Government has introduced a new scheme called Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao,
which will help in generating awareness and improving the efficiency of
delivery of welfare services meant for women with an initial corpus of
Rs 100 crore. The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley announced in
his maiden Budget Speech that government would focus on campaigns to
sensitize people of this country towards the concerns of the girl child
and women. He said that the process of sensitization must begin early
and therefore the school curriculum must have a separate chapter on
gender mainstreaming.
Sharing the concerns of the members on Women’s safety, the Finance
Minister informed the House that Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
will spend Rs. 50 crore on pilot testing a scheme for Safety of Women
on Public Road Transport. Similarly, Ministry of Home Affairs will spend
Rs. 150 crore on a scheme to increase the safety of women in large
cities. The Finance Minister also proposed to set up Crisis Management
Centres in all the districts of NCT of Delhi this year in all government
and private hospitals. The funding will be provided from the Nirbhaya
Fund, the Minister added.
But WE are waiting for results where this money will exactly use.....
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