Her Summit 2026 will draft Kerala's new women's policy, to be announced on 8 March

29 October 2026

Women and Child Development Minister Bindu Krishna announced at the PR Chamber that a two-day summit named Puthuyuga Vanitha Nayam - Her Summit 2026 will be held on 2 and 3 November at the Hyacinth Hotel in Thiruvananthapuram. Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will inaugurate it. The summit is part of the Makalkkoppam scheme announced in the budget and is the first step towards a new women's policy for the State. The government plans to announce that policy on 8 March. The summit will review the existing policies and how far they have been carried out, and will suggest changes. Workshops will cover employment and economic empowerment, political representation and leadership, education, health and mental well-being, women's safety and justice, and cyber security. Subject experts, government officers, local self-government bodies, researchers, civil society and young people will take part, and the summit will produce a policy recommendation paper and an action plan with named agencies, deadlines and progress indicators. Special Secretary Sheeba George and Director V. Vighneswari were present.