The Bihar authorities has determined to nominate 140 full-time ‘safety officers’ throughout the state to help girls affected by home violence extra successfully.
The Social Welfare Division has determined to create a separate cadre below which sub-division, district and state-level safety officers will probably be appointed.
The choice has been taken in view of the rising variety of home violence circumstances within the state.
Talking to PTI, Harjot Kaur Bamhrah, extra chief secretary of the Social Welfare Division and chairman cum MD of Bihar Ladies and Little one Growth Company, stated, “The division has determined to nominate full-time POs to successfully cope with circumstances of home violence.” “The method will begin quickly. A separate cadre will probably be created for the aim… Greater than 140 POs will probably be appointed throughout the state. Of them, 101 will probably be appointed on the sub-division degree and 38 on the district degree. A state-level PO may even be appointed,” she added.
The choice has been taken as per the provisions of the Safety of Ladies from Home Violence Act, 2005, she stated.
“The transfer goals to supply more practical safety of the rights of girls, assured below the Structure, to victims of violence of any type occurring throughout the household and for issues linked therewith or incidental thereto,” Bamhrah stated.
As per the Act, the PO will help the Justice of the Peace within the discharge of his features and the previous may even be accountable to get the aggrieved particular person medically examined, if she has sustained bodily accidents and ahead a duplicate of the medical report back to the police station and the Justice of the Peace having jurisdiction within the space the place the home violence is alleged to have been taken place, she stated.
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The PO may even make sure that the order for financial reduction below Part 20 of Home Violence Act, 2005 is complied with and executed, in accordance with the process prescribed below the present regulation, she added.
The state authorities has already taken a number of steps to make sure justice for girls dealing with home violence by the enactment of the Dowry Prohibition Act, and the Prohibition of Little one Marriage Act, 2006, amongst others, Bamhrah stated, including that completely different schemes additionally present numerous sorts of providers to girls who face home violence.
“The Bihar authorities has additionally initiated the method of opening 11 extra ‘one cease centres (OSCs)’ in sure districts to help girls affected by violence, in non-public and public areas, throughout the household, group and on the office extra successfully. An approval letter for operationalisation and institution of 11 extra OSCs within the state was not too long ago obtained by the WCDC from the Union Ministry of Ladies and Little one Growth (Sambal Division),” she stated.
The ‘OSC’ is a centrally sponsored scheme launched by the Union Ministry of Ladies and Little one Growth (MWCD) in 2015 to supply built-in help and help to girls affected by violence, each in non-public and public areas below one roof in states and Union territories.
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At present, there are 39 OSCs working in 38 districts of the state, with Patna having two.
With the extra OSCs, the entire quantity will enhance to 40. The extra 11 OSCs will probably be opened in Muzaffarpur, Gaya, East Champaran, West Champaran, Purnea, Katihar, Rohtas, Madhubani, Kaimur, Aurangabad and Jamui districts, Bamhrah stated.
The variety of circumstances registered and disposed of regarding crimes dedicated towards girls elevated in 2022-23, when in comparison with the earlier 12 months, in response to the Bihar Financial Survey report (2023-24) launched by the state authorities final 12 months.
“It may be attributed to elevated consciousness and built-in help supplied by the OSC scheme of the federal government, as many ladies are coming ahead to register circumstances with the authorities,” the officer stated.
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Of the entire 8,002 circumstances registered in 2022-23, 6,952 circumstances regarding offences towards girls have been disposed of.
“Out of all circumstances of crimes towards girls in 2022-23, registration is the very best for home violence at 5,615, adopted by dowry abuse (708), rape and trafficking case (147), second marriage (71), baby marriage (48), cybercrimes (42), sexual harassment at office (23), and others (1,284). In 2021-22, out of a complete of seven,030 circumstances, 6,002 have been disposed of,” the report added.
