<h1>Women's empowerment initiatives highlighted as national policy focus, linking programme achievements to the Beijing Declaration anniversary.</h1> The government will mark International Women's Day as a national event under the theme Viksit Bharat with Nari Shakti, with a presidential-attended national consultation linked to the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration. The statement highlights policy instruments and programme achievements-education parity initiatives, STEM promotion, maternal and child health programmes, and financial inclusion and livelihood schemes-as the principal mechanisms to expand legal protections, service access, economic participation and social norm change for women.