May 15, 2026 07:09 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
ECI announces third phase of SIR; Himachal, J&K, Ladakh excluded for now | Storm fury in Uttar Pradesh: Death toll rises to 89 as rain, gale-force winds leave trail of destruction | Congress ends 10-day suspense, names V.D. Satheesan as new Kerala CM | Delhi woman allegedly gang-raped inside sleeper bus; 2 arrested | Vijay-led TVK wins Tamil Nadu floor test as AIADMK split plays out | Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurugram | PM Modi halves convoy size after austerity call | Mulayam Singh's younger son Prateek Yadav dies at 38 | Protests erupt in Delhi after NEET UG 2026 cancellation over alleged paper leak | AIADMK cracks widen after Tamil Nadu defeat; faction backs Vijay-led TVK government

Union Minister Maneka Gandhi inaugurates online portal for women empowerment

| @indiablooms | Jan 02, 2018, at 07:28 pm

New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): The Centre's Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gnadhi, on Tuesday, inaugurated an online portal  called 'NARI' for empowerment of women, media reported.

Maneka Gandhi said that NARI is a niche initiative from her Ministry to list down all the Central and state specific schemes.

The information will be updated on real-time basis, she said.

To start with, the portal will provide an insight into 350 government schemes and other important information.

There will also be links to Ministries, Departments and autonomous bodies offering these schemes as well as easy access to online applications and grievance redressal, media reported.

The Minister also launched the e-Samvad portal that has been developed as a platform for NGOs and civil societies to interact with the Ministry, media reported.

Images: PIB

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.