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RIGHTS INDICATORS

RIGHTS INDICATORS. social security Right to life Right to adequate food Right to health Right to adequate housing Right to education Right to work Right to. Right to liberty and personal security Right to participate in public affairs Right not to be subjected to torture

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RIGHTS INDICATORS

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  1. RIGHTS INDICATORS • social security • Right to life • Right to adequate food • Right to health • Right to adequate housing • Right to education • Right to work • Right to • Right to liberty and personal security • Right to participate in public affairs • Right not to be subjected to torture • Right to a fair trial • Right to freedom of opinion and expression

  2. Opportunity HUMAN RIGHTS Equality Justice

  3. Social Economic Vulnerability Gender Age

  4. DESPITE ITS ETHOS OF NON VIOLENCE, TOLERANCE,SPIRITUALITY,AND NEW TRILLION DOLLAR ECONOMY - INDIA HOSTS WORLD’S LARGEST NUMBER OF TORTURED, VIOLATED UPON, ABUSED CHILDREN AND WOMEN , AT A FAR HIGH RATE THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

  5. AREAS OF CONCERN • Low Progress in relation to men in almost all areas. • Declining sex ratio • Dropout from school is much more for girls than boys • Work participation rate is considerably few are in organized sector, decision making positions is very less. • Violence against women and atrocities are on increase,(in and outside the family) exploitation, trafficking ,Domestic violence, rape, dowry, murder etc continue to daunt. • Maternal health and malnutrition continues to be a cause of concern. • High level of anemia ,lack of care during pregnancy ,and maternal mortality

  6. Gender issue transcend all age epochs • 2. There exists a bias against women and girls in the Indian society • 3. The disparity / bias / differentiation is in terms of • (a) Treatment of the individual in family and society; • (b) Lower priority in attention and participation including views of women and girls • (c) Inequitable distribution of goods and services within and outside the family • (d) Viewed as weak, incapable, have lack of expertise, are not bold, have no initiative and generals, resign to fate rather than question the value and attitudinal system that operates on gender issues; • (e) Low allocation of resources and perception that women and girls are a burden and a liability; and • (f) Lack of opportunities / lack of facilitating factors / conditions for women and girls to avail of the opportunities.

  7. 4. The policies, programmes, legislative initiatives and schemes of MWCD tailor-made to address the stated social malaise. Some of the same are given briefly: The National Women empowerment Policy 2002 reemphasizes the Constitutional Provisions and Directive Principles of State Policy, which grant equality before law, right to freedom, directions to State for facilitative programmes and measure for reducing gender disparity etc . 5 Legislative instruments to cover gender issues include instruments on trafficking such as ITPA, Sexual Harassment at Workplace (recently passed), Rape law under IPC, gender-neutral legislation for sexual offenses against children under the 2012 Act etc. 6. The Women Empowerment initiative has enabled the setting up of National Women Empowerment Commission and its' State Branches (some of which are being setup).

  8. 7. Gender budgeting is not only advocated by MWCD but also the Planning Commission in order to ensure that resource allocation by govt is pro-women and girls. 8. Programmes such as ICDS, ICPS, SABLA, IMSGY provide a thrust on gender parity while working with families and communities at the grass root level in order to ensure a robust nation with strong values for women and girls. .

  9. Gender Convergence Model For Empoerment

  10. SCHEMES FOR WOMEN

  11. SCHEMES FOR WOMEN

  12. SCHEMES FOR WOMEN

  13. SCHEMES FOR WOMEN

  14. SCHEMES FOR CHILDREN

  15. Specific Measures • Legal safeguards • - Policies favoring women • - Shelter and services for women affected by violence • Short stay homes • Juvenile homes • Correctional institutions • Family counseling centres • Prevention and sensitization programmes • Special law enforcement mechanisms • All women police stations • Special police cells • Public Interest litigation • Legal Aid • Innovative Justice: Family Courts • (12 states and 2 Uts)

  16. MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS • GOAL 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women • GOAL 4: Reduce Child Mortality • GOAL 5: Improve Maternal Health

  17. THANK YOU

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