Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Annpurna Devi chaired the two-day Departmental Summit on Women and Child Development

Ministry of Women and Child Development Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Annpurna Devi chaired the two-day Departmental Summit on Women and Child Development

Posted On: 08 OCT 2026 9:12PM by PIB Delhi Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Annpurna Devi chaired the two- day Departmental Summit on Women and Child Development in New Delhi today. Minister of State, Smt. Savitri Thakur also participated in the Summit.

On X, Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Annpurna Devi wrote that “Under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, this summit will further strengthen Centre-State coordination and the effective implementation of initiatives aimed at empowering women and ensuring the holistic development of children.” The Minister said that the summit will bring together Ministers of Women and Child Development from various states, along with senior officials from the Central and State Governments. She also wrote that key discussions will focus on women’s empowerment, child development, nutrition, safety, and welfare.

On X, Minister of State, Smt. Savitri Thakur wrote that “Under the able leadership of the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, the Central Government is continuously working towards a safe, healthy, and dignified future for women and children.” She also wrote that experiences were shared between states and Union Territories on three important topics – strengthening Anganwadi centres further for better nutrition and early education, fortifying security arrangements for children living in vulnerable conditions, and the effective implementation of institutional and legal provisions related to women's safety.

The Minister also wrote that better coordination between the Centre and the states in the interest of women and children, exchange of experiences, and effective implementation of schemes at the grassroots level will further strengthen efforts.Chaired the two-day Departmental Summit on Women and Child Development in New Delhi today. The summit will bring together Hon’ble Ministers of Women and Child Development from various states, along with senior officials from the Central and State Governments. Key discussions will focus on women’s empowerment, child development, nutrition, safety, and welfare. Under the visionary leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji, this summit will further strengthen Centre-State coordination and the effective implementation of initiatives aimed at empowering women and ensuring the holistic development of children.

— Annpurna Devi (@Annapurna4BJP) October 8, 2026 माननीय प्रधानमंी ी @narendramodi जी के कुशल नेतृत्व म महलाआ और बच्चा के सुरत, स्वस्थ और सम्मानजनक भवष्य के लए कद्र सरकार लगातार काम कर रही है। इसी दशा म आज नइ दल्ली स्थत सषु मा स्वराज भवन म महला एव ं बाल वकास मंालय ारा आयोजत वभागीय सम्मेलन म सहभागता क। सम्मेलन म माननीय कद्रीय महला एव ं बाल वकास मंी ीमती @Annapurna4BJP जी, वभन्न राज्या एवं कद्र शासत प्रदेशा के महला एव ं बाल वकास मंीगण तथा मंालय एव ं संबंधत राज्या के वरष्ठ अधकारी उपस्थत रहे। इस अवसर पर राज्या और कद्र शासत प्रदेशा के बीच तीन महत्वपणू वषया पर अनुभव साझा कए गए - बेहतर पोषण और प्रारंभक शा के लए आंगनवाड़ी कद्रा को और मजबतू बनाना, असरु त परस्थतया म रह रहे बच्चा क सरु ा व्यवस्था को सुदृढ़ करना तथा महलाआ क सरु ा स े जड़ु े सस्ं थागत और कानूनी प्रावधाना का प्रभावी यान्वयन। महलाआ और बच्चा के हत म कद्र और राज्या के बीच बहे तर समन्वय, अनुभवा का आदान-प्रदान और जमीनी स्तर पर योजनाआ का प्रभावी यान्वयन ही हमारे प्रयासा को और मजबतू करेगा। — Savitri Thakur (@savitrii4bjp) October 8, 2026

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