A round table meeting with the Women & Child Development Dept, Chhattisgarh was held today to discuss the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA) in the state. Joint Director Christeena Lal was present at the meeting.
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"Don’t rely only on shelter homes where women need long-term housing. Think of a housing scheme for women facing violence for long term stay."
@anuradhakapoo13 recommended to deal with the challenges faced by women in getting relief from domestic violence👇(2/5)
@anuradhakapoo13 recommended to deal with the challenges faced by women in getting relief from domestic violence👇(2/5)
"There needs to be state-instituted fund from which women can be given maintenance & it should be state responsibility to get funds for it from the husband."
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Survivors of domestic violence are often unable to get maintenance order honoured by husband. (3/5)👇
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Survivors of domestic violence are often unable to get maintenance order honoured by husband. (3/5)👇
"All Protection Officers should fill Form 5 of the Domestic Violence Act. Form 5 is a Safety Plan that can be filed which alerts the court that this case is an emergency case/ urgent case/ involves life threatening circumstances." Advocate Ujwala Kadrekar said. (4/5)👇
How India fared in tackling violence against women?
Our report — Towards Violence Free Lives For Women: Tracking Of Union Budgets (2018-21) For Violence Services — showed 10% decrease in allocations for schemes to address violence against women. (5/5)
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Our report — Towards Violence Free Lives For Women: Tracking Of Union Budgets (2018-21) For Violence Services — showed 10% decrease in allocations for schemes to address violence against women. (5/5)
oxfamindia.org/knowledgehub/w…
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