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Indian Express
7 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Women Economic Empowerment Index to guide gender-inclusive policies in state, says Adityanath
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday was presented with the Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) Index, a landmark report by the Planning Department and Udayati Foundation designed to assess how government schemes benefit women and drive gender-inclusive, evidence-based policymaking across Uttar Pradesh. Describing it as a 'historic step', the CM said the index will promote dignity and self-reliance among women statewide. Covering all 75 districts, the WEE Index measures performance on five key parameters: entrepreneurship, employment, education and skill development, livelihood, and safety and transportation infrastructure. It provides insights into which districts are effectively extending benefits to women and where targeted interventions are required. The chief minister directed that the WEE index be integrated into the Chief Minister's Control Room for real-time monitoring. 'All departments must treat the index as a foundational tool for policymaking and tracking outcomes. Departments should formulate actionable plans based on the index, prioritizing women's empowerment in their respective areas. District-level strategies must be developed to localize the impact of state schemes,' the CM directed. The presentation highlighted districts like Lucknow, Kanpur, and Varanasi, where women have reportedly been benefited from government initiatives. However, districts such as Shravasti, Sambhal, Mahoba, Balrampur, and Sidharth Nagar were flagged for urgent intervention. CM Yogi directed that targeted campaigns be launched under the ODOP Margin Money Scheme in Banda, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Mahoba, Shravasti, and Sitapur to ensure greater inclusion of women. To expand women's participation in the workforce and governance, the CM Yogi asked that recruitment drives for home guards and teachers follow the example set in police hiring, giving priority to women. He also stressed the need to boost women's enrollment in technical institutes, vocational programs and skill-training centers, and to establish 'Re-enrolment Units' in every district to bring back women who have dropped out of courses. Yogi highlighted the importance of paramedical institutes to support women's careers in healthcare and the service sector. He further advocated increasing women's roles in public transport as drivers and conductors, backed by specialized training and support facilities.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
‘Lucknow, Knp, Kashi most growth-friendly for women'
1 2 3 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. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Beyond Text Generation: An AI Tool That Helps You Write Better Grammarly Install Now Undo 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.
