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COVER STORY
COVER STORY
RMEN
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WOMEN
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
EFFORTS TO
EMPOWER WOMEN

FOR THE FIRST TIME, ARRANGEMENTS

LIKE GPS AND PANIC BUTTONS IN TAXIS
HAVE BEEN MADE KEEPING IN MIND THE
SAFETY OF WOMEN.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE WAS
GIVEN TO WOMEN DURING
THE COVID PERIOD.
During April-June 2020, an amount
of girls below the age of 12 years while in the of more than 30 thousand crore
case of rape of girls below the age of 16 years, rupees was transferred to the
the punishment was 10 years which was account of 20 crore women.
increased to 20 years. For speedy justice to
women, provision was also made to complete
the investigation and trial in 2 months so that
the victims' families and witnesses could not
be intimidated.
Universal Helpline (181) was started for
women victims of violence, while 'She-box'
was created for women's safety in government
and private workplaces in metros, and cities.
One-stop centers have been set up to deal with
cases like domestic violence. Fast track courts,
women's help desk, and the Himmat app were
started in the country with the Nirbhaya Fund,
which acts as a bridge between police and
women. Bill was introduced in Parliament
to curb trafficking of girl child and women,
which ensures that such cases can be tracked
immediately and justice is done. Under this,
there is a provision of punishment for forced
labor, prostitution, sexual exploitation, forced 14
marriage, etc. Not only legal protection, but
the central government is also working on crore refill cylinders were given
mission mode for the self-respect of women, free of cost under PM Garib
Kalyan Yojana.
Be it the construction of house-to-house The limit for giving collateral-free
toilets or handing over property ownership to loans to women self-help groups

women under PM Awas Yojana. In Mudra loan increased from Rs.10 lakh to
Yojana 70 percent of its beneficiaries are
women. Initiatives like free LPG connection `20 lakh
under Ujjwala have improved the dignity of
women.
In Jammu and Kashmir, women and their
children were denied the right to ancestral
property for marrying a non-Kashmiri. But
after the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A,

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