Violence against women in India Current Affairs, GK & News

Nai Chetna Campaign

November 30, 2022

Nai Chetana Campaign was launched by the Central Government on the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (November 25). What is Nai Chetana Campaign? Nai Chetana is a gender campaign launched in all Indian states under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission. Over the next five years, this campaign seeks to ..

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Women Help Desks at Police Stations

December 6, 2019

The government has announced a sanction of 100 crore INR to set up and strengthen Women’s Help Desks at police stations. The amount is sanctioned from the Nirbhaya Funds. The project is to be implemented by the governments of the state and union territories. The desks are to be the first and single point of ..

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Uttar Pradesh registers highest number of crimes against women, as per Crime in India Report 2017

October 22, 2019

The annual Crime in India Report 2017 has recently published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The statistics highlight the poor law and order situation in the country with 3.59 lakh cases of crime reported against women in 2017. Uttar Pradesh recorded the maximum number of crimes against women with 56,011 cases in 2017, ..

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Chhaya Sharma chosen for 2019 Asia Society Game Changer award

September 13, 2019

IPS officer Chhaya Sharma, who led the investigation into the brutal 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape, has been chosen for the 2019 Asia Society Game Changers award along with six others for redefining the role of female police officers. The award identifies and honours true leaders who are making a positive contribution to the future of Asia. ..

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Karnataka launchs Pink Sarathi vehicles for women’s safety

June 10, 2019

Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has recently launched the ‘Pink Sarathi’ vehicles to attend to the complaints of women passengers travelling in city buses. The vehicles are procured by the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) under the ‘Nirbhaya’ scheme. The corporation had received Rs 56.07 crore from the Union government under the scheme and had ..

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Chhaya Sharma wins 2019 McCain Institute Award for Courage and Leadership

May 13, 2019

IPS officer Chhaya Sharma, who led the investigation team of the infamous Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, has been awarded the 2019 McCain Institute Award for Courage and Leadership. During her career, Chhaya has led teams in detection and investigation of sensitive criminal cases and protection of human rights. However, solving Nirbhaya’s case is considered ..

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