New Delhi: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Tuesday released a supplementary module for school students on women’s empowerment, highlighting initiatives taken by the government, including schemes such as Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, and the recent law that reserves 33% seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

The module — Nari Shakti Vandan — is the third in a series of special supplementary reading material prepared by the council that recommends a school curriculum. Earlier, it had released modules on India’s Chandrayaan-3 space mission and India’s G20 presidency.

“The modules have been prepared with the aspiration to integrate significant achievements of the country into the school curriculum as supplementary reading,” an official said, seeking anonymity. They are meant for students from classes 1 to 12.

The new module has been divided into seven units on themes that include empowering women, political participation of women for equality, economic empowerment of women, and contribution of women in the development of society.

Highlighting that the Union government is focused on promoting women’s empowerment, the module states: “It is committed to improving women’s lives in the country and removing any bottlenecks that come in the way of their development.”

“The different initiatives of the government in terms of policy, programmes, schemes, etc., designed for the development of women have had a major impact. The gender gaps in education have been reduced at all stages,” the module said.