A whopping 42 per cent of women are subjected to physical or sexual violence in the State.
Women and Child Development Minister Usha Devi informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of BJP MlA Dilip Ray on Wednesday.
The data collected from the National Household Health Survey report and mentioned in the Girl Child and Women Policy of the State Government show that 42 per cent of women in the age group of 15-49 years are either being tortured physically or sexually, the Minister said.
To check women-related violence, the State Government has appointed Protection Officers in each district and opened 537 women and child desks in each district, the Minister informed.
Besides, she informed that the Central programme Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao and other programmes are being implemented in the State.