training centres.
"Every district should set up a 'Re-enrolment Unit' to bring back women who dropped out of skill courses. There is need to ensure availability of paramedical institutes to support women's advancement in healthcare and service sectors," he said, while discussing strategies to enhance women's participation. "Only when women become central force behind development schemes will overall progress of society and state be ensured," he said.
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