Bhubaneswar, July 24 -- Even as sexual offences against women in the State have grown nearly 3-times (2.9) between 2010 and 2020, the Odisha government seems to have a very lackadaisical attitude in implementing the multiple schemes for the safety and security of women under the Nirbhaya fund.

As per the NCRB data, the number of rapes in Odisha in the year 2010 had been 1025, the count of offences had risen to 2,984 in 2020. The rapes have been up by nearly 3-times, when the population of women in the State has risen by around 10 per cent to over 2.3 crore, from nearly 2 crore in 2010. The above comparison shows a swift rise in the rate of sexual violence in the State.

However, despite facing political backlash over the rise in crime ag...