Why in the News?
The Union Minister launched PANKHUDI, an integrated digital portal to improve ease of living for women and children by streamlining CSR and voluntary partnerships.
About PANKHUDI Portal
- A single window integrated digital platform
- Facilitates CSR and voluntary contributions for women and child development
- Enables transparent funding, proposal tracking, and outcome monitoring
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development
Objectives
- Strengthen coordination among government, citizens, NRIs, NGOs, and corporates
- Improve transparency and accountability in social investments
- Enhance service delivery and outcomes for women and children nationwide
Key Features
Unified CSR Interface
- Single platform for individuals, NRIs, NGOs, corporates, and government agencies
- Simplifies collaboration with government programmes
- Priority Focus Areas: Nutrition, Health, Early Childhood Care and Education,Child welfare and protection, Women’s safety and empowerment
Support to Flagship Missions
- Digitally strengthens
- Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0
- Mission Vatsalya
- Mission Shakti
End-to-End Transparency
- Online registration and proposal submission
- Digital approvals and real time monitoring
- Non cash contributions only to ensure traceability
Scale of Impact
- Covers more than 14 lakh Anganwadi Centres
- Around 5,000 Child Care Institutions
- Nearly 800 One Stop Centres
- About 500 Shakhi Niwas
- Around 400 Shakti Sadan
Significance
- Reduces procedural friction in government partnerships
- Enhances monitoring and convergence of welfare schemes
- Improves measurable impact of CSR and voluntary funding
- Strengthens digital governance in social sector delivery
Prelims Pointers
- PANKHUDI is a CSR facilitation portal
- Focused on women and child development
- Operates through non cash contributions
- Linked with major flagship missions
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