In order to empower women and improve child development in the state, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has announced a number of significant measures, emphasizing that “investing in women is investing in our future.” Khandu described the government’s renewed emphasis on women’s welfare in a post on X, claiming that this would improve people’s lives and change society as a whole. He wrote, “The entire society shines when women rise.” The Dulari Kanya Scheme is one of the major initiatives that would offer Rs 50,000 in financial aid to girls who are pursuing higher education in an effort to promote education and lower dropout rates.
The government has set a goal of building 21,000 “Lakhpati Didis” in the next four years to increase women’s economic independence by empowering women’s self-help groups to become profitable business owners. Regarding nutrition, the chief minister announced that in order to guarantee improved health outcomes, the state will bolster the Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 programs, which will benefit about 1.8 lakh mothers and children.
