Overview

• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said women’s cooperative societies will be registered and given state work orders, and he pledged that pre-2024 welfare schemes will continue for five years.
• At the NCW–State Women’s Commission’s two-day Shakti Samvad conclave in Mumbai, Fadnavis said deliberations on safety and empowerment will be incorporated into state policy.
• The chief minister cited government programmes including free education for girls from KG to PG, the Ladki Bahin Yojana said to pay Rs 1,500 monthly to 2.5 crore women, and a target of one crore beneficiaries under Lakhpati Didi.
• NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar called for stronger workplace POSH committees, while state commission chief Rupali Chakankar highlighted anti-trafficking efforts and rescues.
• Fadnavis warned about digital-age threats such as deepfakes and urged early gender-sensitivity education and broader societal support for women reporting crime.