WALK TO EQUALITY: ENSURING SAFETY AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

A RAY OF HOPE TOWARDS

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
COLLEGE NAME

TEAM NAME
TEAM MEMBERS

ABHISHEK SUMAN
PARTHO MODI
SUNNY KUMAR TIWARI
YUDHVEER KUMAR SINGH
CHANDAN KUMAR

CHETANA

The reality of womens lives remains invisible to men and

women alike and this invisibility persists at all levels
beginning with the family to the nation. Although
geographically men and women share the same space,
they live in different worlds. The mere fact that Women
hold up half the sky- does not appear to give them a
position of dignity and equality. True, that over the
years women have made great strides in many areas
with notable progress in reducing some gender gaps.
Yet, the afflicted world in which we live is characterised
by deeply unequal sharing of the burden of adversities
between women and men. Sprawling inequalities persist
in their access to education, health care, physical and
financial resources and opportunities in the political,
economic, social and cultural spheres.

SOME
BASIC
FACTS

WHY SOCIETY NEED WOMEN SAFETY !!

About 10% of all the crimes committed in the country are
those of women abuse.
Women make up two-thirds of the estimated 876 million
adults worldwide who cannot read or write
30 lakh girl children were lost to female infanticide during
2001-2011.
A woman is raped every 20 minutes in India.
After 60 years of independence, 1 in 3 women in India are still
illiterate.
Only 39.5% women in India are economically
active, compared to 80% in China.
Of the 1.3 billion people who live in absolute poverty around
the globe, 70 percent are women.
10.9% of the female population owns land, and among
agricultural workers the figure drops down to 9.3%.
Less than 40% of women give birth in a health facility.

AT A GLANCE
In 2001, the central government launched a comprehensive
National Policy for the Empowerment of Women. The
programme was ambitious and comprehensive with provisions
to support women in agriculture and industry. It also aimed to
provide education, health, nutrition and sanitation assistance
and to reduce violence against women. While the policy has
resulted in some progress over the last decade, it has been
ineffective towards substantially improving the conditions for
women. India still lags far behind its neighbours and other
fast-developing economies in terms of gender equality.
According to the 2012 Gender Inequality index from the
United Nations Development Program, India was ranked at
132 out of 148 countries. Women-related programmes were a
highlight of the 2013 Union budget but several women groups
have stated that ineffective design makes these provisions
hollow.

Domestic violence can be defined as a pattern

of behaviour in any relationship that is used
to gain or maintain power and control over an
intimate
partner.
Abuse
can
be
physical, sexual, emotional, economic or
psychological actions or threats of actions that
influence another person.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

AN OVERVIEW ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

One in three ever married women report having

been slapped by their husband.
Between 12 and 15 % report having their arms
twisted, being pushed, shaken, kicked, dragged, or
beaten up, or having something thrown at them.
10% report that their husbands have physically
forced them to have sex.
Around two-third of married women in India were
victims of domestic violence and one incident of
violence translates into women losing seven working
days in the country.
One in seven ever married women have suffered
physical injuries as a result of spousal violence.
For most women who have ever experienced spousal
violence, the violence first occurred within the first two
years of their marriage.

Percentage of ever married women who agree with specific reasons for
justifying a husband beating his wife by states, India
Wife shows disrespect for in-laws

Wife goes out without telling

husband

Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh

Natal family does not give money

Wife neglects house or children

Jammu
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland

Husband Suspects wife is unfaithful

Wife does not cook food properly

New Delhi
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal

Female foeticide is the act

of aborting a foetus because it is female. This is
a major social problem in India and has cultural
connections with the dowry system that is
ingrained in Indian culture, despite the fact
that it has been prohibited by law since 1961.

Every year one in 25 female

foetuses are aborted.
There are only 762 girls for 1000
boys, and one in every four girls
are aborted.
There are instances of women
getting pregnant 11 times in a
matter of years just to have a boy.
It is estimated that more than
10 million female foetuses have
been illegally aborted in India.
30 lakh girl children were lost to
female infanticide during 20012011.

OVERVIEW
ON FEMALE
FOETICIDE

State- wise Sex Ratio (Female per 1000 Males) in India

(As per 2011 Census)
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200

Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving

sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more
persons against another person without that
person's consent. The act may be carried out by
physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or
against a person who is incapable of valid consent.

FACTS AT A GLANCE ON RAPE CASES IN INDIA

Nearly 1 in 5 (18.3%) women reported experiencing rape at

some time in their lives.
Approximately 1 in 20 women and men (5.6% and
5.3%, respectively) experienced sexual violence other than rape.
Among female rape victims, perpetrators were reported to be
intimate partners (51.1%), family members (12.5%), acquaintances
(40.8%) and strangers (13.8%).
13% of women reported they experienced sexual coercion at
some time in their lives.
In a study of undergraduate women, 19% experienced attempted
or completed sexual assault since entering college.
Among female victims of partner violence who filed a protective
order, 68% reported they were raped by their intimate partner and
20% reported a rape-related pregnancy.

State wise statistics on Rape Cases

(As per 2009-2011 census)
3500
3000
2500
2000

1500
1000
500

2009
2010
2011
Source: NCRB ; PRS

The development of any nation or region is indicated

by the level of education and that too of both genders.
That is why education for all is strongly recommended
and focused on by our government. India has made a
considerable progress in this sector and with all the
efforts the literacy rate grew to 74.04% in 2011 from
meagre 12% in 1947. But still the level is well below
the world average literacy rate of 84%.

WOMEN
ILLITERACY:
AT A
GLANCE

Females constitute about 50% of countrys

human resource but lack of education snatches
their chance to be a part of the progress and
development of India.
Poverty is the root cause of many problems in
India and also of low female literacy rate as
more than one-third of population in India is
living below the poverty line.
Another barrier to female education in India is
the lack of female teachers. As India is a gender
segregated society, it is a very important factor
in the low female literacy rate in India.
The negative attitude of parents towards the
girl child and her education is one of the major
reasons of low female literacy rate in India.

Jharkhand
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
New Delhi
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Puducherry

Female Illiteracy Rate

State wise Statistics on Female Literacy Rate

(As per 2011 census)

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

IMPLIMENTATION OF THE PROGRAME THROUGH A JOINT VENTURE OF

GOVERNMENT AND NGOs CONTROLLED BY FOUR TIER SYSTEM
INDIVIDUALLY AND LINKED CENTRALLY.

An overview on proposed solution

A Separate
Department

From Panchayat to National level there should be an additional

organising body for women safety and empowerment.
At grass route level i.e., at Block and District level representative
employers should be Female.
System works with the help of Police & Administrative service and
within the limit of constitution.

Execution of
program

The Governing and Non-Governing organisation operate together.

The Governing body operates the whole system in a chain rule
according to their power.
Skilled Volunteers from different NGOs helps in surveying and
awareness programs implemented by State/Central Government.

Advantage
over existing
system

As India is a gender segregated society, women hesitate to discuss

their problems, but having separate female department she can
share the problems without any hesitation.
As there is not much change in the current scenario, thus there is
not much financial pressure on the Government.
Better implementation of various women safety program.

Implementation of authorities at various levels..

Chief Controller
(PM)
Minister of
Home Affairs

Minister of
women and
child
development

Chairperson of
National
Commission
for women

Leader of
Opposition

Two retired
judges of
Supreme Court

CM/Represent
ative of each
State

State Controller
(CM)
Minister of
women & child
development

Home
Secretary

Leader of
Opposition

District
Controller
(Administrative
Officer)
NGO
Volunteers &
Anganwadi
Workers

Two retired
Judges of High
Court

One eminent
social
personality
(Head of NGO)

Indian
Police
Service
District
Court

Block Controller

At Block Level
BLOCK
CONTROLLER
(Block Level)
NGO VOLUNTEERS

NGO VOLUNTEERS

NGO VOLUNTEERS

NGO VOLUNTEERS

&

&

&

&

ANGANWADI
WORKERS

ANGANWADI
WORKERS

ANGANWADI
WORKERS

ANGANWADI
WORKERS

(Village 1)

(Village 2)

(Village 3)

(Village 4)

Block Controller/ Officer can be appointed by state Government.

The Block Controller must be a Female and experienced one.
She should visit each village at least once in a week and should check out the execution
of various women development program.
She should directly interact to the villagers, specially women, to know their problems.
Skilled Volunteers from different NGOs helps in surveying and awareness programs
implemented by State/Central Government.
Anganwadi workers must take care of health and education of the village women.
Anganwadi workers and NGO volunteers should organise various awareness program.

At District Level

Police Commissioner

District Court

District Controller is being appointed by state Government and

mustbeafemaleofficer.
AnycaseforwardedbyBlockControllerisbeingsolvedbyDistrict
Controller.
Regularmeetingsshouldbe organised byDistrictControllerwith
BlockControllersandPoliceCommissionerseparately.
During meeting with District Controller, a discussion regarding
properimplementationofGovernmentprogramtakesplace.
Any crime related case should be forwarded to Police
Commissioner.
During meeting with police Commissioner, District Controller
shouldtakereportofdifferentcasesthatarecurrentlyrunninginthe
court.
There should be a separate chamber in Police Station, which
dealswithonlycasesrelatedtowomen.
The Police Commissioner should register FIR and should take
immediateaction.
The state government should appoint separate lawyer for
femalecasesineachDistrictCourt.
ThecaseshouldbesolvedinFastTrackCourtwithinamonth.

At State Level

State
Controller
(CM)

At State level there should be a committee consists

of:
Minister of women
Minister of women and child development
& child
Home Secretary
development
Leader of Opposition
Two retired Judges of High Court
Home Secretary
One eminent social personality (Head of NGO)
Monthly meeting of the committee should held
in which following discussion will takes place:
Leader of
performance of lower level officials
Opposition
improvement of existing programs
drawbacks of existing programs and their
Two retired
remedies.
Judges of High
as how to help female to get on the track of
Court
social and economical development.
One eminent
create a portfolio on sex ratio, literacy
social personality
rate, crime ratio etc.
(Head of NGO)
The status of the current scenario must be
forwarded by the CM to the higher authority.

At National Level

Two retired judges of

Supreme Court

At National level there should be a committee

consists of:
Minister of Home Affairs
Minister of women and child development
Chairperson of National Commission for
women
Leader of opposition
Two retired judges of Supreme Court
CM/Representative of each State
Monthly meeting of the committee should held
in which following discussion will takes place:
Step should be taken according to the
matters forwarded from the lower authority.
Involvement
of
any
project,
if
necessary, should be implemented here.

CM/Representative of
each State

During the session of Parliament the minister

for women and child development should keep
the entire discussion in front of Honble MPs.

Minister of Home
Affairs

Minister of women
and child
development

Chief
Controller

(PM)

Chairperson of
National Commission
for women

Leader of Opposition

BUDGET
ORGANISATION
COST

TOTAL FUNDIND
REQUIRED

COST FOR
INCREASING
AWARENESS

PAYMENT TO
EXTRA OFFICERS
MONTHLY
MEETING ON
VARIOUS LEVELS
EXTRA WAGES TO
EXISTING
INVOLVED
EMPLOYERS
ORGANISING
TRAINING AND
AWARENESS
PROGRAMES
CREATING
HOARDINGS AND
POSTERS

OTHER COST

INR 2.5 Cr Per

Annum

INR 2 Cr Per
Annum

AWARENESS
THROUGH
PRINT, MASS &
SOCIAL MEDIA
FUND FOR NGOs

INR 50 lakh
Per Annum
LOGISTIC COST

Impact, Risk, Challenges and Mitigation

Risk & Challenges
Risks

Volunteer enrollment minimal and

keep profession groups show no
interest.
Anganwadi workers show less
interest due to their previous work
load.
Victim may hide their problems due
to social pressure.

Challenges
Motivating people for women safety.
Investing the money according to the
budget.
Implementation of this project into the
current system.

Impact & Mitigation

Impact

Women become fearless.

Overall development of women
increases.
As women is the base of the society, so
if women develops then society
automatically develops.
Peoples thoughts may change through
awareness program.

Mitigation
Advertising/Awareness Campaign.
Tie-ups with other vendors for
providing venues for programs.
Funding from other sources.
Bringing NGOs for training programs.

REFERENCES
Wikipedia.org
Google images
Indian Census Report, 2009, 2010, 2011.
Human Development Report.
National Crime Record Bureau Reports.
National Centre for Injury Prevention and Control.
Division of Violence Prevention.

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