Centre launches ‘Pankhudi’ portal to facilitate participation in welfare initiatives

STATE TIMES NEWS

NEW DELHI: The Union Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi on Thursday launched “Pankhudi”, a portal to facilitate contributions by individuals, NGOs and corporates to government initiatives for early childhood care and women empowerment.
The web portal will streamline the voluntary and institutional contributions across key thematic areas, including nutrition, health, early childhood care and education (ECCE), child welfare, protection and rehabilitation, and women’s safety and empowerment. Through this portal, individuals, non-resident Indians, Non-Governmental Organisations, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) contributors, and corporate entities can make contributions.
The government agencies working in the domain of women and child development can also make contributions through this portal.
Speaking after launching the portal, the WCD Minister said the portal is a “non-monetary, transparent, and result-oriented” platform.
“Our effort is that corporates, NGOs, and individuals can connect with the centres without any hassle, and can make a real impact, and can also monitor the progress,” the minister said.
The portal will strengthen the implementation of the Ministry’s flagship missions — Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0, Mission Vatsalya, and Mission Shakti — through a structured and transparent digital mechanism, Devi said.
The portal will also support improved implementation, monitoring, and accountability of the initiatives, she said, adding that “The portal will provide end-to-end tracking with transparency.”