Two weeks after Ahmednagar district conducted a first-of-its kind survey to identify divorced, abandoned, widowed women, as well as unmarried women over 40 years, the Maharashtra State Commission for Women has written to the state’s Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) to consider conducting a similar survey across all the districts in Maharashtra for policy formulation.
In May, Ahmednagar concluded a survey under the aegis of ‘Aikal Mahila’ (solitary women) which identified over one lakh women in 16 Talukas. The district is in the process to maximise the already existing schemes to aid such women in need.
Taking suo-motu of the noble initiative, Rupali Chakankar, chairperson of the commission, wrote a letter to WCD minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha on May 24 about conducting a similar survey across the state. “The survey can help to gauge the actual number of abandoned women, divorcees, widows as well as unmarried women (over the age of 40). The number will help to formulate appropriate schemes wherein provision for funds can be made,” reads the letter.
The Ahmednagar district administration concluded the door-to-door survey in three days with the help of anganwadi workers and volunteers. In the letter, Chakankar wrote that with the involvement of anganwadi workers, gram sevaks and Asha workers in the survey, the government won’t have to provide an additional budget for the survey.
Despite repeated calls, Lodha didn’t respond.
In Ahmednagar, over one lakh single women including widows, divorcees, abandoned and unmarried women above 40 years have been identified in the district-level survey by Zilla Parishad. Of this, as many as 87,287 were identified as widows; 5,649 were divorcees; 6,492 women had been abandoned and 1,298 were unmarried elderly women.
Now, the district has formed ‘guardian war rooms’ to ensure implementation of existing schemes and coordinate with such women who are needy. Ashish Yerekar, Chief Executive Officer of Ahmednagar Zilla Parishad, told The Indian Express —“The committee to look into schemes and well-being of women was formed just two weeks ago. Every Monday, we hold meetings with all HODs (Head of Department) to discuss policies and glitches. It will take us about two months to measure loopholes and design SOPs as per requirements of the women.”
“The survey has helped us create a ledger with details of each woman. We can contact them directly to resolve matters and have discussions to improve protocols,” he added.
Herambh Kulkarni from Ekal Mahila Punarvasan Samiti, the NGO that works for women rights issues had written to Chakankar with the same request to conduct a pan–Maharashtra survey. “Women impacted by Covid are being subjected to harassment, thrown out of homes by in-laws and disowned from husbands’ property rights. There is a need to assist these women, for which the state requires actual data to facilitate services,” he said.
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