With reference to the Women’s Economic Empowerment Index recently launched in India, consider the following statements:
1. The index was developed by NITI Aayog in collaboration with UN Women to assess gender parity across Indian states.
2. It includes indicators such as female labor force participation, access to credit, and representation in local governance.
3. Uttar Pradesh became the first state in India to launch this index at the sub-national level.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only

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With reference to the Women&rsquo;s Economic Empowerment Index recently launched in India, consider the following statements:
1. The index was developed by NITI Aayog in collaboration with UN Women to assess gender parity across Indian states.
2. It includes indicators such as female labor force participation, access to credit, and representation in local governance.
3. Uttar Pradesh became the first state in India to launch this index at the sub-national level.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Uttar Pradesh launched India&rsquo;s first district-level Women&rsquo;s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Index to track women&rsquo;s participation across five key areas: employment, education and skilling, entrepreneurship, livelihood and mobility, and safety and inclusive infrastructure.

Statement 1 is not correct: The Women&rsquo;s Economic Empowerment Index was not developed by NITI Aayog or UN Women. It was launched by the Planning Department of Uttar Pradesh, in collaboration with the Udayati Foundation. It is a state-level initiative, not a national one, and focuses on assessing women&rsquo;s economic participation across districts in Uttar Pradesh, not across Indian states.

Statement 2 is not correct: While the index does measure economic factors like employment, entrepreneurship, education, skill development, livelihood, mobility, and safety, it does not explicitly include representation in local governance as one of its core indicators. The focus is on economic empowerment, not political representation.

Statement 3 is correct: Uttar Pradesh is the first state in India to launch a district-level Women&rsquo;s Economic Empowerment Index. It covers all 75 districts of the state and is used to guide targeted policy interventions and track real-time progress through the Chief Minister&rsquo;s Control Room.

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With reference to the Women’s Economic Empowerment Index recently launched in India, consider the following statements: 1. The index was developed by NITI Aayog in collaboration with UN Women to assess gender parity across Indian states. 2. It includes indicators such as female labor force participation, access to credit, and representation in local governance. 3. Uttar Pradesh became the first state in India to launch this index at the sub-national level. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 2 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only