Government gives the highest priority to ensuring the safety and security of women and has undertaken various interventions in this regard

India, Feb. 11 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

"Police" and "Public Order" are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Accordingly, the primary responsibility for maintaining law and order, investigation, prosecution, conviction and prosecution of crime against women and children including protection of women from domestic violence, rests with the respective State Governments and UT Administrations; they are competent to deal with such offenses/ criminal acts.

However, the Central Government gives the highest priority to ensuring the safety and security of women and has undertaken various interventions in this regard, including measures aimed at supporting women victims/ survivors of Domest...