Thiruvananthapuram: Giving thrust to women's safety, the 2017-18 Kerala budget today set apart Rs 68 crore for various schemes to prevent atrocities against them, besides proposing a public register of sexual offenders.
While announcing the measures in the budget presented in the Assembly, Kerala Finance Minister T M Thomas Issac said, "Atrocities against women are a disgrace to the Malayalee
community."
Women's safety came under scanner yet again when a Malayalam actress was harassed for two hours inside her car after the accused forced their way into the vehicle in Kochi recently.
Besides, Rs 19.5 crore will be allocated for shelter homes, short stay homes and 'one-stop crisis centre' and Rs three crore for two SOS model homes.
On February 23, Governor Justice (Retd) P Sathasivam had said the Kerala government will launch a registry of sex offenders, the first of its kind in the country. It will contain all identification details of sex offenders and would be kept in public domain.
A special department for women will be formed in the financial year 2017-18. The social welfare schemes for women, presently under the Social Justice Department, will be shifted to this new department.
Part A includes 64 schemes exclusively for women beneficiaries with an allocation of Rs 1,060.50 crore. This amount will come to 5.23 per cent of the total state plan outlay, excluding the plan of local bodies, he said.
The minister said in the next year's budget, gender audit report will also be placed in the House along with the gender budget statement.
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While announcing the measures in the budget presented in the Assembly, Kerala Finance Minister T M Thomas Issac said, "Atrocities against women are a disgrace to the Malayalee
community."
Women's safety came under scanner yet again when a Malayalam actress was harassed for two hours inside her car after the accused forced their way into the vehicle in Kochi recently.
Besides, Rs 19.5 crore will be allocated for shelter homes, short stay homes and 'one-stop crisis centre' and Rs three crore for two SOS model homes.
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On February 23, Governor Justice (Retd) P Sathasivam had said the Kerala government will launch a registry of sex offenders, the first of its kind in the country. It will contain all identification details of sex offenders and would be kept in public domain.
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A special department for women will be formed in the financial year 2017-18. The social welfare schemes for women, presently under the Social Justice Department, will be shifted to this new department.
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Part A includes 64 schemes exclusively for women beneficiaries with an allocation of Rs 1,060.50 crore. This amount will come to 5.23 per cent of the total state plan outlay, excluding the plan of local bodies, he said.
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The minister said in the next year's budget, gender audit report will also be placed in the House along with the gender budget statement.
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(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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