The state of Tamil Nadu has released its “New Draft Policy for Women 2021” on December 29, 2021.
This policy will be implemented for more than five years.
The new policy provides for martial arts training for school and college girls.
It talks about 50 more person-days for all single-headed households and women-headed households under MGNREGS.
The Women will also get 33.3% representation in registered parties.
Scope of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya will be extended specifically in educationally backward blocks, to cover adolescent girls aged up to 19 years of age.
This move will help them in completing their school education.
The policy also aims to support at least 1,000 women student researchers from disadvantaged sections of society each year, particularly in STEM subjects.