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Karnataka Human Development Report 2005Development (DWCD). Major strategies outsideDWCD include the allotment and provisionof housing title deeds (hakku patras) forwomen only under government sponsored, lowincome-housing programmes and a 30 per centjob reservation for women in all direct recruitmentsby the government and PSUs after 1996. Over8,00,000 women are now sole home-ownersunder the government fi nanced Ashraya andAmbedkar housing programmes. In a patriarchalsociety, few women own or inherit assets such asland and houses, hence the government’s policy,which has enabled a large class of poor women tobecome homeowners, is truly remarkable. About 50per cent are Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribewomen. With reference to recruitment, out of the45,018 sanctioned posts in 85 departments and72 Boards and Corporations, 13,204 posts havebeen reserved for women and the quota has beenslightly over-fulfi lled, which is commendable.In the next section, we will look at policyapproaches to strengthening women’s economiccapabilities and political participation, as well asaddressing violence against women.Enabling economic developmentFour broad features distinguish the approachtaken by the state government during the lastdecade or so to strengthen women’s access toincome and economic resources. These include(i) a strong emphasis on the self-help group(SHG) model; (ii) a clear focus on poor, Dalit andtribal women as those most in need, along withwomen with disabilities or victims of violence;(iii) a recognition that women in the districts ofHyderabad Karnataka and Bombay Karnatakaneed special attention; and (iv) the use of thelanguage of empowerment.The Women and Child Development department’s(DWCD) fl agship scheme, Stree Shakti, waslaunched during 2000-01. Under this scheme,1,00,000 self-help groups based on thrift and creditprinciples were formed at the village level througha network of 40,300 anganwadi workers. Groupmembers are: (i) women living below the povertyline; (ii) women landless agricultural labourers;(iii) women from the Scheduled Castes and Tribes;TABLE 8.16Total crimes committed against women in Karnataka: 1999–2003(Nos.)Divisions Area 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003State 6453 6841 6746 6989 6558Bangalore city 1075 1142 1125 1231 1135Mysore city 280 305 523 586 446Hubli 217 152 138 172 147Kolar Gold Fields 51 63 58 44 58Karnataka Railways 8 7 4 8 15DistrictsBangaloreBelgaumGulbargaBangalore 234 232 289 335 321Chitradurga 141 164 133 131 146Davangere 182 179 250 233 192Kolar 250 251 167 168 158Shimoga 210 240 264 294 267Tumkur 201 235 172 166 184Bagalkot 210 202 180 177 206Belgaum 383 408 346 305 309Bijapur 291 206 222 232 228Dharwad 63 78 37 67 37Gadag 36 49 40 38 39Haveri 82 85 122 75 83Uttara Kannada 71 81 83 95 84Bellary 194 225 262 264 203Bidar 142 194 196 220 160Gulbarga 404 370 408 352 378Koppal 91 116 95 121 78Raichur 143 136 162 192 189Chamarajnagar 68 68 81 70 85Chikmaglur 139 142 215 213 213Dakshina Kannada 210 344 37 139 178MysoreHassan 262 354 269 222 205Kodagu 80 80 77 96 100Mandya 387 450 421 449 450Mysore 285 221 214 220 173Udupi 63 62 48 74 91Source: State Crime Record Bureau, Karnataka.187