Source: News on Air
Context: The National Commission for Women (NCW) organised the “Yashoda AI – Women’s Path to AI Empowerment” programme at Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, to promote AI literacy, digital empowerment, cyber safety and greater participation of women in emerging technologies.
‘She Serves’ programme. She inaugurated this at a women’s college in Jalandhar, to encourage young women to explore career opportunities in the Armed Forces.
What Yashoda AI Does
The initiative aims to equip women with AI skills and encourage their participation in technology-driven fields.
Four focus areas:
- AI literacy
- Digital empowerment
- Cyber safety
- Participation of women in emerging technologies
About the National Commission for Women
- Established: 1992
- Statutory basis: the National Commission for Women Act, 1990
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Status: a statutory body — not a constitutional one
- Chairperson: Vijaya Rahatkar
- Mandate: protect and promote women’s rights in India
