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The Government of India launched the ‘Mission Shakti’ – an integrated women empowerment programme as umbrella scheme for the safety, security and empowerment of women for implementation during the 15th Finance Commission period. Mission Shakti has two sub-schemes – ‘Sambal’ and ‘Samarthya’. While the “Sambal” sub-scheme is for safety and security of women, the “Samarthya” sub-scheme is for empowerment of women. The components of ‘Samarthya’ sub scheme consists of erstwhile schemes of Ujjwala Homes, Swadhar Greh and Working Women Hostel, National Crèche Scheme for children of working mothers and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) with modifications. It also consists of HUBs at national, state and district levels for Empowerment of Women. The components of ‘Sambal’ sub scheme consists of schemes of One Stop Centre (OSC), Women Helpline (WHL), Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) with modifications. The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) is the Nodal Ministry for holistic development of Women and Children. The Department of Social Welfare is the Nodal Department to implement Mission Shakti.
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