The Social Welfare department announced two new schemes, Tejaswini and Widow Pension proposal at the State level seminar on ‘towards gender equality, an initiative’, to mark International Women’s Day on Tuesday. The seminar also focused on several ongoing schemes of the State Government.

There are several schemes at present which are functional and are benefitting many lives. Targeting women falling in the age group of 14 to 24 years, the State Government has planned to launch Tejaswini project and widow pension scheme to bridge both social and economical gaps.