The Government
has set up a High Level Committee on the status of women to undertake comprehensive
study to understand the status of women since 1989 as well as to evolve appropriate
policy interventions based on a contemporary assessment of women’s needs.
The Committee has
the following members
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i.
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Justice Ruma Pal
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Chairperson
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ii.
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Prof. Bina Agarwal
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Member
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iii.
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Dr. Amita Singh
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Member
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iv.
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Dr. Pam Rajput
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Member
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v.
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Ms. Rita Sarin
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Member
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vi.
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Dr. Manorma Singh
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Member
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vii.
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Dr. Shantha Krishnan
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Member
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viii.
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Dr. Nirmala Devi
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Member
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ix.
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Ms. Manira A Pinto
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Member
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x.
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Smt. Vijayluxmi Kol.
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Member
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xi.
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Ms. Pratima Thami
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Member
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xii.
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Mrs. Suman Kumar
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Member
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xiii.
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Mrs. Anusuiya Sharma
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Member
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xiv.
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Dr. Simrit Kaur
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Member
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xv.
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Smt. Deepa Jain Singh
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Member
Secretary
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The Terms of
Reference of the above High Level Committee (HLC) are as follows:-
(i)
The HLC will conduct an intensive
literature survey to take stock of published data, reports, articles and
research from about 1989 onwards, on the status of women in India.
(ii)
The HLC will prepare a Report on the
current socio-economic, political and legal status of women in India. The
Report will also bring out the interconnectedness of these aspects in terms of
their impact on women and recommend measures for holistic empowerment of women.
(iii)
The HLC will examine the overall status
of women including, inter-alia, the socio-economic, health and nutritional,
legal and political status, disaggregated by rural/urban, economic and social
position (e.g. APL/BPL, SC/ST, single women, disabled women, migrant women) and
wherever possible by minority status (e.g. muslims/others).
The analysis would take account of cross-regional differences and focus on
inequalities both within and outside the household. It would also assess the
impact made by existing policies and legislative changes on equality, security
and holistic empowerment of women, and will identify inequalities in policy and
legislation as well as gaps in implementation.
The HLC will,
inter-alia, also examine:
(i)
women’s
access to and participation in formal and informal paid employment; emerging
areas of participation, geographical pattern of their economic activity, unpaid
work/ care economy, etc.
(ii)
Access to micro-finance, bank credit,
training and skill Upgradation, marketing etc. and
constraints on increase in productivity.
This was stated by the Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Krishna Tirath, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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