In order to equip the Women’s Helpline with computers, furniture and other essential facilities, the State Government has approved around Rs 66 lakh to the State Women Security Cell.
It is noteworthy that around three or four complaints related to dowry, marital disputes, domestic violence and other family disputes are reported daily by the aggrieved women at district’s women’s helpline, said State Women Security Cell (SWSC) in-charge Vimmi Sachdeva on Monday.
She said, “In order to resolve marital and family disputes through reconciliation, voluntary bureau comprising senior police officers, an experienced lawyer, academician, psychologist, noted journalist, socialist and others have already been established at district level in the State. Professionals are invited in the voluntary bureau and they try their best to resolve marital and family disputes through
reconciliation by calling both the parties. The Government has approved Rs six lakh for providing allowances to these professionals.”
“The reports received from the districts revealed that complaints received in the Women’s helpline are discussed in the voluntary bureau. In some cases, above disputes were resolved through reconciliation. The district police officers have been directed to organise the meeting of voluntary bureau at least once in a month,” she added.
The State Government has approved around Rs 66 lakh to SWSC which included Rs 6 lakh for the expense of women’s helpline office, Rs 4 lakh for paper and stationary expenses, Rs 6 lakh for purchasing furniture, Rs 3 lakh for telephone expense, Rs seven lakh for vehicle fare and fuel expense, Rs six lakh for providing allowances to the professionals of voluntary bureau, Rs six lakh for advertisements, Rs seven lakh for official’s training expense, Rs seven lakh for purchasing computer and
software and others.
According to her, after receiving proposals for equipping Women’s helpline from districts, she had sent a proposal to the State Government.
The SWSC in-charge Sachdeva said that department had already taken several steps to facilitate the women for registering complaints related to eve-teasing, domestic violence and others.
She appealed to the women to directly report by dialing on toll free number 1800-180-4111 and 1090 for registering their complaints in the SWSC. She assured that stringent action would be followed accordingly.
The official at Dehradun Women’s helpline said that around 368 complaints related to dowry, family dispute, marital disputes and others received from aggrieved women since January this year.
According to her, as many as 14 dowry related disputes were resolved in the helpline. Twenty one such cases were transferred to the court. In two cases, an FIR was lodged in the police station. As many as 33 family disputes were resolved through reconciliation by calling both the parties in the helpline whereas 44 such cases were transferred to the court. In four cases, an FIR was lodged in the police station concerned.