Developmental Programs &

Schemes for

Women

Presented By:-Shalini Pandey

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN

• Article 14 It says that the state shall not deny any person equality

before law and equal protection of law in the territory of India

• Article 15article 15(1) prohibits the state from discriminating on the

basis of religion, race, case, sex, or place of birth.article 15(3) allows the state to make special provisions

for women and children.• Article 16Art 16 (1) ensures equality in employment in govt.

servicesart 16(2) explicitly prohibits any discrimination on the

ground of sex

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•Article 21The right to life and personal liberty, this article has come to the rescue of women who have been wronged.•Article 23Prohibits traffic in human beings and forced labor. •Article 39 aUrges the state to provides equal right to adequate means of livelihood to men and women.•Article 39 d Equal pay for equal work for both men and women.•Article 39 eState should ensure that men, women, and children are not forced into work that is unsuitable to their age or strength due to economic necessity.

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•Article 40/Article 243 Dprovides that 1/3 seats in panchayats shall be reserved for women.•Article 42 the state shall make provisions for securing just and humane working conditions and maternity relief.•Fundamental Duties 51 A (e) says that it is the duty of the citizens to renounce practices that are derogatory to the dignity of women.

Acts for the benefit of women1.Dowry Prohibition Act 19612.Contract Labor Act 1970 as well as Factories Act 1948 3.Equal Remuneration Act 19764.The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 19865.The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act 1987 6.Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 20057.Maternity Benefits Act 19618.Child Marriage Prohibition Act 19299.Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 195610.National Commission for Women Act, 199011.Protection of Woman Against Sexual Harassment Bill, 2007

1.DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT 1961

If any person, after the commencement of this Act, gives or takes or abets the giving or taking of dowry, he shall be punishable 7[with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 8[five years, and with fine which shall not be less than fifteen thousand rupees or the amount of the value of such dowry, whichever is more]

2.CONTRACT LABOR ACT 1970

This Act seeks to regulate the employment of contract labour in certain establishments and to provide for its abolition under certain circumstances.

The Act applies to every establishment in which 20 or more workmen are employed or were employed on any day on the preceding 12 months as contract labour and to every contractor who employs or who employed on any day of the preceding 12 months 20 or more workmen. It does not apply to establishments where the work performed is of intermittent or casual nature.

3.EQUAL REMUNERATION ACT 1976

Law have been passed prohibiting discrimination between men and women in matters relating to payment of wages for similar work.

The International Women’s Year, President of India promulgated the Equal Remuneration Ordinance, 1975 on 26th September, 1975 to provide for the payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers .

4.THE INDECENT REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN (PROHIBITION) ACT 1986

An Act to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements or in publications, writings, paintings, figures or in any other manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

.Prohibition of advertisements containing indecent representation of Women.

Prohibition of publication or sending by post of books, pamphlets, etc; containing indecent representation of women.

5.THE COMMISSION OF SATI (PREVENTION) ACT, 1987

Sati is the cultural practice of burning or burying alive a woman, along with the body of her deceased husband.

Punishment for offences relating to Sati Attempt to commit sati . Abetment of sati. Punishment for glorification of sati.

6.PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 2005

Aimed at providing protection to wife or female live-in partner from violence at the hands of the husband or male live-in partner or his relatives.

The Law extends protection to women who are sisters including adopted sisters and mothers.

Domestic violence under the Act includes actual abuse or threat of abuse, whether physical, sexual, verbal, emotional, or economic.

7.MATERNITY BENEFITS ACT 1961

It aims to regulate the employment of women in certain periods before and after childbirth.

To provide for maternity benefits including maternity leave ,wages , bonus , nursing breaks etc.

To protect the dignity of motherhood and the dignity of a new person by providing for full and healthy maintenance of the women and her child at this important time when she is not working.

8.CHILD MARRIAGE PROHIBITION ACT 1929

The Child Marriage Restraint Act (CMRA) 1929, popularly known as the Sharda Act, prohibited child marriages of girls below the age of 15 years & boys below the 18.

In 1978, the law was amended & age limit increased from 15 to 18 years in case of girls and from 18 to 21 years in case of boys.

9.IMMORAL TRAFFIC (PREVENTION) ACT, 1956 An Act to provide in pursuance of the International

Convention signed at New York on the 9th day of May,1950, for the prevention of immoral traffic.

10.Protection of Woman Against Sexual Harassment Bill, 2007

to provide for prevention and redressal of sexual harassment of women at workplace and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

11.NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN ACT, 1990

In January 1992, the Government set-up this statutory body with a specific mandate to study and monitor all matters relating to the constitutional and legal safeguards provided for women, review the existing legislation to suggest amendments wherever necessary, etc.

Government Schemes For Women Welfare

•Swayamsidha Scheme •Swahdhar Scheme •Kishori Shakti Yojana•Mahila Samriddhi Yojana•Maternity Benefits Scheme•Rashtriya Mahila Kosh•Scheme for working women's hostels•Development of women and children in rural areas•Margin Money Loan scheme•Ladali Lakshmi Yojana•Indira Awas Yojana

Swayamsidha Scheme •It is an integrated project for the development and empowerment of women.

Objective •Empowering women socially and economically through the establishment of Women Self Help Group, Integration and Convergence of other related schemes available with the different Departments.•Creating a sense of confidence among women regarding status, health, nutrition by providing loan.•The formulation, implementation and monitoring of block specific composite projects for 4 to 5 years incorporating the following four elements Group formation or mobilization activities, Community oriented innovative interventions, Other schemes of W and CD Department..

Eligibility criteria•Mostly women are eligible for the scheme.

Swahdhar Scheme•Central sector scheme•Implemented through voluntary organisations including Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, Boards, State Women's Development Corporation, urban bodies

Objective Providing holistic and integrated services to women  in difficult circumstances  such as • destitute widows,• women prisoners released from jail and without family support, • women survivors of  natural disasters;• trafficked women/girls  rescued from prostitute or other places  or victims of sexual crime,• mentally challenged women who are without any support etc.

Services Include provision for food, clothing, shelter, health care, counselling and legal support, social and economic rehabilitation through education, awareness generation , skill up gradation.

Kishori Shakti Yojana•Sponsored by Both Central & State Government •Implemented through Anganwadi Centers.

Objective • Improving the nutritional and health status of adolescent girls between 11-18 years of age, •To train and equip them to improve home-based and vocational skills, •To promote awareness of health hygiene, nutrition, home management, child care.•Take all measures as to facilitate their marriage after attaining the age of 18 years and even later.•The girls are also provided supplementary nutrition at Rs. 2.50 per girl, per day.

Eligibility criteria•Adolescent girls between 11-18 years of age

Maternity Benefits Scheme•Sponsored by Central Government•Implemented through Panchayat

Objective•To provide monetary benefits to the pregnant ladies of poor families.•To reduce maternal deaths.•A sum of Rs. 500 is given to the mother of the child.

Eligibility criteria•The pregnant lady should be more than 19 years old and should be from a BPL family. •The benefit could be availed only till the birth of two surviving children and the gap between the two children should be a minimum of 3 yrs. and the women should be immunized for T.T

Rashtriya Mahila Kosh•Set up on 30th March, 1993.

Objectives•To provide or promote the provision of micro-credit to poor women for income generation activities or for asset creation.

•To adopt a valid-informal delivery system, which is client friendly, uses simple and minimal procedures, disburses quickly and repeatedly,

•has flexibility of approach, links thrift and savings with credit and has low transaction costs both for the borrower and for the lender.

•To demonstrate and replicate participatory approaches in the organization of women’s groups for savings and effective utilization of credit.

•To cooperate with and secure the cooperation of the Government of India, State Governments, Union Territory administrations, credit institutions, industrial and commercial organizations, NGOs and others in promoting the objectives of the Kosh.

Scheme for working women's hostels•promote availability of safe and conveniently located accommodation for working women,•day care facility for their children,•construction of new hostel buildings,•expansion of existing hostel buildingsBENEFICIARIES:-•Working women, who may be single, widowed, divorced, separated, married but whose husband or immediate family does not reside in the same city/area•Women who are under training for job provided the total training period does not exceed one year.•Girls up to the age of 18 years and boys up to the age of 5 years, accompanying working mothers will be provided accommodation, with their mothers.Income Limit, Rent and Period of Stay •Working Women gross income does not exceed Rs.30,000/-per month in metropolitan cities, or Rs.25,000/- per month, in any other place.• Rent will not exceed 15% of their total emoluments/gross salary in the case of single bed rooms, 10% for double bed rooms and 7½% in the case of the dormitories

Development of women and children in rural areas•The Scheme had been merged into Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) with IRDP, TRYSEM etc. from April, 1999•DWCRA was aimed to improve the socio-economic status of the poor women in the rural areas through creation of groups of women for income-generating activities on self- sustaining basis.•to facilitate access for poor women to employment, skill up gradation, training credit and other support services.

Beneficiaries of the scheme had given the following broad observations :

(i)Full stipend amount was not paid and the remaining amount was appropriated by the authorities.

(ii) The amount for purchase of raw materials for beneficiaries was fully appropriated by the authorities.

(iii) Even no certificate was issued to the beneficiaries.

(iv) No follow-up action was taken to include the beneficiary to continue in the training areas.

Margin Money Loan scheme•Margin Money assistance is provided to beneficiaries availing Bank Finance. •Banks finance for 60% of the project cost and seek 40% margin from the beneficiaries.

STEPS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF MARGIN MONEY LOAN SCHEME

1.The State Channelizing Agency (SCA) shall finance for margin money, the projects of those beneficiaries who have been sanctioned loan by a Bank for financing their project. The loaning should be done by the SCA after independent verification of the antecedents of the applicant, to its satisfaction. The applicant must confirm to the minimum eligibility criteria required for NMDFC loaning i.e. (i) must belong to the minority community, (ii) annual income should be below double the poverty line.

2.SCA shall advise the bank for immediately financing the project and follow up the same.

3.Monitoring & follow up with the beneficiaries to assist them in early implementation of project will be regularly done by the State Channelizing Agency.

4.It is advised that the banking channel may be used for recovery of loan from the beneficiaries. The banks may affect recovery on entire amount of loan given to beneficiaries and pay to SCA its share on pro-rata basis.

Ladali Lakshmi Yojana•Sponsored by State Government

Objective •to improve health and educational facilities for Girl children there by providing a bright future for them. •To stop female feticide killing to prevent female births. •The financial aspect involves a girl registered under the scheme at birth would receive Rs1.18 lakh at the time of marriage.

Eligibility criteria•Girls whose birth is on or after 1 January 2006, Registered in Anganvadi Kendra in the state, •whose parents are Domicile of Madhya Pradesh, •parents are not income tax payers and having two or less child, •before applying parents shouldhave done family planning •girl lived in Orphanage.

Indira Awas Yojana•Central And State Government Scheme•Funded in the ratio of 75:25 by the central and state government.

ObjectiveTo reduce rural shelter less-ness by providing grants for the construction of housing

Eligibility Criteria•Below Poverty Line (BPL) rural households, prioritizing those who belong to the Scheduled •Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), or who are disabled, freed bonded laborers, minorities, or families of military personnel killed in action (irrespective of their income category).

ServicesFamilies are given `45,000 per unit for construction of new house in plain areas, `48,500 for hilly/difficult areas, and `25,000 is given for upgrading an unserviceable kutcha house to a Pucca one.

Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)Sponsored by : Both: Central & State Government

Funding Pattern : Fund is financed as 50:50 between Central and State governments.

Implemented through Gram Panchayat.

Eligibility•The pension is given to the widows aged between 45 and 64 years of age. •The applicant should be a household below the Poverty Line as per criteria prescribed by the Government of India.

•The pension amount is Rs. 400 per month per beneficiary and the concerned state government is also urged to provide the equal amount to the person. •The pension is to be credited into a post office or public sector bank account of the beneficiary. •The pension will be discontinued if there is the case of remarriage or once the widow moves above the poverty line.

National Old Age Pension Scheme

Sponsored by Central Government

Description•Under this scheme Destitute Old Age persons of 65 years and above having a little source or no source of income are given Old Age Pension of Rs. 400/- per month

Benefit Type•Pension

Eligibility criteria•Under this scheme Destitute Old Age persons of 65 years and above having a little source or no source of income.

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