News: The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched the PANKHUDI Portal on 8 January 2026 to strengthen CSR coordination for women and children.
About PANKHUDI Portal
- PANKHUDI is an integrated digital portal for Corporate Social Responsibility and partnership facilitation in women and child development.
- Launched by: The portal was launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- Objective: The objective of PANKHUDI is to strengthen coordination, transparency, and structured stakeholder participation in initiatives for women and child welfare.
- Key features
- Single-window digital platform: PANKHUDI functions as a single-window digital platform for individuals, NRIs, NGOs, CSR contributors, corporates, and government agencies.
- Integration of thematic contributions: The portal integrates contributions in areas such as nutrition, health, ECCE, child protection, rehabilitation, and women’s safety and empowerment.
- Unified digital interface: It provides a common digital interface for proposal submission, approval, monitoring, and accountability.
- Non-cash financial transactions: All financial contributions on the portal are accepted only through non-cash modes to ensure transparency.
- Strategic Support to Missions: The portal supports Mission Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0, Mission Vatsalya, and Mission Shakti through a structured digital mechanism.
- Significance: The portal improves infrastructure and services across Anganwadi Centres, Child Care Institutions, and support centres, leading to better service delivery for citizens.
