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THE EVENTS : FEBRUARY 2007 Madam President Gives Away Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Awards On 5 February 2008, H.E. Smt. Pratiba Devisingh Patil, Hon’ble President of India conferred the Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Awards (2003 and 2004) for women’s development on the organisations ‘Abhaya’ of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and ‘Women’s Welfare Society’ of Belgaum, Karnataka. The award is given every year to an organisation that has done exemplary work for the empowerment of women. Addressing the gathering H.E. Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil said, “...my deep concern is that women still do not have the same opportunities as men. Real development cannot take root if it bypasses women, who represent the very pivot around which social change takes shape. For achieving our objective of growth with equity and delivery of services with people’s participation, the mainstreaming of women into the national development process is essential.” Smt. Renuka Chowdhury, Hon’ble Minister of state for Women and Child Development (Independent Charge) described the occasion as ‘a day we will mark in our personal milestones’. She elucidated the human need to recognise the work being done in society. Smt. Chowdhury emphasised the need for team work and to collectively address issues in order to carry forward the torch of women’s empowerment. Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh award was instituted in 1997, the Golden Jubilee Year of India’s Independence, in memory of Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh, the founder Chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board. The award carries a cheque of Rs. 5 lakh, a citation and a shawl. The sixth Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Award for the year 2003 was awarded to Abhaya of Thiruvananthapuram for its work to improve the condition of women mental patients in Kerala. The seventh Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Award for the year 2004 was awarded to Women’s Welfare Society, Belgaum, for its work for the development of women in Karnataka. MWCD Newsletter Sampark Volume 4 Issue 3 10 Jan-Mar08.pmd 10 5/12/2008, 8:19 PM
FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD The meeting of the Shadow Committee of Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) was held on 1 February 2008 under the Chairpersonship of Ms. P. Bolina, Joint Secretary, to discuss the proceedings of the 29th Session of the CCNFSDU held at Germany from 12-16 November 2007 and deliberate on the further course of action. The field infrastructure of FNB organised training courses in Home Scale Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables and Nutrition for adolescent girls and housewives, nutrition education programmes in rural, urban and tribal areas and monitored ICDS anganwadis in respect of Supplementary Feeding and Nutrition and Health Education component. TOTs and OTCs were organised on nutrition and health education for the CDPOs, Medical Officers, LHVs, Supervisors and grassroots level functionaries, respectively. Fighting Human Trafficking Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) led a delegation comprising officers from Ministry of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Home Affairs, and Labour Ministry to attend the Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking during 13-15 February 2008. Workshop on Gender Budgeting The Ministry of Women and Child Development organised a two-day workshop on 7-8 February 2008 for Joint Secretary level officers of various Ministries/ Departments of Government of India at Kuchesar in U.P. More than 13 senior officials of various Ministries/ Departments participated and were given intensive training on outcome budget, indicators and other tools and strategies of gender-budgeting. On 11 February 2008, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Women and Child Development addressed a group of NGOs on the theme of Financing for Gender Equity at the Bahai House. On 15 February 2008, representatives of this Ministry participated in the Research Advisory Committee of the Council for Social Research and guided them on their project on “Women Managers-Breaking of the Glass Ceiling.” Illegitimate Children Can Claim Maintenance: SC The Supreme Court has ruled that illegitimate children have a right to claim maintenance from their biological father. The judgment came on a petition filed by a girl from Himachal Pradesh. The apex court directed the father to pay a monthly maintenance and clear the amount due from the date of the trial court’s verdict within three months. Women Get Little or No Payment for Work Done: NFHS National Family Health Survey 3 has revealed that women are often made to work without being paid. According to the survey, one out of four women did not receive any payment for the work done by her. In contrast, 92 percent of the men earned cash for their work and only 5 percent did not get paid. What is worse, one in six women, who did get paid, did not have any say on how she could spend her earnings. Her husband or in-laws were the decision makers. Freedom of movement outside the home was also a luxury for most women. Whereas only about half of them were allowed to go to the market or to a health facility alone, only 38 percent were allowed to travel alone outside their city or village. MWCD Newsletter Sampark Volume 4 Issue 3 11 Jan-Mar08.pmd 11 5/12/2008, 8:19 PM
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