CM stresses need for awareness on women empowerment
Stressing the need for making people aware about women empowerment and safety at local level, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the State Commission for Women (SCW) should form a committee at the grassroots level and formulate a strong action plan.
Yogi said SCW should also make people aware of women-related schemes run by the government so that women empowerment campaign could be taken to a new height.
The Chief Minister was addressing a women’s awareness programme organised by UP State Commission for Women at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow on Tuesday.
Yogi said that the Commission had several tasks to perform in the context of Uttar Pradesh. “If the Commission can connect with the awareness programmes, our strength can increase manifold and questions on female safety can be put to rest,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that each family should have toilets under ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ as it was important for health as well as for women’s dignity.
“Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was successfully implemented across the country by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also, our government has integrated 1090 helpline numbers with ‘Dial 112’ and if a woman calls the number, she can get immediate help anywhere,” the Chief Minister said.
Yogi said that there should be no discrimination between boys and girls in the state and awareness should be created over this. He said that UP government was in the process of forming 218 Fast Track Courts to curb crime against women in the state.
A total of 74 such fast-track courts are related to POCSO Act (for crime against women and children),” the CM said.
Yogi said that the government has been successful in punishing criminals involved in crimes against women during the last six months.
“Besides, district magistrates and superintendents of police have been directed to meet with district judges and identify women-related crimes. This will help in punishing the culprits in a time-bound manner by taking them to fast-track courts,” he said.
Yogi said that these were some of the steps taken by the state government to instill fear in the minds of criminals.
Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma, UP ministers Mahendra Singh & Suresh Khanna, Lucknow mayor Sanyukta Bhatia, chairperson of UP State Commission for Women Vimla Batham, and chairperson of women’s commissions of various states were present at the function.
