Urban News

  • Increase font size
  • Default font size
  • Decrease font size
Women Welfare / Development

GHMC to Train 500 Poor Women Cab Drivers

Thursday, 26 December 2013 10:00 administrator
Print PDF

The New Indian Express              26.12.2013

GHMC to Train 500 Poor Women Cab Drivers

To empower and generate employment for poor and marginalised women, the GHMC has decided to provide training to  500 women as cab drivers soon.

GHMC commissioner Somesh Kumar will convene a meeting on December 26 with a motor driving school, Raksha Motor Driving School, which provides training for women in driving taxis.

GHMC officials of Urban Community Development (UCD) wing told Express that a good number of applications have been  received by the GHMC in the last few days.

The proposed training would be provided to the candidates till they become proficient in driving.

Women who applied for cab training will be handpicked from poor and marginalised sections of the society to enable them to earn their livelihood. Most number of applications have been received from the Central Zone followed by East Zone and South Zone. About a dozen women also hold driving licenses. Besides technical training, the module also focuses on personal grooming, honing language skills and developing a feeling of empowerment among the women of marginalised sections.

Even in technical training the women would be acquainted with the mechanism of a car and taught to change flat tyres and fix minor problems, officials said.

GHMC will make efforts for their placements in companies, call centres, other government departments that require women cab drivers.

 

GHMC to train women cab drivers

Tuesday, 26 November 2013 11:19 administrator
Print PDF

The Times of India         26.11.2013

GHMC to train women cab drivers

HYDERABAD: If GHMC commissioner Somesh Kumar has his way, the city will soon see women cab drivers.

Speaking to the media after the weekly Prajavani (public grievances) programme on Monday, the city civic chief said two training centres in each of the five zones will be set up for women cab drivers by the end of December this year. After training, the women will be employed by the various private taxi companies, he said.

In other issues, the commissioner directed officers to ensure that the birth and death certificates are duly issued at all the Citizen Service Centres, especially in circles 8 and 10.

The service is also available at Mee Seva centres, he said adding that the directive follows complaints of some Citizen Service Centres not issuing certificates to the citizens.

Kumar admitted that many roads damaged from incessant rain were not repaired as sanctions for the same were being issued at the circle level. However, they would be taken up soon, he added. Kumar said he and other officials visited Barcelona recently to discuss arrangements for the World Congress Metropolis which is scheduled to be held in the city from October 7 to 10 next year.

The corporation would come up with an action plan within the next 15 days on the venue, organizer and budget, he said. The Secretary General of Metropolis, Allex Saux would visit the city in January to finalize various issues of the event, he added.

 

Corporation's 'jagratha samithis' to help women in distress

Monday, 04 November 2013 11:09 administrator
Print PDF

The Times of India             04.11.2013

Corporation's 'jagratha samithis' to help women in distress

KOCHI: There has been no respite in crimes against women in the city with even men in khaki among culprits, and vandals targeting a traffic warden in broad daylight on Saturday. Sensing the public outrage, the Kochi corporation has decided to move quickly and fast track its decision to set up 'jagratha samithis' to help women in distress.

The 'jagratha samithis' will be organized at the corporation as well as the division level and are expected to become functional by the month-end. These 'samithis' will provide all support to victims of abuse, including counseling and legal help. The decision follows the recent direction of the Kerala State Women's Commission to set up such groups

This year till September, the city police have registered 663 cases of crime against women, including 304 molestation cases, 18 kidnapping cases, 220 cases of cruelty by husbands and relatives.

"The 'samithi' will address issues faced by women. It is not really possible for women to approach the police with complaints due to several reasons. The 'samithis' will be able to bridge that gap and help women," said mayor Tony Chammany.

The 11-member 'jagratha samithi' at the corporation level will have mayor as the chairman, deputy mayor as deputy chairperson and members will include welfare standing committee chairperson, a doctor, city police commissioner or a person nominated by him, legal expert, counsellor, a district-level official of the social welfare department and social workers. The division-level 'samithis' will have councillor of the respective area, sub-inspectors of the area and anganawadi supervisors as its members.

Councillor Minimol V K, who has been supervising the setting up of 'samithis', said that women can lodge their complaints either with the councillor of the area or inform them over the telephone.

"A helpline number will be provided for women in distress to directly contact the corporation," she said.

Minimol added that if the 'jagratha samithis' fail to handle an issue, it would be reported to the police. In such cases, the corporation will extend all support to the complainant.

The civic body will also organise awareness programmes at the division level prior to the launch of 'samithis'.

In the last week, four women were molested or assaulted in public places in the city. In the first instance, a woman passenger was molested in a moving bus by the bus owner's son and conductor. In the second such incident, a migrant worker molested a woman at Vyttila Mobility Hub. This was followed by an assault by a drunken civil police officer on a woman who was trying to board a bus at mobility hub. In the latest incident, a traffic warden was assaulted at Kathrikkadavu on Saturday.

While the corporation is busy setting up jagratha samithis, a similar initiative, launched by the previous council, had failed to hold a single meeting to address women's woes.

  • The 'jagratha samithis' will be organized at the corporation as well as the division level and are expected to become functional by the month-end
  • These 'samithis' will provide all support to victims of abuse, including counseling and legal help
  • The 11-member 'jagratha samithi' at the corporation level will have mayor as the chairman
  • This year till September, the city police have registered 663 cases of crime against women, including 304 molestation cases, 18 kidnapping cases, 220 cases of cruelty by husbands and relatives
 
More Articles...


Page 2 of 34