Raipur: State of women is pathetic in Chhattisgarh as compared to other states like Maharastra and Kerala, said Hemlata Sahu, Convener of Chhattisgarh Mahila Adhikar Manch, an organisation working for women’s right and welfare. She was addressing the media at a press conference in the city on Monday. Most of cases of domestic violence in the state were registered in Bilaspur district in 2013 amounting to 187. “This despite the fact that the high percentage of women who do not register their complaints because of shame and fear,” said Sahu.
The oraganisation closely works with women and provide counselling to the members of their family. Sahu said that it is very important to work on the skewed mentality of people of our country and this could bring down the crime rates tremendously.
Secretary of the organisation Renu Ekka said that awareness programmes were conducted in nine districts during the International Women’s Week in which more than 4,000 women had participated.
A state-level seminar will be held on March 25 in the city where more than 1,200 women from 18 districts will participate. The organisation is working towards women’s welfare for the past 10 years, said Ekka.