Delhi rape case finds resonance in Economic Survey

An ordinance has been issued on sexual assault against women ordinance 2013 based on recommendations of the Justice Verma committee

After being at the receiving end of public ire, the government did not miss the opportunity of slipping in a brief policy statement on addressing the issue of violence against women in the Economic Survey. As part of the overall policy, it plans to implement a scheme for providing “restorative justice through financial assistance and support services to victims of rape” in the Twelfth Plan period.

In the chapter on Human Development, the Survey  tabled today in Parliament highlighted the Delhi gang rape case that shook the government after large-scale public protest. “An ordinance has been issued on sexual assault against women (criminal law amendment) ordinance 2013) based on the recommendations of the Justice Verma committee,” said the Survey.

A commission of Inquiry was also set up under Justice Usha Mehra to identify lapses on the part of public authorities and suggest measures to improve the safety and security of women in the Capital.