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LONGDING: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) in coordination with All Wancho Women Welfare Society (AWWWS) and CBOs conducted one-day awareness on range of issues like crime against women, property rights in the context of Arunchal Pradesh on Monday.
Other issues related to drug abuse and alcoholism, domestic violence and polygamy, with an aim to empower women and girls and to enable them to know their legal rights and its benefits, were also discussed on the day.
Speaking at the occasion, Deputy Commissioner Bani Lego appreciated the efforts of the APSCW and AWWWS for conducting the programme. He shared his concerns towards the issues of drug abuse, early marriage in the district and said that such awareness programmes can be crucial for bringing positive change in the society.
Vice- chairperson of APSCW, Heymai Towsik said the awareness programmes were being carried out in order to make women to understand their entitlements and legal rights. She urged women folk to refrain from engaging in activities like gambling as the role of a mother was important in the process of a child's upbringing.
Towsik also talked about the importance of SHGs in bringing about women empowerment. In his speech, she negated the culture of Panchayat pati syndrome and requested women leaders to be confident and lead from the front.
"The Commission is making all-out efforts to empower the women and they should know all the legal provisions that safeguard them" she added. Meanwhile, resource person Techi Hunmai who is also a member of APSCW gave presentation on the role, functions and power of the APSCW. She also said that the Commission was taking up with the government issues like Special Maternity Hospital, subsidized and collateral-free loans for women entrepreneurs and increasing the number of women police personnel.
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