Gender Samvaad Event

Current Context: The Gender Samvaad Event was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development.

• The event was the joint initiative DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihood Mission) and IWWAGE (Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy).
• The event was organised to create a common platform to share experiences emerging from DAY-NRLM and IWWAGE.
• The event aimed to create awareness of gender-related interventions and to promote best practices to understand gender interventions globally.
• The event leads the opportunities to understand the best practices of other states to improve women agencies. For instance, facilitating women’s access to land rights and their engagement in Farmer Producer Organisations, establishing strong institutions for public service delivery, best practices around food, nutrition, health and water and sanitation.
• Static Part: 
• Union Minister of Rural Development: Narendra Singh Tomar

Question: 

Q.1 Which ministry launched the Gender Samvaad Event in April 2021?
a. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
b. Ministry of Corporate Affairs
c. Ministry of Rural Development
d. Ministry of Communications