Throw light on the legal frameworks that are in place to ensure women's safety in India. What further steps are needed to enhance their safety and well-being?
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Crime against women is increasing. Rape, sexual harassment, sexual harassment in workplace, privacy infringement in Internet is increasing alarming Rate. *Legal framework to deal: 1) BNS: Bhartiya Nyaya Sankita dedicated chapter to deal with crime against women & children. 2) POSH Act 2018 - to stop women harassment at workplace. 3) Prohibition of child Marriage Act 2006. prohibit child momage. 4) PCPNDT Act 1996 - to deal with child infanticide, sex selection. 5) women legal cell, National Commission for women.
*Further step needed: → POSH extension in education instituts, colleges, universities. e.g Odisha - poor implementation. → Faster trial of women related times. highly sensitive. → Decrease court pendency by strengthening Judiciary. → Increase police percentage from 100 to 222 per lakh population. → women percentage in police, judiciary, and law increase. → curb on obscene, sexual uncontrolled content. women safety should be top most priority. Development of Nation Judge from development of 9th women.
— POOJA SONI · AIR 249
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POOJA SONI
Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections - Performance, Mechanisms, Laws and Institutions
Women's Social Capital
Legal frameworks for women's safety
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