At a time when Diwali and Bhai Dooj were being celebrated, volunteers of Mission Shakti reached out to brothers and sisters across the state to spread the message of women empowerment on Monday.
Police personnel in Mathura surprised women by interacting with them at public places like markets, malls and religious places, a day after Diwali.
“To instil a sense of security among women, the cops briefed them on Mission Shakti and how they should contact the police in an emergency. A similar programme was held in Balrampur where policemen briefed women and children about Helpline numbers like 1090. The Labour department also organised a registration camp for women workers in Balrampur,” a government spokesman said in Lucknow on Monday.
The official said that several police teams were formed to spread information about the Mission Shakti campaign in villages through the traditional method of ‘munadi’.
“Special steps were taken by Anti-Romeo Squad to tighten the noose around suspected eve teasers and they were warned against indulging in any wrongful act,” he said.
In Amethi, Anganwadi workers organised awareness programme on prevention of child marriage.
“In special events, women folks were told how it was against the law and a violation of the fundamental rights of children to marry them at an early age,” the official said.
Webinars on women security were organised in all development blocks of Ayodhya under the aegis of Integrated Child Development Services in which over 350 people participated.
Discussions were also held about mental health and psycho-social issues in Sahadatganj in Ayodhya. Dry ration was distributed among the women of self-help groups by NRLM and Bal Vikas Seva Evam Pushtahar department.
“Awareness programme was also organised at Madrasa Arabiya Misbahul Uloom, Madarsa Anwarul Uloom and Madarsa Arbia Anjuman Islamia Unwal in Gorakhpur. Likewise, awareness programmes were also held in districts like Sant Kabir Nagar, Baghpat, Lakhimpur Kheri and Gonda,” the official said.