The Indian government has worked to achieve gender justice through a variety of initiatives, including the passage of criminal and special laws such as the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act of 2005, the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961, the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act of 2006, and the Incentive Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act of 1986. India is also shifting from women’s development to women-led development, with an eye toward a new India.
India is one of just 15 nations with a female Head of State and has the highest absolute number of elected women legislators in local governments. The country has 10% more women pilots than the worldwide average, and the proportion of female pilots is substantially greater in India.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has advised all scheduled airlines and major airport operators to take part in the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) 25 by 2025 initiative, which aims to increase the number of women in senior positions by 25% over current metrics or to a minimum of 25% by 2025.
India has a high Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of girls in primary and secondary education, with 43% of girls/women pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Several programs have been launched to enhance women’s engagement in STEM, including VigyanJyoti, the Overseas Fellowship Scheme, and several female scientists playing key roles in India’s first Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM).
To ensure women’s involvement in many professions, the government has implemented a number of legal initiatives and enabling regulations. Under the Skill India Mission, the government trains female workers through a network of Women Industrial Training Institutes, National Vocational Training Institutes, and Regional Vocational Training Institutes.
To encourage women’s work, enabling elements have been integrated into newly approved labor codes such as the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Code, and the Code on Social Security, 2020.
With many involved in cooperatives pertaining to food grain processing, plantation crops, oilseeds processing, fisheries, dairy & livestock, spinning mills, handloom and power loom weaving, and Integrated Cooperative Development Projects, the National Cooperative Development Corporation is a major force in uplifting women cooperatives.
In order to increase the number of women in the armed services, the government has developed enabling arrangements. These include permitting women to join the National Defence Academy (NDA), giving them permanent commissions, and inducting female officers into all branches and streams.
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