Maharashtra government on Tuesday set up an 11-member committee headed by women and child welfare minister Varsha Gaikwad to finalise the women’s policy draft which was unveiled on March 8, celebrated as International Women’s Day.
The two-month period for seeking objections and suggestions for the draft policy ends on Wednesday.
The committee will meet on 10 May to discuss the inputs received and give a final shape to the proposed policy, officials said here on Tuesday. Prominent among the suggestions, recommendations and objections have been received from social activists Swati Kamble and Sagar Zende. Officials said the duo has been asked to make their presentations.
The two activists have said that there was scope for improvement in the draft policy to make it more inclusive in terms of Dalits, scheduled caste and scheduled tribes, nomadic and de-notified tribe women. They said the draft policy ignores issues of diversity, historical injustice on oppressed social groups.
According to them, even though the draft recognises and includes special categories such as women in unorganised sector, disabled and mentally-challenged women and single women, sexually abused women, eunuchs and transgendered, issues and concerns of Dalit women are raised in a very brief and insufficient manner.
The two-month period for seeking objections and suggestions for the draft policy ends on Wednesday.
The committee will meet on 10 May to discuss the inputs received and give a final shape to the proposed policy, officials said here on Tuesday. Prominent among the suggestions, recommendations and objections have been received from social activists Swati Kamble and Sagar Zende. Officials said the duo has been asked to make their presentations.
The two activists have said that there was scope for improvement in the draft policy to make it more inclusive in terms of Dalits, scheduled caste and scheduled tribes, nomadic and de-notified tribe women. They said the draft policy ignores issues of diversity, historical injustice on oppressed social groups.
According to them, even though the draft recognises and includes special categories such as women in unorganised sector, disabled and mentally-challenged women and single women, sexually abused women, eunuchs and transgendered, issues and concerns of Dalit women are raised in a very brief and insufficient manner.