INDIA | ASIA
Eleventh Five Year Development Plan
Type of Measure
Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence;
Other harmful practices;
Sexual violence;
Stalking;
Trafficking;
Violence against women and girls
Year
2007
Brief Description
The Eleventh Five Year Development Plan (2007 -2012) addresses the issue of violence against women. It recognizes that every form of violence including female foeticide, rape, abduction, trafficking, dowry deaths, domestic violence and witch hunting has been on the rise. The Plan envisages that during the plan period justice delivery mechanism will be strengthened. Violence against women will be articulated as a public health issue and training will be provided to medical personnel at all levels.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of India to the questionnaire on violence against women 2010
Experiencing Violence?
