Women and Society

• Women's position in India
• Social Problems faced by Women
  • Dowry
  • Child Marriages
  • Neglect during Early Childhood
  • Death during Childbirth
  • Female Infanticide and Fetal Killing
  • Early Marriage
• Atrocities on women
• Programmes for Women and their Impact
  • Marriage Legislation
  • The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
  • The Hindu Marriage Disabilities Removal Act,1946
  • The Hindu Marriage Validity Act, 1949
  • The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
  • The Special Marriage Act, 1954
  • The Hindu Widows Remarriage Act, 1856
  • The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
  • Socio-Economic Programme
  • Rural women's Development and Employment Project
  • Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas (DWCRA)
  • Indira Mahila Yojna
  • Balika Samriddhi Yojana
  • Plan of Action to Combat Sexual Exploitation of Women and Children
  • National Commission for Women
  • National Women Fund
  • Mahila Samridhi Yojana
• Hostel for working women
• Short Stay Homes for Women and Girls
• Support to Training and Employment Programme for Women (STEP)
• Employment and Income Generation-cum- Production Units (NORAD)
• Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK)
• Eradication of Child Prostitution
• National Policy for the Empowerment of Women
• Review & Amendment of the Legislation Relating To Women
• Rehabilitation Of Marginalized Women Of Vrindavan
  • Central Social Welfare Board
• Impact of different programmes launched by government on women