Varanasi :
The Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB) is planning to open short-stay homes in each district of state for the destitute, abandoned and helpless women.
The CSWB chairperson, Prema Cariappa on Thursday informed the reporters that presently there are 36 short-stay homes in 25 districts of UP for those women. But, she added, the board is planning to ensure such homes in all the districts of the state. She said that as a part of countrywide programme, the board will also hold awareness camp in each school and colleges of girls on the issue of their security. The cooperation of police will also be sought during this programmes, she added.
She said that the board has also planned to seek cooperation of social and voluntary organization to put an effective check on the problem of female foeticide as well as human trafficking especially of women. Presently the family counseling centers exist at 68 places in the state, said Cariappa adding, the board is planning to ensure that such center exist in each district and big cities have at least two centers. These centers are playing important role in solving family disputes especially those in which the women are worst sufferers, she said and called upon the NGOs, social and voluntary organizations to come forward for operating these centers in the state.
She said that health fairs are going to be organized in Harahua and Sevapuri blocks on Friday courtesy CSWB in which the experts from the institutes like All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) will take part. During such health camps, she said, the board not only try to know the major ailments among women of particular region but their other problems are also tackled through proper counseling. The board is also planning for block-wise survey for knowing the status of literacy especially among women, she said adding, after the survey the illiterate women would be covered under adult education programme if needed. She said that the literacy level among the women of Varanasi is better.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Varanasi / TNN / February 07th, 2014
