Empowerment of women--The Ninth five year plan adopted the stratery of a women's component plan, under which not less than 30percent of funds are earnmarked in all the women related sector for women specific programmes. A review by the planning comission of the progress of the women's component plan during the Ninth plan (1997-2002) confirmed that nearly 42.9 percent of the Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) in central Ministers/Departments aggregating a total amount of Rs. 51.942.53 crores has been spent on women. The Tenth five year plan (2002-07) has undertaken to further strength the process of the women's empowerment plan.
In order to address the phenomenon of domestic violence, which is widely prevalent but remains largely invisible in the public domain, the Protection From Domestic Violence Bill 2002 has been introduced in the parliament.
Development of children---The Integrated Child Development Services(ICDS) Department of women and child development aimed at the holistic development of children in the age group 0-6 years and pregnent and lactating mothers from disadvantaged sections.
The Balika Samriti Yojana Launched in the 1997 has been filed 3.5 million children in 2001-02.
Social welfare---The 10th plan will continue the three pronged strategy initiated in the Ninth plan of (!) empowering the disabled, (2) reforming the social deviants and (3) caring for the other disadvantaged, with a special focus on convergence of the existing service in all related welfare and development sectors.
Welfare of the physically/mently challenged----In the line with the commitment of the Tenth plan to empower as many disabled persons as possible to become active, self-reliant and productive contributers the national economy, the plan has relied upon the strength and support of the provision of persons with Disabilities Act 1995.
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