426 cases registered under the Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during the year 2014 As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), they(NCRB) have started collecting data on the Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act, 2005 using Ministry of Home Affairs approved revised proforma of Crime in India since 2014. A total number of 426 cases have been registered under the Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act, 2005 during the year 2014. The number of cases filed under the Act clearly shows that women are taking recourse the law to get reliefs from domestic violence. State /UT Governments are responsible for implementation of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA), 2005. The Act provides for an inbuilt mechanism to facilitate the entire system of access to justice. It identifies specific functionaries such as the Protection Officers and Services Providers whose primary duty is to assist women in accessing reliefs provided under the law. All the States/UTs are required to appoint the Protection Officers, registration of Service Providers and notification of shelter homes and medical facilities. As on date, all State Governments have appointed Protection Officers. The Central Government has been emphasizing upon the need to impart training to First Class Judicial Magistrates/Metropolitan Magistrates through National/State Judicial Academies to deal with cases under Domestic Violence Act. Continuous awareness creation among men and women in the society through workshops, seminars, street plays, Nari ki Chaupals, Beti Janmotshav are being undertaken at the district level. Further, advertisements in the press and electronic media educating people about issues of domestic violence, Child Sex Ratio and Child Marriage etc are also being taken up. Platforms such as the International Womens Day and the National Girl Child Day are used to create awareness on rights of women. Through Sabla programme of this Ministry, adolescent girls in the age group of 11 to 18 years are imparted about training with regard to legal rights of women. This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
