Introduction:

Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Women & Child Development, Govt. of India has circulated the National Policy for the Empowerment of Women 2001 for implementation. Govt. of India has prescribed some goal and objectives as per Point 1.11 as under: -

1.11 The goal of this Policy is to bring about the advancement, development and empowerment of women. The Policy will be widely disseminated so as to encourage active participation of all stakeholders for achieving its goals. Specifically, the objectives of this Policy include:

  Creating an environment through positive economic and social policies for full development of women to enable them to realize their full potential;

  The de-jure and de-facto enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedom by women on equal basis with men in all spheres - political, economic, social, cultural and civil;

  Equal access to participation and decision making of women in social, political and economic life of the nation;

  Equal access to women to health care, quality education at all levels, career and vocational guidance, employment, equal remuneration, occupational health and safety, social security and public office etc.;

  Strengthening legal systems aimed at elimination of all forms of discrimination against women;

  Changing societal attitudes and community practices by active participation and involvement of both men and women;

  Mainstreaming a gender perspective in the development process;

Elimination of discrimination and all forms of violence against women and the girl child; and

  Building and strengthening partnerships with civil society, particularly women’s organizations.

Govt. of India has also prescribed some Policy Prescriptions Judicial Legal Systems, Decision Making, Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective in the Development Process, Poverty Eradication, Micro Credit, Women and Economy, Globalization, women and Agriculture, Women and Industry, Support Services, Education, Health, Nutrition, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Housing and Shelter, Environment, Science and Technology, Women in Difficult Circumstances, Violence against women, Rights of the Girl Child, Mass Media. The operational Strategies has also been indicated for further Action Plan.

The State Government has forwarded the document namely National Policy for the Empowerment of Women 2001 to all concerned departments with the request that they may frame their Action Plan and ensure implementation of National Policy for the Empowerment of Women 2001. The Women & Child Development Department, Haryana has also circulated the policy to all Programme Officers / Child Development Project Officers to initiate the steps to eradicate the social evils and empower women through awareness generation. The Women & Child Development Department, Haryana has also constituted Haryana State Level Council according to Para 11.2 of National Policy for the Empowerment of Women 2001 vide notification dated 26th june,2003 given as below:

            A National Policy for the Empowerment of Women, 2001 has been framed by Govt. of India with goal to bring about advancement, development and empowerment of women.  This policy has been approved by the Union Cabinet.

            According to para 11.2 of the Policy, State Council is to be headed by the Chief Minister, Haryana to over see the operationalisation of the Policy on a regular basis.

            The Government of Haryana has constituted the  State Council consisting of the following :-

            The official members shall draw TA and DA from their respective Department and the Non-official members will be paid TA/DA equal to Grade-II of the Government Employees as per instructions of Chief Secretary to Government of Haryana issued vide letter No.36/6/98-Pol (4P), dated 9th  February, 1999.

            The Council will review the progress made in implementing the Policy twice a year.

For further information and details of the policy, visit  website www.wcd.nic.in  of  Department of Women and  Child Development, Government of India.