1. Gender Equality and Women Empowerment
Amita Patra
Asst. Director, SIRD&PR

2. PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GOVERNANCE:
Participation
Accountability
Transparency
Responsiveness
Inclusiveness
Equity
Upholding the right

3. Issues :
How Gender Sensitive are current Governance Institution and Process?
Has reservation empower the women if so to what extent?
What is the degree of their inclusion in the rural power structure?
Do the women decide on their own to context in the election?
How do they involve themselves in electioneering?
How do they discharge their functions while holding public office?
How do they respond to the challenges from the family, community, political party, officials and others?
Can they be the change makers? Why not?

4. ANALYSIS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT FROM DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS
Life cycle Approach
Community Approach
Sectoral Approach
Gender point of view
Livelihood Approach
Power dynamics

5. AREA OF CHALLENGES Representation Participation Opportunities
Decision making process
Need and Priorities
Division of Public and private space
Access, ownership and control over resources

6. PANCHAYATIRAJ DEPARTMENT
Reservation of 50% of seats in Panchayati Raj Institutions
Reservation of the seat of vice chairperson in each tier in such places where the chairperson’s seat is reserved for male.
Minimum 30% attendance of women in Gram sabha for quram
Minimum 10% of attended voters of Pallisabha should be women
The fourth standing committee on each tier consist of only Women elected PRI members.

7. PANCHAYATIRAJ DEPARTMENT
MGNREGS :
Minimum 33% of the unskilled labourer should be women.
Equal wage for male and female.
Crèche facility for the children less than 6 year at the work site.
Preference to give work to women nearby their house.
DAY NLRM :
Formation of SHG & Federation
Skill development
Linkage with the bank
Promotion of market
Information dissemination on different social issues
PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA :
Preference to the houseless single women
Joint work order in the name of husband & wife

8. WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Integrated Child Development Scheme
Kishori Sakti yojna and Sabala (9 districts)
Mamata &Indira Gandhi Matrutya Sahayika yojna (2 districts – Sundergarh, Bargarh)
Beti bachao and Beti padhao (Nayagarh) & Biju Kanya Ratna (Angul, Dhenkanal, Ganjam)
Mission Sakti
Child Line-Toll free no-1098
Help Line-181
Women & Child Desk
Social Welfare Board
State Resource Centre for Women
Integrated child protection Scheme

9. HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Janani Surakhya Yojna
Adolescence Reproductive & Sexual Health
Prevention of Anaemia through de worming and iron plus initiative
Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre
Observation of Village Health & Nutrition Day
Immunization
Health Check up and referral service for women & children

10. SCHOOL AND MASS EDUCATION
Mid Day Meal
Kasturiba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya
Provision for free uniform, scolarship
Mothers Teacher Association
Vocational and Life Skill Education
Self Defence training
Separate toilet for Girls

11. What can be done?
Reservation is not the panacea; but it throws up an excellent opportunity
Moving from critical mass to critical action
Capacity Building
Changing rotation rules
Deepening of democracy
Interface between Self-Help Groups and elected women representatives
Federating elected women

12. What can be done? Mobilize competent women to contest
Capacity building to meet their specific requirements/ problems.
Establish Gender Budgeting and
Women component plans
Ensuring transparency and accountability
Provide a support structure
In the office
In the family and
In the society

13. Thanks