Establishment Of Chairs In The Name Of Eminent Women – Economics – Free PDF

CURRENT AFFAIR

• On the occasion of National Girl Child Day (24th January), the University Grants Commission (UGC)  and the Ministry of Women and Child Development  (MWCD) have launched an initiative called  ‘Establishment of Chairs in the Universities in the  name of eminent women administrators, artists, scientists and social reformers’.

RATIONALE

• The programme intends to establish 10 chairs across different universities after eminent women to  encourage women to pursue higher education and  excel in their chosen fields.

OBJECTIVES

• The establishment of chairs will help the universities to recognise women’s contributions and promote  female role models in respective fields especially the  formulation of public policies.

Time Period

• Initially, the chairs will be set up for a period of 5 years.

Funding

• Each chair will be funded by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (₹50 lakh per year).

Eligibility

• All the universities that are eligible to receive grant-in- aid from the UGC are eligible to apply for the  establishment of the Chairs.
• Any scholar or academician in the age group of 55-70 years, with specialisation in their fields, will be eligible  for the chair.
• The selected academicians will be appointed for a period of five years, which can be extended to another  five years.

Functions

• Engagement in research and, in turn, contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the area of the study.
• Strengthening the role of university/academics in public policymaking.
• Designing short-term capacity-building programmes for teachers in higher education.
• Providing a forum for inter-university/ intercollegiate Post Graduate and Research level dialogues, discussion  meetings, seminars.

Assessment

• The University will review the progress of the Chair annually and submit a final report on the activities and  outcome of the Chair to the UGC after five years.
• The UGC may undertake the exercise of reviewing the Chair for its continuance, at any stage.

National Girl Child Day (NGCD)

• National Girl Child Day was first initiated in 2008.
• National Girl Child Day (NGCD) was observed on 24th January with objectives of generating awareness on the  issue of declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and create a  positive environment around valuing the girl child.
• The programme also observed anniversary of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme.

OBJECTIVES

• To increase the consciousness of the people and offer new opportunities to the girl child in the society.
• To remove all the inequalities faced by the girl child.
• To ensure that the girl child should get all their human rights, respect and value in the country.
• To work regarding gender discrimination, to educate

BBBP

• Launched in January, 2015 at Panipat in Haryana.
• It is a tri-ministerial effort of Ministries of Women and Child Development, Health & Family Welfare and  Human Resource Development.
• It is a Central Sector Scheme with 100% financial assistance for District level component and the fund  are directly released to the DC/DM’s account for  smooth operation of the Scheme.

SEX RATIO IN INDIA

• Sex Ratio is the ratio of male to female population. Sex ratio of the entire world is 101 males to 100 females  (2018 estimate).
• In India according to the Census 2011, the sex ration was 108.9.
• It has been increasing since 1961.
• It was 102.4 in 1961, 104.2 in 1980 and 107.5 in 2001.

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