women empowerment is necessary as "WOMEN ARE HONORED WHERE , DIGNITY BLOSSOMS THERE" so women should know their rights and prepare for every life challenging situation

1. Women Are Honored Where, Divinity Blossoms There
Rights and Laws for
Empowerment of Women
in India
Submitted by:
Aarti Yadav (8482) Disha Tiwari(8542)
Aditi Rastogi(8488) Geetika Varshney(8549)
Ambika Mehrotra(8491) Manasvi(8575)
Anandita Gautam(8496) Mansi Sharma(8580)
Ayushi Gupta(8520) Megha Kumari(8589)

2. CONTENTS
• Women Empowerment
• Domestic Violence Act
• Hindu Succession Act
• Equal Remuneration Act
• Dowry Prohibition Act
• Eve Teasing Act
• Maternity Benefits Act
• Immoral Traffic Act
• Child Marriage Restraint Act
• Hindu Adoption And Maintenance Act
• Hindu Marriage Act
• Hindu Widow Re-Marriage Act
• Schemes
• Positive Stories
• References

3. Women Empowerment
Women Empowerment refers to increasing the
spiritual, political, social, educational, gender,
or economic strength of individuals and
communities of women.
Women’s empowerment in India is heavily
dependent on many different variables that include
geographical location (urban/rural), educational
Status and social status (caste and class).

4. Need For Women Empowermnent
Women Are Deprived Of:
• Decision Making Power
• Freedom of Movement
• Access to Education
• Access to Employment
• Exposure to Media
• Domestic Violence

5. Ways to Empower Women
 Providing education
 Self employment and Self
help groups
 Providing minimum needs like
nutrition, health, sanitation, housing
 Other than this, society should
change the mentality towards
the word “women”.
 Encouraging women to develop in
their fields they are good at and
make a career.

7. 1:Domestic Violence Act, 2005
“Civil law aim that providing relief to
women i.e. wives, mothers, daughters and
sisters affected by violence.”
The PWDVA includes actual or threatened
abuse against women in their homes
including those of a physical, sexual,
verbal, emotional or economic nature.
It considers more than two – third of
married women have experienced some
form of sexual of domestic violence
including being beaten, raped or forced
to provide sex.

8. Through this act, women are entitled to:
Protection: The magistrate can pass orders to stop the
offender from committing violence communicating with the
woman or intimidating her family.
Residence: can’t be evicted from shared house.
Compensation: can claim damages for mental and
physical injuries.
Monetary relief and maintenance: including loss
of earnings, medical expenses and damage to property.
Punishments for acts include a jail sentence
of up to 1 year or rupees 20000 fine.
Women have the right to get free legal
services under the legal services authorities
act 1987.

9. 2:Hindu Succession Act,1956
“The Hindu Succession Act,1956 is an act of the
parliament of India enacted to amend and codify the laws
relating to unwilled succession.”
• Any property possessed
by a Hindu female is to be
held by her absolute
property and she is given
full power to dealt with it
and dispose it of by her
will as she likes.

10. • Parts of this act was amended in 2005 and now called by
Hindu succession (Amendment) act.
• Earlier the act didn’t give daughters equal rights to
ancestral property but this disparity was removed by an
amendment that came into force on Sep 9,2005.

11. 3:Equal Remuneration Act,1976
1) It extends to the whole of India.
2) Duty of employer to pay equal
remuneration to men and women
workers for same work or similar
nature of work.
3) No discrimination to be made while
recruiting men and women
workers.
“An act to provide for the payment of equal remuneration to men
and women workers and for the prevention of discrimination on
the ground of sex against women in the matter of employment
and for matters connected there with or incidental there to..”

12. Advisory committee :
 For the purpose of providing increasing employment
opportunities for women, the government shall constitute, one or
more advisory committee.
 Every advisory committee shall consist of not less than ten
members, to be nominated by the appropriate government of
which one half shall be women.
Act not to apply in certain cases :
Any special treatment accorded to
women in connection with—
 The birth or expected birth of a child,
 The terms and condition relating
to retirement , marriage or
death.

13. 4:Dowry prohibition act 1961
1: It extends to the whole India except the state of Jammu
and Kashmir
2: If any person after the commencement
of this act, gives or takes dowry, he shall
be punishable with imprisonment for a
term which shall not ne less than 3
years and with fine which shall not be
less than 15 thousand.
“Dowry means any property or valuable security given or agreed to
be given either directly or indirectly.
By one party to a marriage to the other party to the marriage.”

14. Dowry prohibition officers
The state government may appoint as many dowry
prohibition officers as it thinks fit and specify the areas in
respect of which they shall exercise their jurisdiction and
powers under this act.
Functions of Officers
 To prevent as far as possible, the taking or abetting the
taking of, or the demanding of the dowry.
 To collect such evidence as may be necessary for the
prosecution of persons committing offences under the act

15. 5:Eve Teasing Act, 2011
Eve teasing is a ridiculous form
of enjoyment for men and a
physical as well as mental
torment for women. This is one
of the daily problems women in
Indian society face. Of all the
forms that violence against
women can assume, eve
teasing is the most ubiquitous
and insidious because it is
considered normal behavior and
not an assault to females.

16. Causes Of Eve Teasing:
 Lack of family values
 Stereotypical beliefs
 Influence by friends
 For fun and pleasure
 Section 294-IPC:
Whoever does any obscene act in any public place, or sings,
recites or utters any obscene song, ballad or words, in or near any
public place, shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to three months, or with
fine, or with both.

17.  Section 354-IPC:
Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman,
intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will
thereby outrage her modesty, shall be punished with impris­
onment of either description for a term which may extend to
two years, or with fine, or with both.
 Section 504-IPC:
Whoever intentionally insults, and thereby gives provoca­tion
to any person, intending or knowing it to be likely that such
provocation will cause him to break the public peace, or to
commit any other offence, shall be punished with
imprisonment of either description for a term which may
extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

18. 6:Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
“An act to regulate the employment of women in certain
establishments for certain periods before and after child-
birth and to provide for maternity benefit and certain
other benefit.”
• 1961, extends to whole India.
• Giving jobs period not less than
2 months.
Application of Act:
 Every establishment belonging
to Government, where persons
are employed.
[Factories, shops].

19. Facilities provided:
 Maternity leave:
Every women will be entitled to maternity benefit of 12 weeks.
 Option to work from home:
This act permit a woman to work from home , depending on
work..
 Crèche facilities:
Woman will be allowed 4 visits to crèche in a day.
On 11 August, 2016 Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill
introduced in Rajya Sabha by minister for Labor and
Employment, Mr. Bandaru Dattatreya.

20. 7:Immoral Traffic(Prevention) Act
“Trafficking in Person” has been defined with a provision for
punishing any person who is guilty of the offence of trafficking in
person for the purpose of prostitution.”
• 1956, extends to whole India except
Jammu and Kashmir.
• Came under the Central Government.
• Punishment: 2 to 5years..with 10,000 fine
• In case of child: 7 years or upto life time
with 10,000 to 2 lakh fine.

21. On May 22, 2006 Immoral Traffic (Prevention)
Amendment Bill was passed.
• Referred to Chairperson: Shri Janardan Dwivedi.
• Police Officer, who enforce this act is lowered from Inspector
to Sub­Inspector.
3 issues that is considered:­
a) Legality Of Prostitution
b) Publishing Clients
c) Trafficking Limited To
Prostitution

22. 8:CHILD MARRIAGE RESTRAINT
ACT,1929
Child marriages in India have continued despite the
enactment of laws for its prohibition as they have adverse
consequences on women’s health , growth etc.
 Penalties involving in child marriages
are provided in Child Marriage
Restraint Act 1929
 Draft prevention of Child Marriage Bill
2004 is preventing in the Parliament

23. RECOMMENDATIONS
• MWCD to advocate compulsory registration of marriages
• Age of parties to be verified at the time of marriage

24. 9:THE HINDU ADOPTION AND
MAINTAINENCE ACT,1956
This Act was enacted in India along with legislations like the
Hindu Marriage Act(1955),the Hindu Succession Act(1956)
and the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act(1956) under
the leadership of Pt. J.L Nehru.
ADOPTION
• The adopter must be Hindu and
child must be capable of being adopted
• They have to have the capacity to
provide for the adopted child

25. • Compliance with specifications met to make the adoption
valid
• Only unmarried Hindu women can legally adopt a child
while married can give their consent to adoption by their
husbands
• The child be the of sixteen or older

26. MAINTAINENCE
 A Hindu wife is entitled to be provided for by her husband
throughout the duration of her lifetime even if she is
allowed to live separately
 It is applicable for all marriages before or after the Act
 If wife is widowed , then it is duty of her father-in-law to
provide for her
 Under this Act, the child is guaranteed maintained from
his/her parents until he/she ceases to be minor

27. 10:Hindu Marriage act
• The Act applies to all forms of
Hinduism (for example, to a
person who is a Virashaiva, a
Lingayat etc….
• The Hindu Marriage Act provides guidance for Hindus to be in
a systematic marriage bond. It gives meaning to marriage,
cohabiting rights for both the bride and groom, and a safety for
their family and children so that they do not suffer from their
parental issue.

28. Conditions for marriage
• Section 5 of The Hindu Marriage Act specifies that conditions
must be met for a marriage to be able to take place.
• Void marriages: Either party is under age. The bridegroom
should be of 21 years of age and the bride of 18 years
• Voidable marriage: both parties must be sound of mind and
capable of understanding the implications of marriage
• Registration::Section 8 of the Hindu Marriage Act allows a
state government to make rules for the registration of Hindu
marriages particular to that state, particularly with respect to
recording the particulars of marriage as may be prescribed in
the Hindu Marriage Register

29. Divorce
• Although marriage is held to be divine, the Hindu Marriage
Act does permit either party to divorce on the grounds of
unhappiness, or if he or she can prove that the marriage is
no longer tenable
Remarriage
• Remarriage is possible once a marriage has been dissolved
by a decree of divorce and no longer able to be appealed
(whether there was no right of appeal in the first place, or
whether the time for appealing has expired, or whether an
appeal has been presented but dismissed).

30. Changes Brought About by the Hindu Marriage
Act 1955 :
1. The Act has declared that marriages amongst Hindus, Jains,
Sikhs and Buddhists, are valid.
2. The minimum age for marriage, 21 for boy and 18 for a girl.
3. Registration of Hindu Marriage.
4. The provision of divorce and the concept of divorce by mutual
consent.
5. The provision of re-marriage.
6. Legitimacy of a child born out of either void or voidable
marriage.
7. Provision for the custody of children during the pendency of
legal proceeding and even after the passing of decree

31. The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act was
legalized on July 16th 1856 and was enacted
on July 25th the same year. This cause was
championed by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar,
an important figure of the Bengal
Renaissance. Vidyasagar went ahead and
provided legal safeguards ensuring that
widows do not lose out on any inheritance that
they were entitled to by their deceased
husbands.
According to the act, widows were to give up
any such inheritance. This act was particularly
targeted at child widows whose husbands had
died before the consummation of the
marriage.
11: The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act

32. • If the widow re-marrying is a minor whose marriage has
not been consummated, she shall not re-marry without
the consent of her father, or if she has no father, of her
paternal grandfather, or if she has no such grandfather,
of her mother, or, failing all these, of her elder brother,
or failing also brothers of her next male relative.
• Hindu widows for many years were subject to extreme
hardships including the practice of sati, a social funeral
practice, which required a widow to immolate herself on
the funeral pyre of her husband. Sati was finally banned
in 1826 due a joint effort by social and religious reformer
Raja Ram Mohan Roy and the British, who condemned
this inhuman practice.

34. Schemes
1)Short Stay Home For Women
and Girls(SSH)
• Introduced in 1969 by the department of
social
welfare as a social defense mechanism.
• Aim is to provide temporary accommodation
to the girls and women which are homeless.
• Provide maintenance and rehabilitative
services
to women and girls which are suffering from
family discord, crime, violence, mental stress are
being forced into prostitution.

35. Schemes Cont.
2) Kishori Shakti Yogana
• Aims to improve the nutritional, health and
development status of adolescent girls
• Promote awareness of health, hygiene,
nutrition and family care
• Link girls to social environment and provide
opportunities for going to school
• Help them to learning life skills and become
productive members of the society

36. Schemes Cont.
3) Support to Training and
Employment Program for Women
(STEP)
• Launched by government of India in 1986-87
• Aim is to upgrade skills of women for self and wage
employment
• The target group includes the rural women and
urban poor
• Project duration is 5 years
• Funds are directly released to different NGO’s

37. Schemes Cont.
4) Swadhar
• Envisions a supportive institutional framework for woman
victim of difficult circumstances
• Provide shelter, food, clothing, and health as well as
economic and social security for such women
• Visualize the special needs of these women's and take care
of them
• There is no circumstances in which women should be left
unattended or abandoned which could lead to their
exploitation
and many more…..

39. The Lijjat Papad story
• Seven illiterate and poor women borrowed Rs 80 to start a
papad business in 1959 , Mumbai(Maharashtra)
• Its turnover from Rs 6,196 in the first year went up to Rs 300
crore in the next four decades
• 43,000 women on its revolutionary march
• Jaywantiben Popat, one of the women involved with this
phenomenal spirit, was honored at the ET Awards for her
outstanding achievements

40. Mann Deshi Mahila Sahakari Bank
• Chetna’s foundation established
in 1994 a co-operative bank
that is completely operated by
women and serves women customers.
• The bank was established with help of a group of illiterate
women and has now grown into a $562,000 firm by the end
of 2011.
• In collaboration with HSBC, Mann Deshi Bank established
the Udyogini Business School in 2007.

41. SEWA (Self-Employed Women's
Association)
Started as a trade union, registered in 1972,in
Ahmadabad founded by Ela Bhatt organization of self-
employed women workers who earn a living through their
own labour or small businesses.
• SEWA's membership, which is a nominal Rs. 5 a year,
includes women from a cross-section of society — from
vegetable and fruit hawkers to home-based weavers,
potters and manual labourers.
• Year Number of Members
1973 320
2002 17,50,000

42. http://www.aicte-india.org/
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ppt
Refrences

43. MAKE A DIFFERENCE ,
BRING A CHANGE,
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS,
BE BRAVE AND FIGHT.