Women Functions
Women and Child Development Department, Government of Maharashtra puts in concentrated efforts in the area of women development to ensure survival, protection, development and participation of Women in a holistic manner. Some of the key objectives of the department in terms of Women Development are (but not limited to):
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Support to victimized, destitute and deprived women for their rehabilitation
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Protection to women who are victims of family and social violence
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Eradicate harmful social practices against women
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Provide skills and competencies to women that shall give them employability
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Develop a women workforce that is more likely to be healthier, have higher earnings and exercise greater decision-making power within the household Skill Development of women to Capacity building of women, encouraging their participation in decision-making
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Implement schemes and policies to increase the Child Sex Ratio
