{"id":11057,"date":"2024-03-10T13:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T08:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/?p=11057"},"modified":"2026-04-18T16:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T10:51:42","slug":"mahila-yojana-maharashtra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/women-empowerment\/mahila-yojana-maharashtra\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women&#8217;s Day: New identity of women&#8217;s dignity; The beginning of a powerful change in Maharashtra once again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the occasion of International Women&#8217;s Day 2024, the state government took a revolutionary step to ensure women&#8217;s dignity and empowerment by announcing the New Women&#8217;s Policy, 2024. In the new policy, the state government decided that from then on, individuals&#8217; names on the government data would include their mother\u2019s name too, in addition to the father\u2019s name. And, leading by example was the state&#8217;s Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who announced the inclusion of his mother\u2019s name in his name. This action taken by Devendra Fadnavis was not just personal, but also to recognize his mother\u2019s role in his life and initiate a change in the society that has run in a patriarchal system from generation to generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><div><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/div><nav><div><div class=\"\"><a href=\"#honor-to-all-the-mothers-in-the-state\">Honor to all the mothers in the state!<\/a><div><div class=\"\"><a href=\"#government-policy-to-prioritize-womens-empowerment\">Government policy to prioritize women&#8217;s empowerment<\/a><div><div class=\"\"><a href=\"#lek-ladki-scheme-for-the-future-of-girls\">&#8216;Lek Ladki&#8217; scheme for the future of girls<\/a><\/div><div class=\"\"><a href=\"#recognition-of-womens-freedom-should-start-in-the-family\">Recognition of women&#8217;s freedom should start in the family<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"honor-to-all-the-mothers-in-the-state\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Honor to all the mothers in the state!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His mother\u2019s role has been very crucial in the life of Devendra Fadnavis, who lost his father at an early age and grew up under his mother\u2019s aegis. The influence of his mother has always been the North Star for Fadnavis in his journey from a young corporator in Nagpur to three-time Chief Minister of the state. Besides the power and fame, he has earned many honors and accolades, but Devendraji has never forgotten to acknowledge his mother\u2019s role in shaping his life. On International Women&#8217;s Day, Devendraji\u2019s love and respect for his mother rose to a special height when he announced the inclusion of his mother\u2019s name in his formal name, to be identified by his mother\u2019s name as well. This may look like merely satisfying a personal wish, but it has a huge message of reinstating the position of women and mothers in a patriarchal society like ours. Echoing the thought, the state government has also made it mandatory for its citizens to include their mother&#8217;s first name, in addition to their father&#8217;s first name, in their formal names in the government records, to honor all mothers in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1J3A8161-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"International Women's Day\" class=\"wp-image-683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1J3A8161-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1J3A8161-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1J3A8161-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1J3A8161-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1J3A8161-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>International Women&#8217;s Day<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"government-policy-to-prioritize-womens-empowerment\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Government policy to prioritize women&#8217;s empowerment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maharashtra is a leading state and has shown the way to the country on many occasions. Many social reformers in the state have raised their voices for women\u2019s rights and education in the past and now the social scientists are linking the same to societal progress and economic growth of the families, clusters, and regions. This has prompted the government under the progressive CM Fadnavis to start several schemes focused on women\u2019s empowerment in the state. Today, through these schemes, the number of women&#8217;s self-help groups in Maharashtra has increased significantly. They are being provided with capital and financial assistance to start businesses. A 1% discount on stamp duty for women house purchasers and a 50% discount on ST bus fares for women passengers in the rural areas are some of the important initiatives by this government towards the social and economic independence of the women. Also noteworthy is the Shakti Sadan scheme, which provides safe accommodations for relief and rehabilitation of the women in distress. Women\u2019s empowerment has been incorporated among the primary goals of this government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lek-ladki-scheme-for-the-future-of-girls\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>&#8216;Lek Ladki&#8217; scheme for the future of girls<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8216;Lek Ladki&#8217; scheme, which ensures the financial security of the girl children in the state for their education and other needs, was announced in the 2023-24 budget to support the birth of girl babies. Devendra Fadnavis, then the Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister, made a provision to provide financial assistance, totaling Rs. 101,000 in phases, to every newborn girl until she becomes 18 years of age, through this scheme. This will help prevent the mortality rate of girl babies, reduce child marriage, and improve education rates for girls in the rural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"recognition-of-womens-freedom-should-start-in-the-family\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Recognition of women&#8217;s freedom should start in the family<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gender equality is currently only on paper, and there is a need to imbibe it in families by teaching the value that girls and boys are equal, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the context of International Women\u2019s Day. On the personal front, Fadnavis is a loving father of a daughter and a liberal husband who supports his wife\u2019s freedom of expression and freedom to work in her chosen field. Women\u2019s freedom and empowerment help unlock the full potential of women and foster a more inclusive and prosperous society, and for this to happen, it is important that men change their mentality to support women&#8217;s empowerment in their families. The several women-centric schemes of the Maharashtra government are designed to establish women\u2019s position in society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/mukhyamantri-majhi-ladki-bahin-yojana\/\">Honoring mothers and sisters in Maharashtra through \u2018Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the occasion of International Women&#8217;s Day 2024, the state government took a revolutionary step&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-women-empowerment"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11057"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13689,"href":"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11057\/revisions\/13689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devgatha.in\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}