GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENCOUNTRY-PROFILEINDIAMEASURES
India
Region: Asia / Population: 1,407,564B / Female Population: 681,060M
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Year(s) Measure Title Type of Measure Form of Violence
1953 Family Counseling Centers Services > Social services > Shelter Safe accommodation Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Violence against women and girls
1956 Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Trafficking
1956 Laws on trafficking Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Trafficking
1961 Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 (Act No. 28 of 1961) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Other harmful practices
1969 Short Stay Homes Scheme Services > Social services > Shelter Safe accommodation Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
1976 The Equal Remuneration Act 1976 Laws > Other relevant laws > Employment Labor law Violence against women and girls
1984 Family Courts Institutional mechanisms Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
1986 Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
1986 National Crime Research Bureau (Data collection) Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Violence against women and girls
1986 Penal Code Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Other harmful practices; Child early and forced marriage; Sexual harassment; Sexual violence; Stalking; Trafficking; Violence against women and girls
1987 National Legal Services Authority Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Trafficking; Violence against women and girls
1987 The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Other harmful practices
1992 National Commission for Women Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
1994 Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic Technique (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Other harmful practices
1997 Guidelines against Sexual Harassment at the Workplace - Vishaka V. State of Rajasthan Laws > Violence against women > Regulations Sexual harassment; Stalking
1997 Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
1997 Study on Domestic Violence Conducted by the International Center for Research on Women Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
1998 National Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Women and Children Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Trafficking
1998 Pilot Projects to Create Zero Tolerance Violence Zones Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Sexual harassment; Stalking; Violence against women and girls
2001 Economic Empowerment Programme to Prevent Trafficking Services > Social services > Longer term support Education Employment Housing and Financial Trafficking
2001 Gender Sensitization and People-Friendly Police Project to Address Violence against Women Services > Health > Training Sexual harassment; Violence against women and girls
2001 National Policy on the Empowerment of Women Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Other harmful practices; Other harmful practices; Sexual harassment; Sexual violence; Trafficking; Violence against women and girls
2001 Swadhar Scheme Services > Social services > Shelter Safe accommodation Trafficking
2002 Saarc Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution Regional Initiatives Trafficking
2002 Women's Help Line Services > Social services > Hotline Helpline Violence against women and girls
2003 Study on Trafficking in Women and Children Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Trafficking
2005 Indicators for Monitoring Gender Equality Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Trafficking; Sexual violence; Sexual harassment
2005 Judicial Handbook on Combating Trafficking Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Trafficking
2005 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Laws > Other relevant laws > Employment Labor law Violence against women and girls
2005 Manuals for Doctors for Dealing with Child Victims of Trafficking Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Trafficking
2005 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
2005 National Family Health Survey 2 and 3 Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2005 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2005 The Hindu Succession Amendment Act 2005 Laws > Other relevant laws > Property Inheritance law Violence against women and girls
2006 Anti-Trafficking Nodal Cell Institutional mechanisms Trafficking
2006 Articles 23 and 51 (Constitution) Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Trafficking; Violence against women and girls
2006 Human Trafficking Statistics Services > Health > Training Trafficking
2006 Judicial Manual on Combating Trafficking of Women and Children for Commercial Sexual Exploitation Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Trafficking
2006 National Commission for Women Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls; Child early and forced marriage; Other harmful practices
2006 Prohibition of Child Marriage Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Child early and forced marriage
2006 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2006 Programme: "Chalo Gaon Ke Ore" Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2006 Training and Capacity Building on Responses against Trafficking Services > Health > Training Trafficking
2007 Eleventh Five Year Development Plan Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Other harmful practices; Sexual violence; Stalking; Trafficking; Violence against women and girls
2007 Human Trafficking Handbook for Investigators Services > Health > Training Trafficking
2007 Regional Task Force - Implementation of International Conventions on Trafficking Regional Initiatives Trafficking
2007 SAARC Task Force Regional Initiatives Trafficking
2007 Ujjwala Scheme Budgets > Government allocation Trafficking
2008 Campaign: Bell Bajao (Ring the Bell) Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2008 Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
2008 Information and Technology Act Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
2008 Protocol on Prevention, Rescue, Repatriation and Rehabilitation of Trafficked and Migrant Child Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Trafficking
2008 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Gender Info Base meetings Regional Initiatives Violence against women and girls; Trafficking
2008 Study on Child Marriages, Situational Analysis in Three States of India Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Child early and forced marriage
2009 Campaign: "Daughters Against Dowry" Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Other harmful practices
2009 Campaign on Violence against Women Led by the Minister of Women and Child Development Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2009 National Campaign for the Prevention of Violence against Women Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2009 Statistics of the National Commission for Women on Violence against Women Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Other harmful practices; Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Other harmful practices
2009 The "Jago Programme" Organized by the National Commission for Women Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
2010 Central Advisory Committee Institutional mechanisms Trafficking
2010 Certificate Course on Human Trafficking Services > Health > Training Trafficking
2010 Crime against Women Cells Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Violence against women and girls
2010 Mahila Panchayats Institutional mechanisms Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Violence against women and girls
2010 National Center for Gender Training and Research Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2010 National Gender Budget Budgets > Government allocation Violence against women and girls
2010 National Mission for Empowerment of Women Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2010 Plantations Labour Act 1951 Laws > Other relevant laws > Employment Labor law Violence against women and girls
2010 Police Protection of Violence Victims Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2010 Safe and Honourable Tourism Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2010 The Personal Laws Amendment Act 2010 Laws > Other relevant laws > Family law Violence against women and girls
2010 Think Tank on Public/Private Partnership Institutional mechanisms Trafficking
2010 Topic of "Violence against Women" included in Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate Courses in Universities and Colleges Prevention > Education > Formal education Violence against women and girls
2010 Training by the National Judicial Academy and the State Judicial Academies on Domestic Violence Services > Health > Training Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2010 Training of Field Level Police Officers on Gender Violence Services > Health > Training Violence against women and girls
2010 Training of Police and Judiciary by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the National Commission for Women Services > Health > Training Violence against women and girls
2010 Training on Gender Violence in the National and State Level Police Academies Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2010 Women Police Stations Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2011 Aajeevika (National Rural Livelihoods Mission) Services > Social services > Longer term support Education Employment Housing and Financial Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Trafficking; Violence against women and girls
2011 Report of the Working Group on Womens Agency and Empowerment Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2012 High Level Committee on Status of Women Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2012 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Sexual violence
2012 Workshop on Human Trafficking (Training of Trainers) Regional Initiatives Trafficking
2013 Access to Safe Public Transport Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2013 Conference on Crimes against Women Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2013 Criminal Law (Amendment), Act 2013 Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Other harmful practices; Sexual harassment; Sexual violence; Stalking; Trafficking; Violence against women and girls
2013 Judicial Colloquium on Anti Human Trafficking Services > Health > Training Trafficking
2013 Nirbhaya Fund Budgets > Government allocation Violence against women and girls
2013 Regional Forum (India-Brazil-South Africa Women's Forum) Regional Initiatives Violence against women and girls
2013 Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Sexual harassment
2013 Standard Operating Procedure to Handle Trafficking of Children for Child Labour Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Trafficking
2014 Article 23 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2014 Article 39 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2014 National Adolescent Health Strategy Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2014 Web Portal on Anti-Human Trafficking Institutional mechanisms Trafficking
2015 One Stop Centers Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > One-stop centers Violence against women and girls
2015 Victim Compensation Scheme Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
2016 Central Victim Compensation Fund Budgets > Government allocation Violence against women and girls
2016 Guideline: Medico Legal Care for Survivors/Victims of Sexual Violence Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Sexual violence
2016 Rights of Persons with Disability Act 2016 Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
2018 Central Cybercrime Reporting Portal Services > Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Referral services Sexual violence
2018 Criminal Law Amendment Act 2018 Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Sexual violence
2018 National Database on Sexual Offenders Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Justice Violence against women and girls
2019 Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Police Violence against women and girls
2019 India 2019-21 National Family Health Survey Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
Cross-Border Trafficking between India and Bangladesh Regional Initiatives Trafficking
Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children Scheme Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
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