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Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) Hosted ‘The National Conclave On Gender Mainstreaming’

Posted 23 Sep 2024

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The conclave held under DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission) was focused on strengthening Gender-Responsive Community Institutions (GRCI). 

  • DAY-NRLM is the flagship program under MoRD for promoting poverty reduction through building strong institutions of the poor, particularly women. 
    • DAY-NRLM programme also recognises violence against women and girls as a major hindrance towards achieving their individual and social development.

About GRCI

  • Gender-responsiveness means paying attention to the unique needs of females by valuing their perspectives, understanding developmental differences between girls and boys, and thereby empowering girls and women (UNICEF). 
  • Although there is no official definition, GRCI generally refers to the community institutions employing gender considerations to influence the design, implementation and results of policies. 
    • Example, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Village Organizations (Vos), Cluster Level Federations, Women-Led Organisations (WLO), etc.  

Role of GRCI

  • Gender-sensitive society: They raise awareness around risks to the rights of women and girls, ensure effective implementation of women centric policies and demand accountability.
  • Inclusive development: Such organisations are critical in providing essential services to women, girls, and other marginalized groups. 
  • Better response to crisis: They can also play a key role in supporting community outreach and ensuring no one is left behind in humanitarian response.

Initiatives taken towards Gender-responsiveness

  • Nayi Chetna – Pahel Badlav ki: A national campaign for eliminating gender-based discrimination and violence. It is driven by DAY-NRLM with support from UNICEF, Gates Foundation and civil society partners.
  • Uddeshya: Towards Gender Responsive Urban Mobility Systems- It is a nationwide convening towards fostering gender-responsive mobility planning by World Resource Institute- India.
  • Gender Budgeting: Gender-responsive budgeting by setting up Gender Budgeting Cells in the Ministries and Departments. 
  • Nirbhaya Fund: A non-lapsable corpus fund for safety and security of women administered by the Department of Economic Affairs (Ministry of Finance).
  • Tags :
  • Nirbhaya Fund
  • DAY-NRLM
  • Nayi Chetna
  • Uddeshya
  • Gender-Responsive Community Institutions
  • Gender-Responsiveness
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