Jaipur, Over 500 single women from all over Rajasthan
convereged today at the Udyog Maidan here to celebrate Women’s Empowerment Day.
Speaking
of the congregation’s significance, Ginny Srivastava, Senior Coordinator, Ekal
Nari Shakti Sangathan, Rajasthan noted that this is the first time an important
Women’s Empowerment Day event, generally known to be celebrated at block
levels, was being organized at the State level.Sangathan members have gathered
to share stories of struggle and strength, which will help deliberate and shape
a Maang Patra (Charter of Demands)to be submitted to the state
government. There is an evident hope among women here that “the newly elected
government will pay attention to the demands of the single women” and will
incorporate these in its future
directives.
Adivasi Ekal
Nari puppet team from Udaipur, Banswara and Dungarpur presented a puppet show
on violence faced by single women and how the support by the Sangthan women
translates into a source of strength for them. Kankoo Devi, Chairperson, Ekal Nariwho
has been working for the past 9 years feels “confident and capable of raising
voice”. .
Well known social
activist, Nikhil Dey appreciated the efforts undertaken by the members of Ekal
Nari Shakti Sangathan to raise their concerns and demand for betterment of
their lives. He asked that whengovernment officials are getting their pension
regularly and where our CM gets salary every month, why have the common people
not got pension for the last three to six months. He urged the Sangathan to
prepare a list of women who are facing problems regarding pension and to take
it up forcefully with the newly elected government.
He stressed
that the BJP government has assured before the elections that pension is common
people’s right, and that they have formed the government, they should extend
this right forthwith. He argued for increasing the pension amount to reasonable
levelsor else the pension of government officials be reduced to what is being
given to the common people, i.e. Rs. 500/ month. Adding to this, Dhuli Bai, a
community woman from Dungarpur, remarked that pension amount in the year 1999
was Rs. 125 which after 15 years today has become Rs. 500 although the expenses
have increased manifolds.
Speaking on
the issue of violence faced by women, Nisha Siddhu of NFIW spoke of thethe
promise that the new law against Domestic Violence brings in empowering women
with clear title, tenurial and compensation rights. She She also informed of
the Mahila Salah Evam Suraksha Kendras being run all over Raasthan to render
relief to women against violonce.
Women
representing different districts shared their experiences and struggles - Dhuli
Bai from Aaspur in Dungarpur, spoke about how alcohol abuse be men is making
women increasingly vulnerable to violence and atrocities
Shabnam, a
Sangathan member from Swaimadhopur, narrating the struggle she had to raise for
ensuring that women like her can get ration. shared that she had to lodge FIR
against the DSO and the ration dealer. However, the continued waging “after a
long time resulted in benefitting 600 families”.
Taking the
issue forward, Komal Srivastav of BGVS highlighted the need to implement the Right
to Food properly, ensuring that the list of beneficiaries is put up at the dealer
shops, there is adequate increase in the quotas of ration for families
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