Objectives of the Mahila Police Volunteer Scheme
- To increase reporting and response to criminal cases, as well as to combat crime against women.
- Domestic violence, dowry harassment, child marriage, and violence against women in public places are all examples of violence against women.
- To encourage women to report incidents of violence and to provide information on how to file complaints with police authorities.
- To encourage a woman-friendly environment within and outside of the police or other authorities.
- To provide an effective alternative to receiving support and assistance for violence and discrimination.
- To increase the clarity of women in the police force, the government has carried forward the initiative to provide 33% reservation to women in police departments by implementing it in all UTs and spreading it throughout the States.
Note:
- Anganwadis: India’s rural child care centers are known as anganwadis. In order to fight child hunger and malnutrition, the Indian government began them in 1975 as a part of the Integrated Child Development Services program.”Anganwadi” means “courtyard shelter” in Hindi.
- Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANM): In India, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, also known as nurse hybrids or ANMs, are female village-level health workers who serve as the first point of contact between the locals and the medical system.
Mahila Police Volunteer
Mahila Police Volunteer was created by the Union Ministry of Women & Child Development and is a cooperative project with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. The Mahila Police Volunteers programme aims to establish a connection between the local people in villages and the police authorities through police volunteers who will be women specifically trained for this role. Their main responsibility will be to monitor instances in which women in the community are harassed, denied their rights and entitlements, or whose growth is impeded. In the fiscal year 2016–2017, Haryana is the first state to undertake the programme at Karnal and Mahindergarh District on a pilot basis. Additionally, the plans for the implementation of MPVs from Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh have also been approved.