Vision 2031: Kerala to be made most women-friendly State; task force to investigate crime against children

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The Vision 2031 papers  proposes to motorboat  a ‘Distress Alert App' for women to alert the power  country   during emergencies faced by them. It besides  says steps volition  beryllium  taken to name  much  women constabulary  unit   arsenic  presumption    location   officers. (Photo for representation)

The Vision 2031 papers proposes to motorboat a ‘Distress Alert App' for women to alert the power country during emergencies faced by them. It besides says steps volition beryllium taken to name much women constabulary unit arsenic presumption location officers. (Photo for representation)

The Vision 2031 argumentation roadmap of the United Democratic Front (UDF) authorities that emphasises women and kid information proposes to signifier a task unit to analyse transgression against children and a scheme, Avalkkoppam, to forestall home unit and dowry harassment of women.

The papers takes superior enactment of the transgression against children. It underscores a zero-tolerance attack to specified crime, peculiarly against precise young children. Cases of execution of children are connected the rise. Investigation into a ample fig of them is closed citing that the decease is by suicide, according to the roadmap document.

Fast-track courts

To analyse children’s execution cases and those registered nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and guarantee condemnation of the blameworthy successful a time-bound manner, the papers proposes mounting up of a caller probe team. Besides the task force, much fast-track courts volition beryllium acceptable up for expediting the proceedings successful specified cases.

It moots authorities for strict enactment against officials liable for lapses successful probe of transgression against children.

A toll-free helpline and a portal that volition guarantee privateness erstwhile complaints regarding transgression against children are made, it says.

The Vision 2031 papers says Kerala volition beryllium transformed into the astir women-friendly State successful the country. It moots caller authorities connected the lines of the Disha Act successful Andhra Pradesh to forestall transgression against women. In 2019, Andhra Pradesh had enacted authorities aimed astatine awarding superior punishment to the blameworthy successful specified offences against women and to expedite proceedings successful specified cases wrong 21 days of committing the crime.

The papers proposes stringent enactment to forestall home unit and dowry harassment of women and an inaugural ‘Avalkoppam’ volition beryllium launched for this.

Women constabulary stations

Women constabulary stations volition beryllium started. Steps volition beryllium taken to name much women constabulary unit arsenic presumption location officers.

Jagratha samitis (vigilant committees) acceptable up for women information volition beryllium fixed ineligible status.

A ‘Distress Alert App’ volition beryllium launched for women to alert the power country during emergencies faced by them.

Steps volition beryllium taken to guarantee harmless question for women. Night-time ‘pink buses’ solely for women volition beryllium started connected main routes successful the State. A ‘smart information network’ of vehicles with GPS mechanics volition beryllium rolled retired to guarantee harmless question for women.

To marque nationalist spaces women-friendly, restrooms and eateries are projected to beryllium started. Hostels volition beryllium acceptable up for women travellers and visitors successful main towns.

Safety volition beryllium prioritised to pull women tourists to the State. Incentives volition beryllium fixed to women-friendly resorts and hotels. Special information volition beryllium fixed to women-only circuit groups. Steps volition besides beryllium taken to guarantee information of women who are employed overseas and look a crisis.

Published - June 13, 2026 04:17 p.m. IST

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