Kashmir Women Centre, J&K govt taking steps to improve condition of women in Valley
The Jammu and Kashmir administration and the Centre have taken initiatives to improve the lives of women in the Valley who have been subjected to injustices for decades, media reports said.
Gianna Gancia, a member of the European Parliament from Italy, said in a report published in Oasis Reporter that one of the main reasons for women suffering in the valley is patriarchal society resulting in stereotype mentality, gender discrimination, observing woman as an object.
And in that sense Valley is no different from rest of India, ironically women in the Valley are destined to face more victimisation as natives of a hardened conflict zone, reports ANI quoting the report.
"Resilience and empowerment are interrelated. Forced and acquired resilience is a long debate but understandable. Empowerment enhances resilience and empowerment needs internal and external support both. Women of the Valley are resilient but more because of inherent hardship being faced by them rather than measures taken by the system for their empowerment," Gancia said in the report as published in the news agency.
For instance, to provide loans to the poor women affected by the violence, the Jammu and Kashmir Women Development Corporation has been declared a channelising agency of Rashtriya Mahila Kosh. Those below the poverty level would get microloans at an interest rate of 9.5 per cent as against an interest rate of 8 per cent charged by Rashtriya Mahila Kosh, reports ANI.
The Swayam Sidha women empowerment programme (SWEP) is another major step taken by the Kashmir government.
The J&K State Women's Development Corporation has been appointed as a nodal agency by the administrative department, like, Social Welfare Department Government of Jammu and Kashmir to implement the scheme of Swayam Sidha Women Empowerment Programme (SWEP) in J&K, reports ANI.
"With educational, health and economic empowerment, legal and psychosocial counselling aligned with campaigns against stereotype patriarchal mentality can change the future of the valley," Gancia added further in the report.
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