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The year 2001 was celebrated as “Women’s Empowerment Year” in India.
As part of the Women’s Empowerment Year, the Department of Women and Child Development (DWCD) and its associated bodies were involved in a number of initiatives to improve the status of women in the country.
The National policy for the empowerment of women, with the objective of bringing about advancement, development, and empowerment of women, was formulated.
Five Stree Shakti Puruskars, to honor and recognize the achievements of individual women, were presented, for the first time, by the Prime Minister at the launch of the Women’s Empowerment Year.
The Government also decided to give annual awards to selected ‘Anganwadi’ workers on the basis of exemplary performance.
The year 2001 was celebrated as the Women Empowerment Year in India.