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Girl safety lessons in schools

The state government has decided to tackle the problem of violence against women from the school level. To ensure safety a woman from her days of being a girl child, the government will sensitise high school students in the state.

ANWESHA AMBALY Published 23.02.18, 12:00 AM
FOR WOMEN POWER: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik launches a publication of state women's commission in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. Picture by Ashwinee Pati
 

Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to tackle the problem of violence against women from the school level. To ensure safety a woman from her days of being a girl child, the government will sensitise high school students in the state.

"The department concerned will plan sensitisation programmes for girls on various issues,' said Prafulla Samal, minister of women and child development (W&CD).

He was speaking at a two-day convention on emerging challenges of violence against women here on Thursday. The meet made special mention of acts such as witch-hunting and cyber crime. Delegates from National Commission for Women and various state commissions across the country attended the meet.

Inaugurating the event, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said: "The issue of violence against women is a matter of serious concern. The state government has given top priority for speedy investigation of such cases to bring perpetrators of crime against women to justice."

He further added that there was need for creating awareness among women by promoting digital inclusion, empowering women through digital literacy and imparting technology training.

The government has also decided to establish two cells for counselling women at Rourkela and Balasore in collaboration with National Commission for Women and Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

"The state government is open to constructive suggestions. We will provide all necessary support for implementation of the recommendations of this convention," he said. Women and child department secretary Chitra Arumugam said: "We want to take this opportunity to call for a national legislation on witch-hunting along with effective police action."

A short film on women's issues was also released on the occasion. A number of technical sessions will be hosted during the convention.

"The main purpose was to bring together stakeholders from varied backgrounds across the spectrum to discuss the threats emerging from cyber space and to identify and battle cyber crime in its various forms," said Odisha State Commission for Women chief Lopamudra Baxipatra.

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