Information and Public Relations Department, Chandigarh , Punjab,December 31 - Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Mrs.Aruna Chaudhary said that Mata Tripta Mahila Yojna will become a game changerto empower women of the state.
Expressing gratitude towards Chief Minister CaptainAmarinder Singh to implement Mata Tripta Mahila Yojna, Mrs. Chaudhary said thatthe Punjab Cabinet has given its consent to implement this policy in a bid toempower the Women-headed households in the State. Around 7,96,030 householdsare headed by women as per census 2011 and the objective of this new policy isto empower Women headed Households (WHH) in Punjab, who is an adult female andthe sole or main income earner and decision-maker.
Mrs. Chaudhary said that according to the estimate thatfunds of Rs.177.1 crore per annum shall be utilized for new interventions andalso for dissemination and outreach programmes to cover all the eligiblebeneficiaries. Under this scheme, the head of the household must be awidow/deserted woman/separated woman/divorced woman/unmarried woman and shemust be the sole earning member in the family.
The underlying objective of this pro-women initiative is toreach out to all the needy women-headed households in the state, so as toprovide services/benefits and ensure their rights with regard to healthcare,education, employment, safety and dignity in all spheres of life. The schemewould also undertake new initiatives and programmes in order to cover thoseaspects and needs which have so far not been covered adequately under any existingcentrally/State sponsored scheme or women/girl child oriented scheme.