As many as 2,500 women from rural and semi-urban locations have undergone training for Yashoda AI, an AI literacy program for women being run by National Commission for Women (NCW).
This information was shared by the Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
She said the women, who underwent the training, come from different walks of life, such as members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs), local elected representatives such as sarpanchs, pradhans, parshads, mayors, MLAs, ASHA workers, micro-entrepreneurs, faculty & students, police officers, and government officials.
The programme aims to equip women in the country with AI literacy to enhance digital inclusion and empower them in areas of cyber security, digital privacy and safe online practices.
It was revealed that under the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS), being run by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the portal received 15,761 public grievances, brought forward (previous pending) 414 grievances and disposed 15,782 public grievances during the last two years, from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2025.
“The status of the grievance filed in CPGRAMS can be tracked with the unique registration ID provided at the time of registration of the complainant. CPGRAMS also provides an appeal facility to the citizens if they are not satisfied with the resolution by the grievance officer. After closure of grievance if the complainant is not satisfied with the resolution, he/ she can provide feedback,” the minister added.
Thakur also spoke about the Women Helpline (181), under Mission Shakti of the Ministry of WCD providing 24-hour toll-free telecommunication services to support women in both emergency and non-emergency situations.
“Through Women Helpline WHL, over 1.06 Cr. women have been assisted across the country since the inception. The emergency response and outreach service is also provided through Toll-free Child Helpline (#1098) which is a 24x7x365 service for children in difficult circumstances. It is integrated with the Emergency Response Support System-112 (ERSS-112) Helpline of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Women Helpline (181). Mission Vatsalya portal of the Ministry of Women and Child Development contains information on cases reported through the Child Helpline,” the Minister stated.
The Ministry of Women & Child Development has also rolled out ‘Poshan Tracker’ application on 1st March 2021 as an important governance tool. The Poshan Tracker facilitates monitoring and tracking of all Anganwadi Centres, Anganwadi Workers and beneficiaries on defined indicators.
For last mile tracking of delivery of nutrition, Ministry has developed Facial Recognition System (FRS) for the distribution of Take-Home Ration to ensure that benefit is given only to the intended beneficiary registered in Poshan Tracker. FRS has been implemented for strengthening accountability of field functionaries and empowering eligible beneficiaries to receive their rightful entitlements, the minister added.