Women empowerment is a phrase that has been much used but sparsely implemented in the rural interiors of the Hindi heartland, particularly in Uttar Pradesh.

The scenario has however, changed in the recent past with the Yogi Adityanath government aggressively working in a planned and phased manner to ensure women empowerment through the effective implementation of its various women centric schemes and policies at the grassroots level in the state.

The Yogi government in UP began to financially support women in the state as they need motivation for all-round growth, development and prosperity. According to a government spokesman, “Women make up not only more than half of the world’s population but also half of its potential. Thus, it is not practical that their voices go unheard at the highest levels of decision making.”

The state government, continuing its thrust on pro-women, pro-rural and pro-poor initiatives, has always laid special emphasis on the welfare of women and empowerment of daughters in Uttar Pradesh.

Besides, the government has also taken constant measures to establish a secure environment for the women by implementing a powerful safety mechanism in the state.

The chief minister said that working for the welfare of women, his government also proposed Rs 200 crore for its new initiative — ‘Mahila Samarthya Yojana’ to push women and daughters on to the path of development.

However, the ODOP scheme and MSME sector has also provided a cushion to women, aspiring to be entrepreneurs and wanting to start their own business. Navneet Sehgal, additional chief secretary of MSME said that,“Most of the handicrafts in the districts are done by women and the ODOP scheme has put them in the forefront with the MSME sector providing necessary help,” The results are promising with the females of the state now coming to the front and leading by examples in various spheres of development.