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Revision note: Women and Children: Laws, Institutions and Schemes

  • Art 15(3), 21A, 24, 39(e)(f), 42, 45; 106th Amdt (2023): one-third seats for women after the next delimitation
  • Census 2011: sex ratio 943, CSR 919; NFHS-5: sex ratio 1020, SRB 929, stunting 35.5%
  • Women: DV Act 2005, POSH 2013 (Vishaka 1997), Maternity Benefit 26 weeks (2017), triple talaq Act 2019, PCPNDT 1994
  • Children: JJ Act 2015 (16–18 heinous), POCSO 2012, PCMA 2006, Child Labour Amdt 2016, RTE 2009 (25% seats)
  • NCW 1992; NCPCR 2007; Childline 1098
  • Schemes: BBBP 2015 (Panipat), Mission Shakti (Sambal + Samarthya), Mission Vatsalya, Poshan 2.0, PMMVY, SSY, PMUY
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