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| Shelter homes, helpline to be provided for victims of domestic violence: Asiea | | Legislators raise issues of public importance in House |  Srinagar, October 6,(Scoop News)-Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Ms. Asiea Naqash while intervening during the Zero Hour assured the members that shelter homes would be created in both the divisions of the State by the Social Welfare Department for the victims of domestic violence.
“The victims of domestic violence can stay in these shelter homes, if their in-laws/parents don’t accept them for not succumbing to their pressure. At these homes, besides protection, these victims can be provided medical and legal assistance so that the perpetrators of violence are brought to justice,” the Minister said.
She said in order to provide timely police assistance to those facing threat of domestic violence, the government intends to open women police stations in all the districts of the state.
She said Government is also establishing a Women helpline 181 in the State. The helpline is intended to provide 24 hours immediate and emergency response to women affected by violence through referral (linking with appropriate authority such as police, one stop centre, hospital) through a single uniform number. This number would be compatible with all the existing telecommunication channels.
Objective of the Helpline is to provide toll-free 24 hours telecom service to women affected by violence seeking support.
The Minister further added that one stop centre would be set up which would serve as the referral point for the victims as it would be connected by a helpline which would be inter-connected with police and health centres.
The Minister was responding to a point raised by legislator, Ms Anjum Fazili in this regard.
Expressing concern over the increasing incidents of domestic violence, Ms Fazili in SMHS Hospital Srinagar alone, 18 female burn patients are admitted, apparently most of them victims of domestic violence.
She said the victims of domestic violence prima-facie often change their statements by succumbing to pressure from their in-laws or even parents, primarily due to the reason that they will have nobody to look after and nowhere to go if they take a stand against those who have committed violence against them.
“These suffering women need help and protection from the government,” she said.
Meanwhile, several issues related to the public importance were raised by the members during the Zero Hour in the Legislative Assembly.
Mohammad Khalil Bandh demanded completion of bridges in Yaripora and Reshipora areas of his constituency which have not been completed.
R. S. Pathania demanded modifications in the existing transfer policy of the Education Department.
Ravinder Raina demanded restoration of the powers of Director School Education Jammu which, according to the member, have been seized by the Administrative Department.
Rajeev Jasrotia drew the attention of the House to the recent incidents in PoK.
Mushtaq Ahmed Shah demanded that the PHE sector in Tral constituency be properly augmented so that the problem of water scarcity is addressed.
Shakti Raj Parihar demanded reduction in the power tariff.
Abdul Rahim Rather called for action against the officers who have deleted the names of people from the ration lists in his constituency.
Neelam Kumar Langeh projected the shortage of teaching staff in education institutions in his constituency besides called for blacktopping the roads of Ramban constituency.
Satpal Sharma demanded speeding up the work on the convocation centre being constructed in his constituency.
Syed Farooq Ahmad Indrabi demanded restoration of damaged power infrastructure in his constituency besides he also raised the issue of deletion of people from the ration lists.
Ravinder Raina called for giving the powers of issuing the PRCs to the SDM Nowshera and also bringing more vibrancy in the revenue department in his constituency.
Yawar Dillawar Mir demanded categorization of the criteria of APL/BPL category in the new ration cards.
Jeewan Lal demanded posting of BDOs and CDPOs in his constituency besides projected the shortage of staff in Degree College Bani.
Shah Mohammad Tantray demanded redressal of the water scarcity problem in his constituency.
Dr. Krishen Lal demanded exploring the possibility of promoting border tourism in his constituency.
Dina Nath Bhagat demanded taking up new roads in Chenani Constituency under PMGSY. He also demanded completion of all the road projects under execution in his constituency besides upgradation of the power infrastructure.
Aijaz Ahmad Mir demanded providing anti-rabies vaccine in SDH Zainapora and other health institutions in the Kashmir division.
Er Sheikh Rashid demanded release of certain political prisoners and also discussion on Article 35A of the Constitution.
Ajay Nanda demanded parity in the stipend being provided to the Jammu migrants at par with Kashmiri migrants.
Javaid Hassan Beigh called for taking measures for preventing the spread of drug menace in the State.
Rajeev Sharma demanded providing special assistance to the farmers whose crops have failed.
Gagan Bhagat demanded special assistance to the farmers as their crops have not yielded enough during the current season.
Abid Hussain Ansari demanded providing artisan credit cards to the handicraft artisans of old city Srinagar on the pattern of Kisan Credit Cards.
Bashir Ahmad Dar demanded that the condition of having Adar Cards in order to get the ration cards in Kupwara constituency be relaxed.
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