BRIEF NOTE ON THE FUNCTIONING OF NANDED SPECIAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN

It was, a first, important that you See us So we spoke of vision.

And now You must hear us As we are not the same, Nor do we have similar Stories, beliefs, needs

But we have Stand points From which we know, So Do not tell us what is true Or ask for proof.

We are web of interconnected Meanings, Diverse but interdependent, And spirited To resist being silenced and invisible. -Anonymous-

Special Cell for Women and Children at a Glance:

Special Cell for Women and Children is now a Program of the Govt. of Maharashtra Implemented by TISS as a Field Action Project.

A door opened there was readiness to experiments and individuals made it possible on both sides, partnerships have always been central to TISS and we used all the potentials that an Academic Institutions has, the State responded and Special Cell was born----

Ms. Anjali Dave, Faculty In charge TISS Project Director Strategic Aims of Special Cell:

Giving visibility to Violence against women and legitimizing the violated womens concerns and needs with in a Pro-women Perspective.

Working with the individuals and the larger system simultaneously within the context of trained Social Work Practice.

Developing a strategic alliance with the Police system for a more co-ordinate and in depth response to violence and integrating social services for violated women within system.

Engaging the women in problem solving through process oriented work to empower her.

Providing social services within the criminal justice system focusing on sociolegal aspects of the issue of violence against women.

And achieving the above within the ethics and values of the profession of social work and through service provided by Trained Full Time Social Worker.

MISSION OF SPECIAL CELL

The special cell for women and children is located within the Maharashtra police system to work on the issue of violence against women and children. The special cell undertakes its work within the frame work of the Indian constitution, which guarantees its citizens protection fro violence irrespective of gender, and recognizes that every human being has equal opportunities and rights. Special recognizes the woman as an individual in her own right with entitlements, including her social and constitutional rights, as guaranteed by the constitution of India, and as upheld by international instruments, like CEDAW, which have been ratified by India. Thus the mission of special cell is to work towards ensuring that women are recognized as individuals, with equal rights and opportunities in society, including the opportunity to live a peaceful, violence-free life.

The Mission of the Special Cell is to work towards ensuring that women are recognized as individuals with equal rights and opportunities in society, including the opportunity to live a peaceful violence free life.

The mission of special cell is equally important given the inequality in gender relations in Indian society, resulting from the patriarchal structures and other oppressive societal structures, which results in an imbalance in power relations. In its extreme gender inequalities are manifests as various gruesome forms of the violence against the women widely prevalent in Indian society include female infanticide, wife battering, harassment for dowry and dowry deaths, sexual harassment at the work place, rape and child sexual abuse. The patriarchal society recognizes a woman in terms of her relationship with men, perceiving her as a daughter, sister, wife, and mother and dose not recognize her as an individual in her own right. The special cell, located within the police system, works with a clear understanding of the state to prevent and counter it. hence the strategic location of the special cell within the police system facilitates the state to counter violence against women.

Special cells approach of work: Special cells priority of work is the violated woman, and it is committed to work in the interest of violated women as a marginalized and vulnerable group. The special cell works with all women, irrespective of caste, class and ethnicity. The special cell recognizes the violated women as the person with the rights and entitlements, and enables her to access these through the problem solving process. The special believes that the violated woman has innate strengths as well as the potential capacity to make her own decisions, and determine the course of her own life. She gets empowered through the problem solving process, which validates her experiences. The special acknowledges with humility the violated womans spirit to survive, and her struggle. Special cell intervenes within the frame work of social work practice. Pro women perspective within which special cell intervenes. Special cell works as the service provider within the purview of the PWDC Act and under Government Gr. Social work frame work Human beings are central to the problem solving process and social work practice believes that human beings changes with the interventions in all stake holders and the interconnected system. The principles which re followed over here are; 1. Self determination, where a woman is encouraged and supported to make informed decisions about her own life. 2. Individualization, where a woman is respected in her own right as a person / individual, and not on the basis of her relationships. 3. Acceptance of a woman in totality with a non judgmental attitude towards her, irrespective of her particular choices and behaviors. 4. Participation of women in the problem solving process 5. Confidentiality and the privacy to the woman, in accordance with her needs. Social worker Social worker plays very important role in the process of the cell as worker plays the vital role of practicing social work frame work within the process of special cell.

Working with systems Special cell works with the system to provide the long and sustainable solution to the problem of violence and harassment to the violated woman. Special cell not only works at the micro level but also it works with macro system where it creates space for the interventions at the macro level for this special cell is working with: 1. Building awareness among police personnel, member of womens vigilance groups, womens groups and caste panchayats as well as among youth, children and various community groups. 2. Advocacy for law and policy change pertaining to the issue of violence against the women. 3. Contribution to the social work education by integrating practice experiences into the teaching and learning process, with regard to the issue of violence against women and gender analysis. 4. Documentation, research, and dissemination related to the issue of violence against women.

Monitoring indicators

Monitoring indicators are developed under ten categories. And each of it is further segmented. Social work interventions for providing emotional support and strengthening the psychological self of the violated woman: 1. initiating problem solving process 2. facilitating womans process of self determination

Social work intervention for negotiating for non violence with various stake holders. 1. Building commitment for non violence. 2. Ensuring violence is non negotiable by asserting violator. 3. Enabling women to recognize the rights of women as human being.

4. Emphasizing with the criminal justice system for the identification of citizen rights in the case of violence or harassment with women. 5. Asserting womens rights to the families. 6. Facilitating women to access resources from the criminal justice system on the basis of their rights as human beings and as citizens, especially by analyzing and highlighting the needs of violated women. 7. Building alliances within the police system to enable the police to recognize the violence against the women as the potential or actual crime. 8. Building alliances with the police system for providing relief to the women. Social work intervention for building support systems for violated women: 1. Providing social services within the police system 2. Explaining the police systems procedures and structures to the violated woman. 3. Linking violated women with the police system so as to enable her to find the socio-legal and procedural paths best suited to her needs and entitlement. 4. Explaining the violated womens position and perspective to the systems, so as to gather support and understanding for her. 5. Introducing women to the various forums so as to enable her to reflect on her perception of herself within the context of the violence. 6. Training police and other arms of criminal justice system. 7. Dissemination of research findings into the criminal justice system, so as to develop a critical analysis within the system of violated womens social realities, together with the effective systematic response to the problem. 8. Various steps in providing her emotional support for the creation of self determination. Social work interventions for the engaging police help in the interest of violated women:

1. Harnessing police authority to help violated women, so as to enable them to establish their legal and normative beliefs.

2. Facilitating the police to priorities violence against women as crime, in day to day practice. Legal aid to facilitate the violated womens journey through the criminal justice system: 1. Preparing the violated woman to make informed choices regarding her decision to access the law by demystifying the law, and thus, enabling her to obtain her legal rights and entitlements. 2. Enabling violated woman to access the civil and CJS in accordance with her decision to obtain her legal rights and entitlements. So that she receives relief and remedies in law. 3. Explaining and negotiating with the CJS the needs and the rights of the violated woman. So as to prioritize the violence against women as a crime. 4. Explaining and negotiating with the community arbitration system. Social work intervention related to arranging shelter for violated women: 1. Ensuring the protection of the abused child in his / her best interests, so as to provide her / him immediate security. 2. Ensuring protection of the abused children. Social work intervention related to working with the men in the interest of violated women: 1. Challenging mens beliefs and attitude toward the violence against woman. 2. Engaging violent man in self reflection. 3. Informing violent man about the legal rights of the woman to assert the belief of no violence. 4. Assessing the contextual behaviour of the man and suggest him to change the violent behaviour. 5. Negotiating with the different stake holders in the process of the problem solving.

Social work interventions related to the re-establishment of womens relationship with their economic assets: 1. Facilitating the establishment of the womans legal and normative rights in relation to her economic assets in order to provide her autonomy.

Social work intervention for advocacy for group entitlement in the interest of violated women. Social work intervention related to the developmental counseling with violated women: 1. Introducing the woman to her rights as a person and as a citizen of the state with emphasis on the social justice and equality within the frame work of constitution of India. 2. Helping her gain control and confidence within a wider area of understanding of her roles and responsibilities. 3. Examining new and alternative ideas generated within the counseling process. So as to enable the women to relocate emotionally, physically and mentally for her changing life.

Services and programmes of special cell:

Violated children Negotiating violence holders.

woman

& Community groups

Other organization

Police system

for with

non Creating environment Creating

Building

alliance

stake of acceptance of the atmosphere for the with the police and human women rights of acceptance woman rights of other systems in human the interest of

violated

woman

and children. Promoting the rights of Building community Building women awareness awareness Building in awareness in the

organization on the police and other problems perspectives violated women. Building self confidence Training community on violence against women and systems on the

of violated womans problems Training police

and other systems on issue pertaining to violence against woman

Empowering women

violated

Harnessing woman to help violated

woman Building support system Enabling woman the to violated access

services, resources, assets due to her

Special cells process

A new client writes a detailed application describing the problems she has, faced, and what she expects out of the special cell. This works as a guidance for counselor.

Assessment made by the police if a woman who approaches them directly requires a social workers intervention

Meeting with the police in specific situations when the woman needs to know about law and interventions

Exploring options: what dose the women want? End to violence- mediation with the family/ spouse? A supportive process begins to challenge the social conditioning to accept violence as a normal part of marriage. Building a womans self confidence.

Letter sent by the special cell to the family/ spouse for a joint meeting. Another is sent after a week, home visits are made as and when necessary.

Police help if spouse does not respond to repeated letters and visits, or if he is in another state.

Joint meetings with family/spouse and the woman, facilitated by special cell. The husband is challenged to change, and accept that non violence is non negotiable.

Counseling, negotiations & support to woman and the family if she is to return: how to respond, numbers of police help line etc. if the violence dose not stop after negotiations.

Pre litigation support and preparation: strengthening & supporting the woman to deal with divorce proceedings and other legal procedures

If required: monitoring home visits by special cell to check on progress in case of reconciliation.

Intervention

Process of Intervention Supportive Process Empowering Process If she is overwhelmed, confused you may need to assist her to focus on the current problems or issues. Ask questions about her immediate needs and safety.

Listening

Take time to listen. let her tell you just how awful it has been and how she feels about it, Remember the special cell is her space.

Believing

Let her know you believe her

Let her know there are many other women in this situation. At a later stage, you can also, with permission link one empowered client who has gone through a similar situation with her.

Safety

State your concern for her Explore with her ways she can safety and wellbeing improve her safety e.g. a friendly neighbor, N.C. with concerned police station, protection order from court.

Responsibility of your understanding of domestic violence

Let her know she is not to State clearly you believe that the blame for the violence. she is not stupid or worthless responsibility lies with the non applicant and that unless he accepts this responsibility he is not going to change. Confront any myths she may have about domestic violence.

Information

Let her know there are ways this problem can be dealt with

Give her information about what she can do, how she can get help. Let her know how you can assist her where necessary.

Special cell as Service Provider:

Role, Responsibilities, Powers of Service Providers under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act-2005

Sec-5 of PWDVAct-2005 says

A Service Provider who has received a Complaint of Domestic Violence, shall inform the aggrieved person--A] Of her right to make an Application for obtaining a Relief by way of a .Protection Order, an Order for Monetary Relief, a Custody Order, a .Residence Order, a Compensation Order or more than one such order under .this act. B] Of the availability of Services of Service Provider. C] Of the availability of Services of the Protection Officer. D] Of her Right to Legal Services under the Legal Services Authorities Act. .. .1987. E] Of her right to file a Complaint under Section 498-A of the I.P.C., wherever .relevant.

According to sec-10 [2] of PWDV Act-2005

A Service Provider Registered under sub-section [1] shall have the Power to A] Record the Domestic Incident Report in the prescribed form if the aggrieved person so desires & forward a copy there of to the Magistrate & the Protection Officers having Jurisdiction in the area where the Domestic Violence took place. B] Get the aggrieved person Medically Examined & forward a copy of the Medical Report to the Protection Officer and the Police Station within the local limits of which the Domestic Violence took place.

C] Ensure that the aggrieved person is provided Shelter in a Shelter home, if she so required and forward a report of the lodging of the aggrieved person in the Shelter home to the Police Station within the local limits of which the Domestic Violence took place.

No Suit, Prosecution or other Legal proceeding shall lie against any Service Provider or any member of the Service Provider, who is or who is deemed to be acting under this act, for anything which is in good faith done, or intended to be done in the exercise of Power or discharge of functions under this act towards the Prevention of the Commission of domestic violence.

Sec-14 Counseling

The Magistrate may at any stage of the proceeding under this act, direct the respondent or the aggrieved person either singly or jointly to under go Counseling with any member of Service Provider who possess such qualification & experience in Counseling as may be prescribed.

The G.R. of Government of Maharashtra regarding declaration of Service Provider says,

As per sec 10(1) of PWDV Act, Service Provider should provide Psychiatric Counseling Family Counseling Counseling for a group of people who are victims of Domestic Violence & Family dispute.

Since the passage of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act-2005 Womens access to Justice from violence has gained further legitimacy in the eye of the law.

At Present there are 10 Special Cell Governed and Monitored by TISS all over Maharashtra as 1] Special Cell C.P Office Mumbai.2] Special Cell Dadar Police Station Mumbai 3] Special Cell Kandivali Police Station Mumbai 4] Special Cell- CBD Belapur Police Station Navi Mumbai 5] Special Cell S.P. Office Nanded 6] Special Cell S.P. Office Aurangabad [Rural] 7] Special Cell S.P. Office Pune [Rural] 8] Special Cell S.P. Office Nashik[Rural] 9] Special Cell S.P. Office- Wardha 10] Special Cell S.P. Office- Yeovatmal.

Each Special Cell has two full time Trained Social Worker having Masters Degree in Social Work. Procedures under DV Act-2005

Stage 1 - Listening to Violated women, providing information about law/ Doing preLitigation.

Stage 2 Receiving complaint /DIR filing.

Stage 3 Proceeding in court

Stage 4 Post order Proceeding.

Role of Service Provider in Pre-litigation stage / Role of the social worker/ PO in prelitigation:

First and foremost the social worker/PO needs to establish a supportive and empowering relationship. Women in violent relationship usually have a very low self esteem. Being supportive while also encouraging her to take control over life can be difficult. To establish supportive and empowering relationship

A] Listen to her

B] Believe in her

C] Consider safety as the primary issue

D] Let her know you understand the issues in domestic violence

E] Let her know that there are ways the problem cab be dealt with.

FACTS OF NANDED

Blocks 16 Villages 1612 Panchayat 1310 Population 28, 68,158 (census 2001) Literacy 68.5% male 81.14%, female 55.12% Agriculture and allied 80% Women population 13, 91,000 Nanded city municipal 4, 30,733 governed by Nanded waghada Municipal

Corporation. Literacy male 89% female 73% Slum 58 in Nanded city Slum dwellers 1, 56,241 Religion Hindu, Muslim, Sikh Tribal, Buddhist.

Legal institutions

Number of police stations : - 35 Number of magistrate courts: - 12 Number of magistrates in all courts within Nanded district : -40

Number of protection officers under PWDV act 2005:- 190 5 out of 190 protection officers are women. Number of service providers (institutions): - 2 Number of shelter homes in district : - 01 Number of short stay home in district : -02 Medical service providers / facilities: - 89.

Inception of the Nanded special cell

14 FEB 2003 Nanded operations started First team social worker was Laxmikant and Maya Waghmare, later joined by Angha Sarpotdar from Mumbai, started the operations, largely non cooperation of police changed to the co-operations from the police. There was least preference for the women related issue from the side of police in the beginning and this trend changed over the time. Social workers visited all 35 police stations, interacted with mahila suraksha samiti. Conducted meetings with them, tried to orient the people about the women issues. Major findings; no regular meetings, and there was no proper attention to the womens issues. The programmes and training and counseling took place by keeping mission in mind. Counseling Support system and preparing women to overcome crisis Help violated women to register cases; in terms of enlisting cases in police Facilitation for shelter For medical help coordinated with medical social worker in hospital Legal aid Role as liaison body between police and NGO Sensitization programme with community, police and govt. department with the

focus on gender sensitization. Jyoti joined the special cell and carried forward the work. And case work was very important,

STATISTICAL DETAIS OF SPECIAL CELL NANDED WITH THE LATEST TRENDS: -

On 30/10/2007 Special Cell for Women and Children are declared as Service Provider by Govt. of Maharashtra.

On 1/12/2007 Special Cell for Women and Children Nanded got Official Letter from Women and Child Development Department saying that Special Cell is declared as Service Provider under DV Act.

From 30/10/200731/3/08 Total number of Cases Registered at Special Cell Nanded are 59 [after declaration of Service Provider] out of that Special Cell referred 10 Cases under DV act. Out of 10 Cases --Cases ref. to PO- 5 Cases ref. to Court- 5 Special Cell filed DIR as S.P. 1 No. of Cases in which Interim Order passed by Magistrate.- 3 No. of Cases in which Protection Order granted by Magistrate 3

Total numbers of Protection Officer in Nanded district are 190 Total numbers of Courts in District are 12 & 40 Magistrates are there. Total numbers of Police Station in Nanded district are 35

From Oct-2006 to 20 March 2008 Statistics of Cases filed under DV Act received from District Women and Child Development Office which is Nodal Agency for DV Act

Number of Cases Registered under DV Act in Court 8 Number of DIR submitted to Court by PO- 3 Number of Petitions received by Magistrate Directly - 4

Number of DIR submitted to Court by SP 1 No. of Cases in which Protection Order granted by Magistrate 6 No. of Cases in which Interim Order granted by Magistrate 6 No. of Cases in which Residence Order granted by Magistrate 4 Number of Cases in which Compensation Order given by Magistrate -1

Trends in Nanded District while Implementation of PWDV Act-2005

1] PO`s are not Interested and not doing any thing about Implementation of DV Act.

2] PO`s who are accepting application under DV Act are Dealing themselves in the Cases of Domestic Violence, they are Playing role of PO, Magistrate and .Counselor.

3] Magistrates are granting quick Maintenance Order under DV Act-2005

4] Magistrates are responding to the matter of Domestic Violence in a Pro-active .manner if Petition and other documents are drafted well and carefully.

As Service Provider especially Special Cell is doing work as Follows: -

Special Cells interventions are primarily directed at the individual level with a focus on immediate Crisis Intervention as usually a women seeks help at the time of Crisis when the violence reaches a level that makes it either unbearable or threatens her life or that of her family member. Cell also looks into the matter of the womens holistic development if she desires.

A] Dealing with Cases under DV Act, doing Counseling, Filing DIR, and referring Cases to PO & Magistrates, approaching Courts in the Cases of Domestic Violence.

B] Acting as Catalyst in the Implementation of PW DV Act in district, doing .coordination among Violated Women, PO`s, Courts, Lawyers, Shelter homes, Police, District Women and Child Development Office who is Nodal Agency for DV Act.

C] Organizing Sensitization and Awareness Programs for Police, Womens groups at Community Level.

D] Doing Majorly Pre-litigation work in the Cases of Domestic Violence, providing Information to violated women about DV Act, Services available under DV Act, Mechanism of Implementation, Police Procedure, Court Procedure, Womens rights, Reliefs which can be sought under DV Act.

E] Helping women to Register Crime at Police Station.

F] Doing Advocacy for Violated women in Court, Police Station & at PO`s office.

G] Helping violated women to seek access to District Legal Aid Authority and seek Free Lawyer for Litigation, also working with District Legal Aid Authority.

H] Referring women to Shelter Homes as per their need and demand.

I] Helping violated women to prepare Record, draft application and other related documents.

J] Doing Co-ordination among All Stake holders like PO`s, Magistrates, Violated women, Legal Aid Authority, Shelter, Police etc in PWDV Act-2005

K] Supporting PO`s in discharging their duties and Implementation of Court order under this act.

L] Monitoring and Facilitating Implementation of PWDV Act in district.

M] Doing follow up of Cases referred Under DV Act.

N] Monitoring functioning of Shelter Home and working towards Creation of Safe Environment for violated women by visiting Shelter Home.

O] Doing Field and Home Visits so as to Create sense of Confidence and feeling of Support to violated women and get the exposure of realities of womens life at their home.

TABLE OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY SPECIAL CELL FROM THE DAY WHEN IT IS DECLEARED AS SERVICE PROVIDER: -

Serial Client Profile No

Details

30/10/2007 To 31/03/2008

Total clients with whom there was interactions

1.1

Number of New Clients

Clients who have Registered

59

1.2

One Time Interventions in Quarter

Total Number of People [Apart from Clients] who Approached the Cell for Guidance/Information/Referral/Enquiry Only Once

117

1.3 2

Total Clients Reason For Registering at the Special

New +One Time Interventions

176

Cell [ Multiple Criteria] Physical Violence by Husband 44

Physical Violence by Matrimonial Family 31 [ other than Husband] Emotional / Mental Violence by Husband Emotional / Mental Violence by Matrimonial Family [other than Husband] Relationship outside Marriage Second Marriage by Husband Sexual Violence in Marriage Physical /Mental/Economic Harassment of Natal Family Members of Women by Matrimonial Family Deprivation of Matrimonial Residence Child Battering [By Husband/ Matrimonial Family Members] Dowry Demands Financial Harassment/ Stress Husband is Un employed Husband does not go to Work Husband Does not give Money for Household expenditure Husband does not give Money for Medical Checkups/Treatment Alcohol Abuse by Husband Substance Abuse by Husband Desertion by Husband. Refusal to Give Maintenance 15 4 6 3 7 25 8 1 7 4 15 5 5 8 6 6 43 37

Refusal to Give Streedhan Deprivation of Right to Meet Children after Separation Physical Violence by Natal Family Mental Violence by Natal Family Sexual Harassment at Work Place Unwed Pregnancy Help For Reconciliation Wife Left Matrimonial House [ for Male Clients] Attempt to Murder Threats to Kill Doubt on Character by Husband

1 1

1 1 1 1 33 1

5 2 8

Physical & mental Harassment due to childlessness Legal Aid Help for re-establishing womens relationship with her property Cheating in Marriage Police help Help for Nonviolent separation Physical & Emotional violence by son 3 Types of Interventions From Special Cell [Multiple Criteria] Negotiations For Non Violent Reconciliations Negotiations to Stop Violence

7 1

5 5 3 1 25

28

Reconciliations Negotiations for Non Violent Separation Building Support Systems Enlisting Police Help/Interventions

16 4 23 9

Help To Register Crime at Police Stations 19 Legal Aid Providing Emotional Support and Strengthening Psychological Self Developmental Counseling Advocacy for Financial Entitlement/Maintenance Retrieval of Streedhan 1 15 1 29 39

Re Establishing the Womens Relationship to her Property Referral for Providing Shelter Under DV Act Referral for Medical Checkup/Examination Under DV Act Referral To Protection Officers Under DV Act Referral To Court Under DV Act Referral to Legal Services Authority Under DV Act

5 3

Statistical records of the special cell

Serial no.

Client profile

Details

2003

2004

2005 Three quarter

2006

2007

Total clients with whom there was interaction

1.1

Number of new clients

Clients who have registered in the year

53

79

101

199

190

1.2

On going clients

Clients with whom intervention is ongoing from the previous years

32

79

143

266

316

1.3

One time interventions in the year

Total number of people who approached(apart from clients) the cell for guidance/information/referral/enquiry only once

109

140

167

467

368

Total clients in the year

New + ongoing + one time intervention A profile of new registered clients

194

298

411

654

873

Clients refereed by

Ex clients Self (clients) 07

09 01

19 06

76 68

61 07

Relatives Womens organizations Childrens organizations Educational organization Voluntary organization Community based organization Jaat panchayats Political leaders Police Employers Media/journalists Lawyers/legal organizations Courts Mahila sahay kaksha Nanded police MTNK Any other specify Medical/paramedical organizations Current client Special cell(dadar,parbhai, pune ) Cell worker 01 01 01 02 01 02 01 22 01 16 06 01

01 02

01 04

01 06

05 01

02 03 02

02 01

01 24

01 30 55

01 65

01 05 05

02 10 03

02 08

22

30

21

22

01 01 01(pune) 01(dadar)

Police patil MAVIM WCD Vocational training center MTNK ex client Home guard MTNK parbhani Social worker Nagar Palika worker Collector office CWC MSS

01 07 04 02 01 01 01 02 04

02

01

05 01

15

01 01 01

3.

sex of the clients/complainants

Adult(female)

19

73

90

174

181

Adult(male) Children(female) Children(male) 4. Age of the client Less then 14 years

02

07

11

25

15 03

01 01

15-17years 18-24 years 25-34years 35-44 years 45-54 years Above 55 years 05 13 01 01 01 40 21 15 01 03 41 44 11 03 02

01 67 89 37 15 06

03 100 75 19

02

5.

Education of the clients

Illiterate

04

23

22

44

47

Functional literacy Primary level Up to matric/ SSC this includes HSC 01 13

04 08 35

03 25 54

13 64 51

23 78 33

Up to HSC Graduation Post graduation Higher studies Professional education Technical/ vocational course Religious education 01 01 06 06 02 02 2 08 03 10 02 15 08 08 03

Any other vocational skills Any other specify Not available Education certificate course 01 01 06

Reasons for registering at the special cell (multiple criterion) Physical violence by husband 30 48 65 120 124(including matrimonial family) Physical violence by matrimonial family (other than husband) Emotional/ mental violence by husband 34 39 76(including matrimonial family) 108 (both husband & matrimonial family) 150 15 20 02 07

Emotional / mental violence by matrimonial family (other than husband) Relation ship out side marriage

07

122

09

12

03

23(including second marriage by husband)

Second marriage by husband Sexual violence in marriage Physical/ mental/economic harassment of natal family members of women by matrimonial family Deprivation of matrimonial residence Child battering by husband and matrimonial family Dowry demands Financial harassment / stress Husband is unemployed Husband dose not go to work Husband dose not give money 08 27 02 30 28 23 09 80 52 85 20 13 04 17 05 13 67 07 04 05 11 10 19 08 17 01

for medical check ups / treatment Alcoholic abuse by husband Substance abuse by husband Desertion by husband Refusal to give maintenance 12 04 08 16 01 02 20 01 09 56 20 21 32 15 22 20(including cases of Streedhan) Refusal to give Streedhan Child custody disputes Deprivation of right to meet children after separation Attempt to commit suicide by clients Sexual violence in other situations (molestations/ harassment) Rape Physical violence by natal family Mental violence by natal family Physical violence at work place Mental violence at work place 01 02 02 31 01 01 02 02 01 01 02 03 02 01 02 03 05 03 08 01 01 02 07 02

Sexual harassment at work place Unwed pregnancy Child sexual abuse/ molestation Help for reconciliation Wife left matrimonial house for male clients Attempt to murder Threats to kill Doubt on character by husband Any other specify Breach of trust in marriage Breach of trust in property matters reconciliation Legal aid Violence by living partner Violence by son & daughter in law violence by natal family verbal abuse Negotiation for non violent separation 07 10 07 01 03 01 01 01 01 01 12 15 11 01 01 23 03 21 05 02 03 03 05 23 22 09 01 01

Non violent separation shelter villagers Non intervention Cheating in marriage Depriving women to conceive Deprivation of sexual relationship Harassment due to childlessness Belief in black magic Economic harassment by son Desertion by wife Violence by neighbor Non violent reconciliation Deprivation of residence by parents For police help

05 04 01 06 15 02

01

14

06 01

03

02 02 01 01

02 01 24 01 06

7.

Previous interventions before coming to special cell

By parents / relatives

33

38

57

118

138

Police Courts Family counseling centers Womens organizations Other NGO Mahia sahay kaksha of Nanded police MTNK Political leaders / tanta mukti any other specify Social worker Caste panchayat

13 06 02

23 03

30 03

54 01

42 07

02 04 08 01 06 08 13 05

03

02

03

01

01

02

02

02

03

06

12

06(including social workers interventions)

No previous interventions MTNK latur Police patil Lawyers quazi Shelter home

03

09

25

15 02

01 01

02

02 01

Types of interventions from special cell

Negotiations for non violent reconciliations

33

33

52

88

85

Reconciliations Negotiation for non violent separation Negotiation for divorce Negotiation for child custody Building support systems Enlisting police help/ interventions Help to register crime at police stations Legal aid Providing emotional support and strengthening psychological self Developmental counseling Advocacy for financial entitlements/ 13 19 01 10 47 24 68 02 28 10 01 33 19 01 07

14 05 11

20 08 58 39 105 25 112 35

68 120

80 146

81 124

21

91 08

86 35

Maintenance Retrieval of Streedhan Re establishing the womens relation ship to her property Referral for providing shelter under DV Act Referral for medical checkup/ examination under DV act(after 2006) Referral to protection officer under DV Act Referral to court under DV Act Referral to legal services authority under DV act any other specify Negotiation for regular maintenance DV act information 01 02 02 03 08 02 03 01 04 06 03 03 10 04 13

9.

Further referrals by special cell To medical institutions / hospitals To police To courts To shelter homes To legal services authority for free legal aid To NGO for other support services MTNK Any other De-addiction center Special cell AIDS counseling center Caste panchayats C.W.C. Tanta mukti gaon samiti 10 01 02 02 01 01 04 02 01 04 12 04 15 03 03 11 28 03 11 03 12 44 19 07 09 17 02 02 17 26 16 03

MSK Mahila takrar washim Vocational training center Relatives & friends of clients quazi 01 02 02

01

05 01

10.

Other interventions with community in the year Home visit/ call letter visits Visit to institutions 13 10 70 18 73 07 135 09 103 07

Hospital Shelter homes Legal services authorities Police stations Courts 10 08 16 20 25(including

Interactions with police

bureaucrats) Interactions with bureaucrats/ government officers/semi government officers. Interaction with protection officer under DV act Interactions with elected peoples representatives Interactions with local groups/ NGO/ social organizations/ religious organizations Visit to educational institutions MSK/MTNK Nanded Any other Visit to C.W.C. visit to protection officers Visit to WCD Participation in programmes and meetings. Meeting with MAVIM 01 11 08 04 01 03 15 02 07 09 04 08 04

Meeting with lawyers community education programme Participation in workshop courts Washim

02

10 02 05 08 03 01

Trends from the data pertaining to the work compiled in the five years of operations from 2003 to 2007

Crime against women in Nanded

Type of crime 2005 IPC 302 IPC307 IPC304(B) IPC306 IPC376 IPC363 TO 373 IPC498(A) IPC509 IPC354 234 18 103 22 19 11 28 41

Cases registered in police 2006 11 14 14 31 33 2007 17 08 09 31 28 29 218 13 101 213 07 89+

DATA OF THE ALL CASES REGISTERED TILL NOW IN SPECIAL CELL NANDED

YEAR

CASES

ONE TIME INTERVENTION

FEB-DEC 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 TOTAL

53 81 130 198 198 660

87 140 204 437 343 1241

TRENDS IN THE CASES AND THE SERVICE SEEKING BEHAVIOUR

These are the trends of the interventions done by the special cell workers in Nanded special cell. There is change of perception about the crime against women. Changes in the approach of the women towards the crime.