Government
has taken a number of initiatives and steps supporting such initiatives
being taken by non-government organizations to ensure the dignity and
safety of women. In the backdrop of incidences of violence against women
which challenges liberal and progressive credentials of our country,
the Finance Minister Sh. P. Chidambaram pledged to do everything
possible to empower women and to keep them safe and secure.
Presenting
the Budget 2013-14 in the Lok Sabha today, the Finance Minister
proposed to set-up Nirbhaya Fund. Citing the multifarious role a woman
plays as a child, a young student, sportswoman, homemaker, working woman
and the mother who needs their support, the Minister announced that the
Government will contribute Rs. 1,000/- crores in this Fund. Shri
Chidambaram said that Ministry of Women and Child Development and other
ministries concerned will work out the details of the structure, scope
and the application of the Fund.