Launch of the 9th Rashtriya Poshan Maah
Nutrition Government programmes Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · Rudraksh International Cooperation and Convention Centre, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Activity
- Launched the campaign. The month-long campaign (9 September – 8 October 2026) carried the theme “Hamari Anganwadi, Hamari Jimmedari”, with focus on dietary diversity and protein, fresh hot cooked meals, community ownership through Anganwadi Management Committees, early stimulation and ten years of PMMVY. The Minister stated that more than 14 lakh Anganwadi Centres serve over 7.5 crore children and 1.10 crore pregnant and lactating women.
- Context
- National Nutrition Month, held every September.
- Source
- PIB 2308322
Consultative Committee meeting on Mission Shakti
Parliament Women Government programmes
- Institution
- Consultative Committee of MPs, Ministry of Women and Child Development · Kolkata, West Bengal
- Activity
- Chaired. The meeting reviewed One Stop Centres, PMMVY and SANKALP hubs. It was reported that 991 One Stop Centres were functional and had assisted over 15.20 lakh women, and that about 4.60 crore mothers had received PMMVY benefits.
- Context
- Parliamentary consultative committees attach MPs to each ministry.
- Source
- PIB 2302092
Starred question on the implementation of Mission Vatsalya
Parliament Children
- Institution
- Lok Sabha · Lok Sabha, New Delhi
- Activity
- Answered; statement laid on the Table. Starred Question 291 on the implementation of Mission Vatsalya was answered by the Minister.
- Context
- Mission Vatsalya is the umbrella child-protection scheme.
- Source
- Lok Sabha, AS291
BRICS Women Ministerial Meeting
Women Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development, under India’s BRICS Chairship 2026 · Kochi, Kerala
- Activity
- Inaugural address and concluding remarks. The meeting adopted what PIB describes as the first-ever joint statement in the BRICS women’s track, and welcomed two Indian initiatives: a BRICS digital repository of best practices and BRICS digital capacity-building guidelines.
- Context
- India chairs BRICS in 2026.
- Source
- PIB 2282544; PIB 2282843
Review of the regional centre’s activities
Women Children Public engagements
- Institution
- Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development · SPNIWCD Western Regional Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Activity
- Chaired the review; joined a plantation drive. With the Minister of State, she reviewed training and research at the centre. An advanced diploma in child guidance and counselling, run with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Social Sciences, was to begin from July 2026.
- Context
- SPNIWCD is the Ministry’s training and research institute.
- Source
- PIB 2273158
Meeting with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Women and Child Affairs
Women Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · Ministry of Women and Child Development, New Delhi
- Activity
- Hosted. She met H.E. Mrs. Saroja Savithri Paulraj and members of Sri Lanka’s women parliamentarians’ caucus on a study visit. Discussions covered women-led development, maternal and child welfare, the care economy and women in governance.
- Context
- Bilateral exchange.
- Source
- PIB 2260772
Launch of the 8th Poshan Pakhwada
Nutrition Children Government programmes Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Activity
- Launched; addressed. The fortnight (9–23 April 2026) took the theme “Maximizing Brain Development in the First Six Years of Life”. She cited over 14 lakh Anganwadi Centres serving nearly 8.9 crore beneficiaries; Vidyarambh certificates were distributed.
- Context
- Poshan Pakhwada is held each spring.
- Source
- PIB 2250637
International Women’s Day 2026 national programme
Women Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi
- Activity
- Addressed the gathering; welcomed the President. President Droupadi Murmu delivered the keynote. Over 1,000 women leaders attended, with panels on the Labour Codes and on self-help-group women as entrepreneurs. The Minister presented the President with Sarhul and Sohrai artworks from Jharkhand.
- Context
- International Women’s Day, 8 March.
- Source
- PIB 2236667
Inauguration of the renovated hostel building
Children Women
- Institution
- SPNIWCD · Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development
- Activity
- Inaugurated; met parents at the guidance centres. She met parents using the Child Guidance Centre and the Adolescent Guidance Service Centre, and inaugurated a five-day faculty development programme on research methodology run with ICSSR.
- Context
- Training infrastructure of the Ministry’s institute.
- Source
- PIB 2233646
Replies on ECCE under POSHAN 2.0, the POCSO Act and the SHe-Box portal
Parliament Children Women
- Institution
- Lok Sabha · Lok Sabha, New Delhi
- Activity
- Replied to questions. Replies on early childhood care and education under POSHAN 2.0, the POCSO Act, 2012 and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act with the SHe-Box portal were recorded by PIB. She also laid a statement on the 365th Report of the Standing Committee.
- Context
- Budget Session 2026.
- Source
- PIB 2224434; 2224436; 2224438
Reply on the Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign
Parliament Children
- Institution
- Rajya Sabha · Rajya Sabha, New Delhi
- Activity
- Replied to a question. Awareness programmes had reached over 6 crore citizens; more than 28 lakh pledges were registered; and more than 60,700 Child Marriage Prohibition Officers were listed on the portal.
- Context
- Campaign launched 27 November 2024.
- Source
- PIB 2222998
Consultative Committee meeting on Mission Vatsalya
Parliament Children Government programmes
- Institution
- Consultative Committee of MPs, Ministry of Women and Child Development · New Delhi
- Activity
- Chaired. The Minister of State and the Secretary attended; MPs shared observations on child-protection services.
- Context
- Parliamentary oversight of the child-protection scheme.
- Source
- PIB 2206220
Launch of the 100-day Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign
Children Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Activity
- To grace the launch (per curtain-raiser). The intensive campaign marked the first anniversary of Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat and ran in thematic spells through educational institutions, religious institutions and marriage service providers. A later PIB release confirms the launch on this date.
- Context
- Second phase of the national campaign against child marriage.
- Source
- PIB 2197965; PIB 2222998
Launch of the Guidelines for Co-location of Anganwadi Centres with Schools
Children Education Government programmes Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Education with the Ministry of Women and Child Development · Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Activity
- Jointly launched, with the Minister of Education. The guidelines set out stakeholder roles for locating Anganwadi centres alongside schools, linked to NEP 2020’s inclusion of three years of pre-school in the 5+3+3+4 structure.
- Context
- Early childhood education across two ministries.
- Source
- PIB 2163452
Consultative Committee meeting on the Facial Recognition System in POSHAN 2.0
Parliament Nutrition Government programmes
- Institution
- Consultative Committee of MPs, Ministry of Women and Child Development · New Delhi
- Activity
- Chaired. She said face recognition would ensure that benefits reach genuine beneficiaries while eliminating leakages and duplication.
- Context
- Verification of Take Home Ration beneficiaries.
- Source
- PIB 2155283
SheLeads II: Workshop for Women Leaders
Women Public engagements
- Institution
- UN Women India Country Office · New Delhi
- Activity
- Inaugurated; keynote address. The two-day workshop was framed around the women’s reservation law of 2023. The release noted that women hold 14% of seats in the 18th Lok Sabha.
- Context
- Women’s political leadership.
- Source
- PIB 2153422
Western Zonal Meeting of States and UTs
Government programmes Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · Kevadia, Gujarat
- Activity
- To chair (per curtain-raiser). Participants were to include Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Goa and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu; the agenda covered the three missions and the Poshan Tracker.
- Context
- Centre–State review of the missions.
- Source
- PIB 2143912
Inauguration of the new SPNIWCD Regional Centre
Jharkhand Women Children Public engagements
- Institution
- Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development · Ranchi, Jharkhand
- Activity
- Inaugurated; keynote address. The centre is meant to serve training and research needs of Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal. A new institute logo was unveiled.
- Context
- Regional capacity for the Ministry’s institute.
- Source
- PIB 2142283
National Consultation on Gender Budgeting
Women Government programmes Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Activity
- Launched the Gender Budgeting Knowledge Hub; keynote. Officers from 40 central ministries and departments and 19 states took part, with UN Women, ADB and national institutes. She said the 2025–26 Gender Budget of ₹4.49 lakh crore was a 37% increase.
- Context
- The first national consultation of its kind.
- Source
- PIB 2137727
Poshan Pakhwada visit and reviews
Nutrition Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · Itanagar, Kra Daadi and Lower Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh
- Activity
- Visited; reviewed with state officials. The programme included field visits to schools, Anganwadi centres, hospitals, cooperatives and self-help groups, and a review with state officials in Itanagar on 10 April.
- Context
- 7th Poshan Pakhwada, 8–22 April 2025.
- Source
- PIB 2120289; 2120896
Starred question on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Parliament Women Children
- Institution
- Lok Sabha · Lok Sabha, New Delhi
- Activity
- Answered; statement laid on the Table. Starred Question 483 on BBBP.
- Context
- BBBP was launched on 22 January 2015.
- Source
- Lok Sabha, AS483
CSW69 — the Beijing+30 review
Women Public engagements
- Institution
- UN Commission on the Status of Women, 69th session · United Nations Headquarters, New York
- Activity
- Led the Indian delegation; delivered India’s national statement. She delivered the national statement at the Ministerial Forum and joined the Ministerial Round Table, highlighting progress on the twelve critical areas of the Beijing Platform for Action through a whole-of-government, whole-of-society approach.
- Context
- Thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration.
- Source
- PIB 2110635
International Women’s Day conference, “Nari Shakti Se Viksit Bharat”
Women Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Activity
- Present; felicitated the President. President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the conference. A book on the women members of the Constituent Assembly was released.
- Context
- International Women’s Day.
- Source
- PIB 2109520
Dinner for women panchayat leaders from Jharkhand
Jharkhand Women Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · New Delhi
- Activity
- Hosted. The women sarpanches and panchayat leaders were in Delhi for the International Women’s Day programme.
- Context
- Grassroots women’s leadership.
- Source
- PIB 2108669
Media briefing on the Union Budget 2025–26
Women Government programmes Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · New Delhi
- Activity
- Addressed the media. The Gender Budget was stated at 8.86% of the total budget, up from 6.8% in 2024–25, with ₹4.49 lakh crore for women’s welfare.
- Context
- Annual budget briefing.
- Source
- PIB 2101713
Tenth anniversary of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
Women Children Government programmes Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare · Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Activity
- Jointly inaugurated, with the Minister of Health. The Mission Vatsalya portal, the Mission Shakti portal and mobile app, and a compendium of BBBP best practices were launched.
- Context
- BBBP launched at Panipat, 22 January 2015.
- Source
- PIB 2095231
National Chintan Shivir
Women Children Government programmes Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · Udaipur, Rajasthan
- Activity
- Inaugurated, with the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Delegations from 32 States and UTs, including 16 state ministers for women and child development, deliberated on the three missions over 10–12 January 2025.
- Context
- National consultation with states.
- Source
- PIB 2092036; 2092266
Veer Baal Diwas; Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
Children Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- Activity
- Present. Seventeen children from fourteen States and UTs were selected for the Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, conferred by the President. The Prime Minister’s Office records the Minister as present.
- Context
- Veer Baal Diwas, 26 December.
- Source
- PIB 2087551; 2088080
Launch of the Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign
Children Women Government programmes Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
- Activity
- Launched the campaign and portal; led the pledge. She cited the rise in the sex ratio at birth from 918 (2014–15) to 930 (2023–24). The launch coincided with the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence.
- Context
- National campaign against child marriage.
- Source
- PIB 2078032
Visit to CARA’s new office; Swachhata Hi Seva 2024
Children Public engagements
- Institution
- Central Adoption Resource Authority · CARA, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi
- Activity
- Visited; chaired a review of adoption processes. A cleanliness drive and plantation were held at the new office premises.
- Context
- CARA regulates adoption in India.
- Source
- PIB 2061994
Closing ceremony of the 7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah
Nutrition Jharkhand Government programmes Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development with the Government of Jharkhand · Shaurya Sabhagaar, Ranchi, Jharkhand
- Activity
- Scheduled to attend, with the Governor of Jharkhand (per curtain-raiser). More than 11,000 Saksham Anganwadis across 20 states were inaugurated virtually at the closing, and 12.86 crore sensitisation activities were reported.
- Context
- Close of Poshan Maah 2024.
- Source
- PIB 2060026; 2060268
“Kuposhan Mukt Jharkhand” event
Nutrition Jharkhand Public engagements
- Institution
- District Administration, Koderma · Koderma, Jharkhand
- Activity
- Chaired. The event included the Poshan oath, discussion of BBBP, recognition of PMMVY beneficiaries, awards to Class 10 and 12 students, and Godh Bharai and Annaprashan ceremonies at an Anganwadi centre.
- Context
- In her own constituency.
- Source
- PIB 2058318
Review of the Ministry’s schemes in Jharkhand
Jharkhand Nutrition Government programmes Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development with the Jharkhand WCD Department · Project Building, Ranchi, Jharkhand
- Activity
- Chaired the review. Approval was granted to upgrade 2,551 mini-Anganwadis in Jharkhand to full centres; funds were allocated to 111 Anganwadi centres under PM-JANMAN.
- Context
- State-level review.
- Source
- PIB 2054544
Launch of the 7th Rashtriya Poshan Maah
Nutrition Government programmes Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development with the Government of Gujarat · Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Activity
- Launched; addressed. Themes included anaemia, growth monitoring, complementary feeding, Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi, technology for governance and “Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam”. She stressed a life-cycle approach and the four pillars of POSHAN 2.0.
- Context
- National Nutrition Month 2024.
- Source
- PIB 2050437
First national meeting with State WCD ministers and UT administrators
Government programmes Women Children Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · By video conference
- Activity
- Chaired. Ministers from 21 of 28 states reviewed POSHAN 2.0, Mission Vatsalya and Mission Shakti. She said: “Our aim is to ensure that the benefits of our efforts reach the grassroots level, for which it is imperative to work closely with the States.”
- Context
- Centre–State coordination.
- Source
- PIB 2044292
Starred question on Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0
Parliament Nutrition
- Institution
- Lok Sabha · Lok Sabha, New Delhi
- Activity
- Answered; statement laid on the Table. Starred Question 277.
- Context
- First session of the 18th Lok Sabha.
- Source
- Lok Sabha, AS277
Visit to welfare institutions for women and children
Women Children Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · Nirmal Chhaya Complex, Delhi
- Activity
- Visited; interacted with children. With the Minister of State and the Secretary, she visited the Children Home for Girls, the After Care Home for Women, the Child Welfare Committee, the One Stop Centre and the SANKALP hub.
- Context
- First week in office.
- Source
- PIB 2025198
Assumption of charge as Union Minister
Women Children Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Women and Child Development · New Delhi
- Activity
- Took charge. Smt. Savitri Thakur assumed charge as Minister of State in the same Ministry.
- Context
- Sworn in on 9 June 2024.
- Source
- PIB 2024158
Sworn in as Union Cabinet Minister
Public engagements
- Institution
- Government of India · Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
- Activity
- Took the oath of office. Recorded in the Lok Sabha’s list of her positions as the start of her term as Union Cabinet Minister of Women and Child Development.
- Context
- After the 2024 general election.
- Source
- Lok Sabha, Positions held
Kashi Tamil Sangamam II
Education Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Education · Assi Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Activity
- Attended, with the Governor of Tamil Nadu. She attended “Subah-e-Banaras” at Assi Ghat and a cultural programme of the Sangamam, which brought about 1,400 participants from Tamil Nadu.
- Context
- Cultural exchange programme of the Ministry of Education.
- Source
- PIB 1990281
National Conference on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy and exhibition
Education Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Education (G20 Education Working Group event) · Pune, Maharashtra
- Activity
- Inaugurated the exhibition; inaugural address. The exhibition had over 100 exhibitors. She highlighted the NIPUN Bharat mission’s time-bound goals for foundational learning by 2026–27.
- Context
- India’s G20 Presidency.
- Source
- PIB 1933039
Reply on vocational education under Samagra Shiksha
Parliament Education
- Institution
- Rajya Sabha · Rajya Sabha, New Delhi
- Activity
- Written reply. The reply set out the hub-and-spoke model, extension to Government-aided schools, pre-vocational exposure at upper-primary level and an employability-skills module.
- Context
- Implementation of NEP 2020.
- Source
- PIB 1885528
Review of central schemes in Namakkal district
Education Public engagements
- Institution
- Review meeting with district officials · Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
- Activity
- Chaired. With a state minister and the District Collector, she reviewed the progress of central schemes, including Kasturba Gandhi Balika schools and talent-development centres.
- Context
- District-level review.
- Source
- PIB 1866412
Shikshak Parv 2022
Education Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Education, CBSE, AICTE · New Delhi
- Activity
- Jointly inaugurated; presented awards. CBSE Honour for Excellence awards went to 19 principals and teachers, and AICTE’s National Technical Teachers Award 2022 to 14 faculty members. The Foundational Learning Study report was among the publications released.
- Context
- Teachers’ Day week.
- Source
- PIB 1857180
Written reply on DIKSHA and NISHTHA
Parliament Education
- Institution
- Lok Sabha · Lok Sabha, New Delhi
- Activity
- Written reply. The reply described DIKSHA as the e-content platform for school education and gave the coverage of NISHTHA 2.0 and 3.0 teacher training.
- Context
- Digital learning and teacher training.
- Source
- PIB 1849885
National Workshop on the National Achievement Survey
Education Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Education · New Delhi
- Activity
- Presided; released the NAS mobile app. She said NAS 2021 would support evidence-based interventions and called for short-, medium- and long-term strategies to recover learning lost during the pandemic.
- Context
- NAS 2021 assessed Classes 3, 5, 8 and 10 in 720 districts.
- Source
- PIB 1845985
National School Education Ministers’ Conference
Education Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Education · Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Activity
- Participated; joined institutional visits. Ministers visited the Vidya Samiksha Kendra, BISAG-N, the National Forensic Science University and the International Automobile Centre of Excellence.
- Context
- Centre–State conference on school education.
- Source
- PIB 1830153
Inaugural conclave of Shikshak Parv 2021
Education Public engagements
- Institution
- Ministry of Education · New Delhi
- Activity
- Attended. The Prime Minister addressed the conclave and launched initiatives including the Indian Sign Language Dictionary, Talking Books, NISHTHA for NIPUN Bharat and the Vidyanjali portal.
- Context
- Two months into her tenure at the Ministry of Education.
- Source
- PIB 1752827
Appointed Union Minister of State, Ministry of Education
Education
- Institution
- Government of India · New Delhi
- Activity
- Joined the Union Council of Ministers. Recorded by the Lok Sabha and the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- Context
- Mid-term of the 17th Lok Sabha.
- Source
- Lok Sabha, Positions held
Revival of the mica industry in Giridih and Kodarma (Zero Hour)
Parliament Jharkhand
- Institution
- Lok Sabha · Lok Sabha, New Delhi
- Activity
- Raised the matter. A constituency matter raised during Zero Hour in the first session of the 17th Lok Sabha.
- Context
- Koderma is known for mica mining.
- Source
- Lok Sabha debate index
Elected to the 17th Lok Sabha from Koderma
Jharkhand Parliament
- Institution
- Election Commission of India · Koderma, Jharkhand
- Activity
- Elected. 7,53,016 votes (62.26%), a margin of 4,55,600.
- Context
- General Election 2019.
- Source
- ECI results, PC 5
Cabinet Minister: Irrigation; Women & Child Welfare; Registration
Jharkhand Women Children
- Institution
- Government of Jharkhand · Jharkhand
- Activity
- Cabinet Minister. Period as recorded by the Lok Sabha and the Ministry of Women and Child Development; The Tribune reported her swearing-in on 13 July 2013.
- Context
- State ministerial office.
- Source
- Lok Sabha, Positions held; MWCD profile
Chairperson, Committee on Women & Child Welfare
Jharkhand Women Children
- Institution
- Jharkhand Legislative Assembly · Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, Ranchi
- Activity
- Chairperson. Recorded by the Lok Sabha and the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- Context
- First term in the Jharkhand Assembly.
- Source
- Lok Sabha, Positions held
Minister of State, Mines and Geology
Bihar
- Institution
- Government of Bihar · Bihar
- Activity
- Minister of State. Recorded by the Lok Sabha and the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- Context
- Undivided Bihar.
- Source
- Lok Sabha, Positions held; MWCD profile
Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly (Koderma)
Bihar
- Institution
- Bihar Legislative Assembly · Bihar
- Activity
- Member. The first entry in the Lok Sabha’s record of her positions.
- Context
- Entry into public life.
- Source
- Lok Sabha, Positions held
