Lok Sabha Question No. 3841 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
Subject: National Commission for Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3841

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2023

## NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN

## 3841.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  works  done  for  protecting and  promoting  the  interests  of women in the country during the last three years and the current year through the National Commission for Women (NCW);
- (b) whether any new scheme or strategy adopted in this regard keeping in view the present situation of women in the country, If so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has considered giving more authority and access to NCW for better empowerment and development;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT -wise along with new and futuristic plans of scheme made for the development and protection of women; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) and (b):  As informed by the National Commission for Women (NCW), the following works have been done by the Commission for protecting and promoting the interests of women in the country during the last three years and the current year :

- i. 24x7 NCW Women Helpline provides Digital Platform for immediate support and  relief  to  women  affected  by  violence  through  referral  (Linking  with appropriate authority such as police, One Stop Centre, hospital) and providing information about women-related government programmes across the country.
- ii. The Commission had started a project 'Mahila Jan Sunwai' wherein pending cases on the spot and addresses the grievances of the complainants, pertaining to  the  concerned  district  were  taken  up  in  coordination  with  District  Legal Service Authorities and Police authorities.
- iii. The  Commission  launched  Legal  Services  Clinic  in  collaboration  with  Delhi State Legal Service Authority on 29 th  March, 2022 in a move to make legal aid more accessible for women. The legal aid clinic acts as a single-window facility for resolving the grievances of women by offering them free legal assistance in Domestic Violence and other issues.

The Commission has also worked in the following areas to preventive steps to control the complaints of dowry, rape, and attempt to rape:

- i. Gender  Sensitisation  and  Forensic  Training  of  Police  Officials: The Commission  has  signed  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  the Bureau of Police Training Research and Development (BPR&D) on 15 th  July, 2021 for conducting 3 and 5 days training programme on gender sensitization for police officers of all levels.   Under this program so far 20 training batches have already been conducted at CDTIs and State Police Academy across the country and total 677 trainees trained.
- ii. Pan India Legal Awareness Programme' for the women at grass-root level : The Commission in collaboration with National Legal Services has organized awareness camps at Taluka level to impart practical knowledge about the basic legal rights and remedies provided under various women related laws, thereby making them fit to face the challenges in real life situations. The Commission with NALSA organized legal awareness programs for women residing in rural areas and far-flung areas. 1640 programmes at District level and 2187 at taluka level  were  organised  since  2020.  During  the  month  of  March,  2023,  2187 programmes were conducted.
- iii. Anti  Human  Trafficking  Cell  (AHTC) was  established  in  the  National Commission for Women with an endeavor towards increasing effectiveness in tackling cases of human trafficking, raising awareness among women and girls, capacity  building  and  training  of  Anti  Trafficking  Units  and  to  strengthen  & sensitize law enforcement machineries. Since then nine awareness seminars on  anti-human  trafficking  across  the  country  have  been  conducted  for sensitization of various stakeholders.
- iv. A  project 'Violence  Free  Home' was  launched  to  promote  the  support mechanism for women survivors of domestic violence and create a systematic grievance redressal mechanism. In this, a special cell is established in Police Stations to provide assistance to survivors of domestic violence. Initially, the programme was launched in seven States of the country which came to an end on 31 st  March, 2021. Currently, the programme is running in J&K and Ladakh.

The Commission has done the following work toward promoting the interest of Women, under the Capacity Building Program for Women: -

- i. Women Entrepreneurship Programme with IIMs:  The  Commission  has conducted  Women  Entrepreneurship  programmes  in  Online  Mode  with  IIM Bangalore, Kozhikode, Jammu & Shillong. A total number of 2242 women were trained under this Women Entrepreneurship programme.
- ii. 'She  is  a  Changemaker'  -  Capacity  Building  Program  for  Women  in Politics -   The Commission is collaborating with different training institutes at pan - India level to impart training to women in politics at different levels. The aim of this programme is to improve the leadership skills of elected women representatives and active women politicians at all levels. 'She is a Change maker' Programme has been launched on 16 th  November 2021. Under this programme, so far 97 training  programs  have  already  been  conducted  and 3131 trainees trained.
- iii.  A  Digital  Literacy  Programme  under  ' Digital  Shakti  Mission' for  college/ university  students  was  launched  on  18th  June,  2018  at  Punjab  University, Chandigarh  which  seeks  promoting  digital  literacy  for  women  including  the

precautions  that  can  be  taken,  raising  awareness  about  cyber-crimes,  and advising  the  users  about  the  resources  available  to  women,  to  prevent  the problems and also how to handle such crimes. The Commission collaborated with Cyber Peace Foundation to provide online training at no cost to young people including school, college, and university students on digital literacy and Cyber-crime.  The  primary  target  of  the  initiative  is  young  girls  and  women. However, young boys and male netizens also benefited from programme.

So far, over 3 lakh netizens have been trained in 527 online sessions during the 3 phases of the Digital Shakti campaign. The Commission launched the 4 th  phase of the Digital Shakti Campaign, a pan-India project on digitally empowering and skilling women  and  girls  in  cyberspace,  in  November  2022  aiming  at  reaching  1  Million netizens across the country.

The Commission has taken the following initiatives during the current year:

- i. NCW is organizing Awareness Seminar on Themes: Women & Health; Sex Workers  &  their  children;  Legal,  Educational,  Health,  and  Occupational Barriers/Challenges, Challenges faced by Women of de-notified tribes, Women in decision-making roles in Corporates, Women farmers/daily wage laborers in relation to Migration.
- ii. Entrepreneurship Awareness programs across 100 cities.
- iii. Sexual  Harassment  of  Women  at  Workplace  (Prevention,  Prohibition  and Redressal)  (POSH)  Act,  2013  -  awareness  programs  for  Corporates  and Government Sector.

(c) to (e): No Sir, does not arise.

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