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Daily Current Affairs – 3 June, 2026

    From Welfare to Women-Led Development

    Context

  • Over the last decade, India has witnessed a paradigm shift from a welfare-oriented approach towards women to a model of women-led development.

    • What is Women-Led Development?

  • Women-led development goes beyond welfare and empowerment by placing women at the centre of economic growth, governance, innovation, and decision-making. 
  • It views women not merely as beneficiaries of schemes but as drivers of social and economic transformation.
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    Tribal Groups Seek Dissolution of FRA and PESA Task Forces

    Context

  • The constitution of a task force in Chhattisgarh to fast-track the implementation of laws such as the Forest Rights Act, 2006 and the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, has led to controversy. 

    • About

  • The task force was constituted to map potential areas for community forest resource rights claims under the FRA, reviewing pending claims, design strategies for PESA-related matters, and assist district authorities with implementation of the FRA.
  • Critics argue that these task forces subvert the basic democratic structure of implementation of PESA and FRA as the creation of task forces moves decision-making power away from village institutions and towards administrative and technical mechanisms.
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