(a) whether the Union Government had ratified the general recommendation
No. 17 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women (CEDAW) in the recent past;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT(SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH)
(a): General recommendations under CEDAW are explanatory in nature & are made
by the committee on specific topic. It is not required to ratify the general
recommendations
(b) & (c): Does not arise.