NRIs, to first
get the marriage registered.
CHANDIGARH, May 20, 2005
PTI
Punjab Minister for Social Security
and Development of Woman and Chidren Gurkanwal Kaur
cautioned the people today especially those who
are marrying their daughters with NRIs, to first
get the marriage registered.
Besides, social security number of the NRIs should
also be mentioned in the marriage certificate so
that in case of fraud, appropriate action could
be taken against the defaulters, she stressed.
Reviewing the women problems with
senior functionaries of Punjab State Women Commission
here, the State Minister said that number of such
cases had been reported, where NRIs bridegrooms
had deserted their legally wedded wife misrepresenting
the facts.
She said that now women need not to
visit Police Station in context of dowry complaints.
For this purpose, SDM had been appointed as a Dowry
Prohibition Officer and Children Development Project
Officers as Prohibition Officer in the State.
Kaur said that the Commission had
received... ... 532 complaints regarding Dowry,
Rape, Property disputes, Illegal relation, Sexual
Harassment at work place, Domestic disputes etc.
during the year 2004-05.
Out of it 71 complaints were settled with mutual
agreements, 145 complaints were under action and
318 complaints were filed for no action.
Representatives of the Commission
had visited women cell in jails, police stations
and factories to check the working conditions and
behavior met out to women.
They have written to the concerned
authorities for removing the dispenses, which they
found during their visit.
The Minister said that to protest
the rights of women, committees had been contituted
under the Chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner at
district level.
To improve the financial conditions
of the women, Social Security Department is running
many schemes including Mahila Jagriti Saheme.
There were 4530 Self Help Groups working
the State.
