NARI portal by government of India

In order to make information on all government schemes and initiatives for women more easily accessible, the Ministry for Women Child and Development on Tuesday launched a new web platform - "Nari". The National Repository of Information for Women was launched by WCD Minister Maneka Gandhi. It summarises over 350 schemes and other important information benefiting women.

"Nari is a niche initiative by the WCD Ministry to list all the central and state-specific schemes. The platform will provide information to women on issues affecting their lives," said the Minister at the event. Nari will provide links to the Ministries, departments and autonomous bodies offering the schemes as well as easy access to online applications and grievance redressal.

The website will have tips on good nutrition, suggestions for health check-ups, information on major diseases, tips for job search and interview, investment and savings advice. Besides, information on crimes against women and reporting procedures. It will also have contacts of legal aid cells, simplified adoption procedures and many other facilities.

"It will endow women with the power of information to build their life skills and facilitate them in taking full advantage of the services provided by the government," she added. The Minister also launched another web portal - "e Samvad" which will enable the NGOs and civil society to provide their feedback, suggestions, put up grievances, share best practices and others.

"Senior officers within the WCD Ministry will be able to view the inputs and suggestions received for their concerned subject areas and appropriately respond to the NGOs. "This will help in the formulation of effective policies and measures for the welfare of women and children," Gandhi said.

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi today launched a web portal, NARI, which will provide information on all government schemes for women.

Users can log on to www.nari.nic.in to access information on different programmes offered by various state governments as well as the Centre, the minister told reporters.

The NARI portal carries details on 350 different schemes for women and will be updated from time to time.

The schemes are divided into seven different categories -- education, health, employment, housing and shelter, addressing violence, decision making and social support.

Ms Gandhi also unveiled a website for NGOs called e-SAMVAD, an interactive portal allowing NGOs to contact the ministry and share their feedback, suggestions, grievances and their best practices.

Interacting with the press, the minister said the government will initiate a trial run of mobile phones with a panic button from January 26 in Uttar Pradesh.

Although the government in an order in April 2016 made it mandatory for all mobile phone manufactures to provide a panic button feature in cellphones from January 2017, its implementation has been delayed.

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday launched a web portal, NARI, which will provide information on all government schemes for women. Users can log on to http://www.nari.nic.in to access information on different programmes offered by various state governments as well as the Centre, the minister told reporters.

The NARI portal carries details on 350 different schemes for women and will be updated from time to time. The schemes are divided into seven different categories — education, health, employment, housing and shelter, addressing violence, decision making and social support. Gandhi also unveiled a website for NGOs called e-SAMVAD, an interactive portal allowing NGOs to contact the ministry and share their feedback, suggestions, grievances and their best practices.

The move move aims at improving security for women by providing them a tool to alert the local police.

national repository of information for women by government of India