COVER HINDI - Ministry of Women and Child Development

Important Meetings/Workshops/Seminars
organized by NCW
Chalo Gaon Ke Ore
10.7 The Commission conceptualized a nation wide
programme titled ‘’CHALO GAON KI ORE’ in February,
2006. The programme is a step towards empowerment of
the rural woman throughout the country with knowledge
of their rights under the law. This programme will be
Interactive meeting with the representatives
of Call Centres on the issue concerning
protection/welfare of women employees of
the BPOs/call centers on 17.01.2006
10.8 The rape and murder of a Bangalore based call centre
employee in December 2005 by the driver of the company
commissioned taxi has brought into sharp focus the
security issues for women working in such centres. The
heinous offence calls for a serious debate on security
considerations given the fact that women account for about
40 per cent of the 3,50,000 call centre employees in India.
implemented with the help of Departments of Women &
Child Development, Education, Health, Rural
Development, Panchayati Raj of the Union and State
Govts, State Commissions for Women, NALSA, District
Administration, NGO’s, Anganwadi workers, Students,
Media etc. The programme has been launched in the state
of Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Tripura.
A book titled ‘Meera Didi Se Poocho’ has been brought
out in Hindi as well as English by the Commission for use
as a training material by all the State Governments.
Dr. Girija Vyas, Chairperson at the Launch of “Chalo Gaon Ki Ore” at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi
10.9 The Amendment to the Factories Act which allows
women to work between 10 pm and 6 am, in Information
Technology among other sectors, clearly puts the onus of
ensuring safety of women employees on the employers. It
further states that these timings shall be allowed only if the
employer ensures safety of women at the workplace and while
commuting. The National Commission for Women (NCW)
had taken up the task of holding a roundtable discussion on
the issue by involving the police, women activists and senior
officers from the Ministry of Information and Technology.
The meeting was chaired by the Chairperson, Dr. Girija Vyas.
All the participants unanimously agreed that the safety of
women cannot be compromised.
158 Annual Report 2006-07