(a) whether the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 for protection of women has come into effect;
(b) if so, the steps proposed to be taken to ensure effective implementation of the Acts in various States;
(c) steps taken to create awareness among the people; and
(d) the number of cases registered so far in various States under the Act?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI RENUKA CHOWDHURY)
(a) The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
(No. 43 of 2005) has come into force on 26th October, 2006.
(b)&(c) The Ministry of Women and Child Development has advised
all State Governments and Union Territory Administrations to take
immediate steps as per the Act to
(i) appoint Protection
Officer(s) in each district and provide them with necessary
infrastructure;
(ii) invite applications from service providers
and register them after due verification;
(iii) publish the names
and addresses with telephone numbers of the Protection Officers
and service providers prominently in news papers and put the
information on the website of the State Government; and
(iv) give
wide publicity to the provisions of the Act.
(d) As per the information received so far from the State
Governments, 8 cases have been registered in Punjab.