Session by the Women and Child Welfare Department in Oros!

On the 19^th of August 2017, a session was conducted by the Women and Child Welfare Department for 30 SHG women at Pokhran Gram Panchayat Hall. Mr. Bhujang Bhosle, the Women Protection Officer for Sindhudurg and Mr. Umesh More, the Child Protection Officer for Sindhudurg were the resource persons for the day.Mr. Bhosle spoke about the domestic violence that is happening in almost every alternate family. He elaborated on four major areas in which this violence takes place. He said that it is very sad to see women being ill-treated and yet no one wants to speak about it. They are just keeping silent and bearing it all; at times even at the cost of their life. He spoke about the provisions under law to protect women from this inhuman treatment. In conclusion he also told about some welfare schemes for the betterment of women.Later Mr. More spoke about the four fundamental rights of children. He told women that they have to protect these rights of children and make sure that the others too, abide by them. It is to take care of children and protect them from any kind of mishap. At the end he too told about the welfare schemes of Government for the children. At the end pamphlets which gave information about schemes were distributed to all.