PUNE: With all six revenue divisions in the state set to have independent women's commission as announced in the state budget, complaints from women would be heard and addressed in a better manner, Yashomati Thakur, women and child development minister, told TOI on Saturday.
Women from across the state would no longer need to travel to Mumbai to raise their issues with the state women's commission, she said. “There will be receiving offices. We will have offices and staff at the six revenue divisions as part of the state women’s commission,’’ she said. The six revenue divisions are Mumbai, Pune, Nashik , Aurangabad, Nagpur and Amravati.
This year, Rs2,000 crore has been allotted for the women and child department in the state. She said that she would ensure that the allocations are allotted and the amount spent as per the schedule, especially with regards to the implementation of the Manodhairya scheme.
The state economic survey report released ahead of the budget session had highlighted several issues, including reduction in beneficiary and fund utilisation from Rs80crore in 2018-19 to Rs30 crore in 2019-20.
The Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2019-20 tabled on Thursday stated that while there were 1,153 beneficiaries of the Manodhairya scheme in the previous year, the number of beneficiaries fell to 462 till October 2019. In a report tabled in Parliament by woman and child development minister Smriti Irani, the state figured among the lowest in utlisation of funds.
The Manodhairya scheme underwent a series of revisions in December 2017. Besides the clause on the recovery of the compensation sum, some additional documents needed to be submitted to avail of the scheme, including the victim’s statement recorded before the magistrate. According to the data from the Office of the Commissioner of Women and Child Development and Deputy Commissioner, Planning, Divisional Commissionerate, the state incurred an expenditure of Rs 7.85 crore under the Manodhairya scheme in 2018-19, while it shelled out Rs 3.44 crore till October 2019.
Women from across the state would no longer need to travel to Mumbai to raise their issues with the state women's commission, she said. “There will be receiving offices. We will have offices and staff at the six revenue divisions as part of the state women’s commission,’’ she said. The six revenue divisions are Mumbai, Pune, Nashik , Aurangabad, Nagpur and Amravati.
This year, Rs2,000 crore has been allotted for the women and child department in the state. She said that she would ensure that the allocations are allotted and the amount spent as per the schedule, especially with regards to the implementation of the Manodhairya scheme.
The state economic survey report released ahead of the budget session had highlighted several issues, including reduction in beneficiary and fund utilisation from Rs80crore in 2018-19 to Rs30 crore in 2019-20.
The Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2019-20 tabled on Thursday stated that while there were 1,153 beneficiaries of the Manodhairya scheme in the previous year, the number of beneficiaries fell to 462 till October 2019. In a report tabled in Parliament by woman and child development minister Smriti Irani, the state figured among the lowest in utlisation of funds.
The Manodhairya scheme underwent a series of revisions in December 2017. Besides the clause on the recovery of the compensation sum, some additional documents needed to be submitted to avail of the scheme, including the victim’s statement recorded before the magistrate. According to the data from the Office of the Commissioner of Women and Child Development and Deputy Commissioner, Planning, Divisional Commissionerate, the state incurred an expenditure of Rs 7.85 crore under the Manodhairya scheme in 2018-19, while it shelled out Rs 3.44 crore till October 2019.
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