Violating Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) rules, men often travel in coaches reserved for women, making women passengers uncomfortable, especially at night. Women have complained of men entering through the first two doors of the locomotive which are reserved for women, defeating the purpose of the reservation. As many as six lakh people travel […]
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Officials say that the caretakers charge more despite several notices issued to them. Women have to pay Rs. 7 or Rs. 8 for using the urinals which are free for men at the Kempegowda Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus stand. While men are charged Rs. 5 to use the toilet facility, women are […]
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The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Rule, 2017, mandates every organization with over 50 employees to have a crèche facility within 500 meters. The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is planning to start a crèche facility at its Central Office in Shanthinagar. BMTC administration said that “the project is in its initial stages.” With the workforce shifting […]
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HRT medicines, which are essential medication for menopausal women, are unavailable in government pharmacies Essential medicines for menopause are unavailable in government pharmacies. Dr. Somya Gupta, a gynaecologist in a tweet said, “So many essential medicines for menopausal women are not available in government pharmacy. It is frustrating to try to treat vasomotor symptoms of […]
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Officials from the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) say that they are still waiting for the state government’s orders on the matter of free bus passes for women. The free bus passes for women working in the organised sector, that were to be launched by KSRTC on April 1, 2023, will not be launched […]
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Sex workers in Karnataka continue to be neglected by the government. With only one recent welfare scheme for them, there are no awareness campaigns to educate them about it. Sex workers in Karnataka are unaware of government schemes that could help them. Karnataka Women Development Corporation (KWDC) has only one scheme, Chetana, for aiding sex […]
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CCRB ACP says Bengaluru’s lack of officers in general and not just women officials is the city’s main problem. Bengaluru has only 14.62 percent of women police officers despite Karnataka topping (LINK of the report) the states on delivery of justice in India. This means there are only around 2,000 women officers of the 17,000 […]
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There are only three percent of women in the first candidate list of JD(S). Janata Dal Secular has only three women candidates in the first list of candidates released in December last year for the upcoming state assembly elections, despite promising 35 percent women representation for state elections of 2023, back in 2021. Sheela Naik, […]
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Women demand more tickets from their parties for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections 2023 Women party workers are demanding more tickets for the post of Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA’s) from their parties. Meanwhile, parties say tickets will be given on winnability and other criterion and not just gender. “These elections will decide the power […]
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Key political parties are developing welfare schemes, especially for women. In the upcoming Legislative Assembly Election, the focus of political parties across Karnataka is more on women’s empowerment. Neeraj Shritar, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) member said, “The current political situation requires women power.” He added that in the upcoming election, 15 percent of seats […]
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