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Indicators under Target – Common, Priority, Region  Inclusion
specific  Equal Access - Social, Economic and political

Certain indicators are seen as Common Indicators, that apply to Empowerment
all Panchayats. Indicators that are identified as common in this
 Financial inclusion - facilitate banking and
Theme are related to operational holdings held by women,
insurance services to all
SHGs accessing credit, number of Mahila Sabhas conducted
etc. These are listed in the LIF in Annexure I, Table 9. If one  Participation
were to consider the priority indicators amongst the total
 Improve participation of women in political, economic
indicators, which probably would have greater impact on
activities and participation in community-based Health
engendered development, these may be Percentage of women
headed households living in kutcha houses, Percentage of  Health and nutrition
women headed households covered under PDS system,
 Reduce the maternal mortality ratio
Percentage of women covered under all Social Protection
schemes to the total number of eligible women, Health related  End preventable deaths of new born and girl children under
indicators, SHGs accessing credit, number of Mahila Sabhas 5 years
conducted and such indicators that may impact more on the
 Reduce Girls/Women Suicide Mortality rate
status and benefits arising from development in the GP.
Different Ministries implementing different schemes work on Target Values
their priorities such as SHGs access to financial assistance, Using the NIF and SIF, the GP can consider to fix its target,
women covered in SHGs for NRLM under MoRD, health which can be better and more stringent than the NIF/SIF.
related aspects for women in age group 19-45 years under NHM
(MoH&FW) and Poshan Abhiyan (MoWCD); a State may Resources and Stakeholders
choose priorities under this Theme, such as improving the sex Taking the example relating to health of women and girls, we
ratio, improving gender parity in the different levels of can see the resources connected to growth and survival
education, and there may be district priorities. Finally, the on currently available from Government:
ground actual areas that need to be prioritised can be best
National Health Mission, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana
decided by the GP, and the GP can prioritise for itself. GP could
Yojana (PMMVY), Mission Vatsalya, Beti Bachao Beti
choose to reduce maternal mortality and ensuring that sex ratio
Padhao, Mission Shakti, Kishori Shakti Yojana, Umbrella
improves, or address health of women, or ensure their plan
ICDS , Mission Poshan 2.0,
under VPRP and Women sub-plan is given attention.
Employment - The main schemes cover – MGNREGS,
Grouped Indicators:
National Rural Livelihood Mission, Ujjawala,
Understanding the 51 indicators, what does it mean, what all it
Connected to it is Education and skilling covered under -
can effect, needs the interpretation of Indicators, which is easier
when there is grouping - what areas or focus it brings . Samagra Shiksha, National Scheme for Incentive to Girl
Engendered development can be seen as to address the issues/ Child for Secondary Education (NSIGSE), Pradhan Mantri
areas - Mahila Shakti Kendra (PMMSK), Support to Training and
Employment Programme (STEP), PRAGATI (Providing
 End discrimination
Assistance for Girls’ Advancement in Technical Education
 Safety and security Initiative)

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