"The policies/programes of the Government of India 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.

This book: Empowerment of Women: Public Policy and Governance in India, incorporates the original texts, in varbatim, of a select national government policies and programmes of India. It contains legislative measures and national programmes towards creating a better India.

For the first time, to fulfill the long-felt need of the students, researchers, policy-planners, civil servants/administrators etc,. this book is being brought out as a ready reference material, to be used alongwith the existing textbooks on Public Policy and Administration."
                                                                   [from Blurb]

Contents

Preface

Introduction

      * National Schemes : Empowerment of Women Government of India : National Pollicies and Programmatic Interventions for the Emancipation and Empowerpowerment of Women:

1. Sexual Harrassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Protection and Redressal) Act, 2013

2. National Policy for Empowerment of Women, 2001

3. National Policy for Empowerment of Women, 2011

4. The Protection of Women Domestic Violence Act, 2005

5. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (as amended in 1986)

6. The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Bill, 2012

7. The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (as amended in 1990)

8. The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 (3 of 1988)

9. National Commission for Women Act, 1990

10. Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding, Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992 (as amended in 2003)

11. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy, Act 1971

12. Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique PCPNDT (Prohibition of Sex Selection Act, 1994)

13. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (as amended, 1987)

Bibliography

Index