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STRICTER LEGAL
PROVISIONS: AN ARCHAIC AND MEDIEVAL TRADITION
Initiatives to reduce crime BURIED IN HISTORY! PARLIAMENT
against women through passing ABOLISHED TRIPLE TALAQ AND THE
Criminal Law (Amendment) HISTORICAL WRONG COMMITTED
Act 2018 having provision of AGAINST MUSLIM WOMEN WAS
stringent punishment, including RECTIFIED. THIS IS A VICTORY FOR
death, for the culprits of rape. GENDER JUSTICE AND WILL PROMOTE
EQUALITY IN SOCIETY. INDIA IS JOYOUS
FAST TRACK SPECIAL COURTS TODAY. IT IS AN OCCASION TO SALUTE
THE EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE
OF MUSLIM WOMEN WHO HAD TO
FACE GREAT HARDSHIPS DUE TO THE
PRACTICE OF TRIPLE TALAQ. WITH THE
END OF THE PRACTICE OF TRIPLE TALAQ,
Establishment of 1023 fast track special THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN WILL
courts for speedy trial of cases related BE STRENGTHENED AND WOMEN WILL
to sexual offenses. Even during the GET THE DIGNITY THAT THEY DESERVE IN
Covid pandemic, more than 49 thousand SOCIETY.
pending cases related to rape and POCSO
were settled. - NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER (ON
SHE-BOX THE PASSAGE OF THE LAW ON TRIPLE
An online system for reporting and TALAQ BY THE LOK SABHA)
monitoring sexual harassment cases was
launched in 2017.
SELF DEFENCE INITIATIVE power is not just walking shoulder to shoulder
with their male counterparts but moving fast
Under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, self- by breaking silos. Women have proved with
Defence tricks to girls of classes 6-12 in their amazing ability that if they get equal
opportunities then they can build a prosperous
government schools are being taught. and proud nation and are not restricted to the
role of a homemaker.
PERFORMANCE OF INDIAN
WOMEN ATHLETES IN OLYMPICS: THE DREAMS OF WOMEN GETTING SECURED
Even after many years of independence, there
The number of participants was were many hurdles for women in achieving
25 in 2008, which decreased to 23 their dreams. In many sectors, there were
in 2012. restrictions on their entry. Now, most of these
While it was 54 in 2016 it sectors have been opened for women and it
increased to 57 in 2020. is also being ensured that they can work any
time of the 24 hours with a sense of security.
India is also among the selected countries of
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