Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

International Women’s Day 2021 is being celebrated on 8th of March with theme #ChooseToChallenge. It indicates that a “challenged world is an alert world, and from challenge comes change”.

About:

Date: International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8 every year.

History:

• IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first​ ​IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.
• Prior to this the​ Socialist Party of America, United Kingdom’s Suffragists and Suffragettes, and further groups campaigned for women’s equality.
• Organized by: IWD is not country, group or organization specific.​ IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere.
• Objective: It is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES