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COVER STORY
INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN’S DAY
SPECIAL
SAFE WOMEN

PROSPEROUS NATION

Women’s safety has found
pre-eminence today. These STEPS TOWARDS INVESTIGATION AND STRONG
include strict prevention MECHANISM WITH STRICT LEGAL PROVISIONS
of crimes through strict n Initiatives towards reducing
laws, effective delivery of crimes against women.
justice, timely redressal Criminal Law (Amendment) Act,
of complaints, and easy 2018 passed to provide severe
punishment including death
assistance for victims. penalty for those found guilty
The central government of raping a girl below 12 years
has taken many important of age.
steps in this direction n Provision to complete police
investigation within 2 months in
in the last decade... cases related to sexual crimes. MISSION SHAKTI INITIATIVES
A national database to identify
TOWARDS SAFETY AND SECURITY
habitual sexual offenders.
The new provisions and n Mission Shakti was launched
strictness in the three new n To prevent cyber crimes against to enhance women’s safety,
laws of India are reducing the women, 14 states including empowerment, and participation
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal
cases of crime against women. Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, in the workforce. It aims to
India’s progress is inspired by Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, address gender bias, and
Nari Shakti. If women are given Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya discrimination, against women
through skill development,
opportunities and become a Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, capacity building, financial
Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and
part of policy-making, then this Uttarakhand have started Cyber literacy, and access to micro-
can further speed up the Forensic Training Laboratory. credit.
progress of the country. n Integrated services provided
n Among the projects funded
at one place through One-
by the Nirbhaya Fund,
Stop Centres (OSCs), such as
safe city projects are police, medical and legal aid,
802 underway in 8 cities counseling, and psychological
(Ahmedabad, Bangalore,
support, ensure comprehensive
One Stop Centres Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad,
support for women affected by
are functioning in Kolkata, Lucknow and violence.
758 districts. Mumbai). Under n A toll-free women’s helpline (181)
10.43 lakh this, the use of also provides emergency and
technologies like
women have non-emergency assistance.
drones, CCTV, and
received Mission Shakti has created an
smart lighting
assistance till enabling environment for women
systems is
December 31, to move forward and make
included.
2024. active contributions to society.
What a feeling you will have. Yes, Prime Minister opportunities to women power at the heart of the new
Narendra Modi handed over his Twitter (now X) India, where women are also moving towards
account to seven women on International Women’s empowerment with security and respect.
Day. It is a wonderful example of equality in words and Moreover, the number of women in technical
deeds that is indeed giving equal rights and education has doubled since 2014 in industrial

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