DURGAH KHWAJA SAHEB ACT, 1955
- Under this Central Act, the administration, control and management of the Durgah endowment has been vested in a representative committee known as the Durgah Committee appointed by the Central Government.
- The Durgah of Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishti at Ajmer in Rajasthan is a Waqf of international fame.
- The Durgah is being administered under the Durgah Khwaja Saheb Act, 1955.
NATIONAL MINORITIES DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE CORPORATION
- NMDFC provides concessional finance for self-employment activities to eligible beneficiaries belonging to minority communities having family income below the poverty line.
- Authorised share capital of the corporation has been enhanced from Rs. 500 crore to 650 crore.
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
- A separate Ministry of Women and Child Development came into existence in 2006.
- The Ministry has the main responsibility to advance the rights and concerns of women and children and to promote their survival, protection, development and participation in a holistic manner.
- The Ministry is in charge of the administration of the following Acts relating to women and children:
- The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (as amended in 1986)
- The Indecent Representation of Women (Prevention) Act, 1986
- The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 as amended in 1986
- The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987
- The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 (notified in January 2007)
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
- National Commission for Women Act 1990
- Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant food (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992
- Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000
- The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012
- Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) 2012.
- The Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children), Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament in August, 2011.
POLICY FOR EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN
- In 2001, the National Policy for Empowerment of Women (NPRW) was formulated as the blueprint for the future, with the express goal of bringing about the advancement, development and empowerment of women.
- The NPEW laid down detailed prescriptions to address discrimination against women, strengthen existing institutions which includes the legal system, provide better access to health care and other services, equal opportunities for women’s participation in decision-making and mainstreaming gender concerns in the development process, etc.
- The policies/programmes of the Government are all directed towards achieving inclusive growth with special focus on women in line with the objective of the National Policy for Empowerment of Women.