The two- day workshop on awareness on Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act that began in Dehradun on Tuesday under the aegis of the department of child development stressed on coordination among the officers of several government departments dealing with the domestic violence against women.
The advocates who provide legal advice on the cases related to protection of women, the officers of various government departments and representatives from non-government organizations participated in the workshop and expressed their views on how to deal with cases of domestic violence against the women.
Speakers were unanimous while laying stress on a robust coordination among the department officers who are dealing with women protection matters. They also stressed on awareness campaign being launched relentlessly among the women living in rural areas about the steps to be taken in case they are subjected to domestic violence and exploitation.
The speakers proposed the department officers to install boards highlighting their responsibilities dealing with such cases at their respective offices. Training programmes should be launched in the rural areas on protection from domestic violence, foeticide, free legal services and process of registering complaints and other related information from time to time, they suggested.
Among those present at the workshop were the state women commission secretary Ramendri Mandrawal, Uttarakhand ICDS deputy director Sujata Singh, district programme officer SK Singh and Nirbhaya cell senior woman advocate Firdaus Praveen.