Women and

Child
Welfare
A Step Towards Developing and Treating Everyone, young and
old, For the Better
What is Women and Child
Welfare
Governments and organisations implement certain
innovative programmes for women and children. These
programmes cover welfare and support services, training for
employment and income generation, awareness generation
and gender sensitization.
Need for Women and Child Welfare
Women and Children
Issues Faced by Children
 Economically and socially deprived environment
 Poverty
 Poor Sanitation
 Malnutrition and Undernutrition
 Diseases and Infections
 Child Labour
 Lack of Education
 Abuse and Violence and other crimes
 Malpractices against children
 Issues Faced by Women
 Gender Inequality, Discrimination, Sexism
 Violence against women Access to Education
 Employment Opportunities
 Reproductive Health & Rights
 Maternal Health
 Poverty
 Dowry-related harassment
 Gender pay gap
 Female feticide and infanticide
 and much more.
 What has the country done to make
there lives better ?

These organisations play a supplementary and complementary role to the other general
developmental programmes in the sectors of health, education, rural development etc., especially
with women and child welfare in mind
Some Women’s Rights
 The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
 The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (28 of 1961) (Amended in 1986)
 The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
 The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 (3 of 1988)
 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
 The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (PREVENTION,
PROHIBITION and REDRESSAL) Act, 2013
 The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013
Some Schemes for Women
Welfare
 Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme
 One Stop Centre Scheme
 Women Helpline Scheme
 UJJAWALA : A Comprehensive Scheme for Prevention of trafficking and
Rescue, Rehabilitation and Re-integration of Victims of Trafficking and
Commercial Sexual Exploitation
 SWADHAR Greh (A Scheme for Women in Difficult Circumstances)
 NARI SHAKTI PURASKAR
 Mahila Shakti Kendras (MSK)
 NIRBHAYA
 Mahila police Volunteers
 Some Children’s Rights
 THE RIGHT TO AN IDENTITY (ARTICLES 7 AND 8)
 THE RIGHT TO HEALTH (ARTICLES 23 AND 24)
 THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION, (ARTICLE 28)
 THE RIGHT TO A FAMILY LIFE (ARTICLES 8, 9, 10, 16, 20, 22 AND 40)
 THE RIGHT TO BE PROTECTED FROM VIOLENCE (ARTICLE 19 AND 34)
 THE RIGHT TO AN OPINION (ARTICLE 12 AND 13)
 THE RIGHT TO BE PROTECTED FROM ARMED CONFLICT (ARTICLES 38
AND 39)
 THE RIGHT TO BE PROTECTED FROM EXPLOITATION (ARTICLES 19,
32, 34, 36 AND 39)
Some Child Welfare
Schemes
 Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
 Setting up of Anganwadi centers.
 Juvenile Justice (CARE AND PROTECTION OFCHILDREN) ACT 2000
 Setting up of juvenile shelter homes.
 State Commission for protection of Child rights.
 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEMES
 Girl Child Protection Scheme
 Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
 CBSE Udaan Scheme
Women and Child Welfare
Globally
What can (should) we do for the
betterment of women and
children?
 Awareness
 Learn
 Conversation
 Appreciate and Support
 Donate
 Volunteer
 Everybody has a role
Thank You
-By Anusha S.