Question Discussion & Solution

• IPC Section 354 B provides safety and punishes the offender for compelling a woman to be naked, and shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine

The correct answer is To eradicate Child Mortality and Child Marriage in Society.

• Mukhya Mantri Rajshree Yojana-
  • The primary objective of the scheme is to eradicate child Mortality and child Marriage in society. 
  • This scheme also ensures to improve the girl child ratio and also promotes girls' education in the state. This scheme is implemented in both rural and urban areas. 

Key Points

• The Government of Rajasthan has initiated the scheme entitled ”Mukhyamantri Rajshree Yojana” in which the Government grants a subsidy of Rs.50,000 to the families on birth of the girl child.
• This scheme aims to improve the economic empowerment of girls in promoting education and provide them with a better future.
• Benefits of the Scheme-​
  • Under this scheme, the Rajasthan government will provide financial assistance to the total amount of Rs. 50,000 from birth to the end of graduate education.
  • The beneficiaries will get the subsidy in their account at the fixed time frame by the government.
  • The government grants benefits in the form of financial assistance to the parents on the birth of the first girl child.
  • The beneficiaries under this scheme will get the amount in their account at the fixed time frame by the government.
  • The State Government has allotted funds of Rs. 2221 crore for the implementation of this scheme for benefiting the girl child of the state.
  • This scheme aims to create sustainable growth of all these people that further helps with improving their standard of living in society.
• Eligibility -
  • ​​All the beneficiaries must be a native of Rajasthan
  • Only to those girls who were born in a private institution registered with the Government Hospital and Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY).
  • The parents will receive both the instalments whereas if the third child is a girl, then the parents would not receive the benefit of further instalments in the scheme.

The correct answer is When the pregnant woman has undergone two or more spontaneous abortions or foetal losses.

• The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 1994 allows pre-natal (pre-natal means before birth) diagnostic for certain medical purposes and diagnostic of pre-birth diseases, which includes chromosomal abnormalities; genetic metabolic diseases; hemoglobinopathies; sex-linked genetic diseases; congenital anomalies.

Key Points

• In such situations the doctor/technicians conducting such diagnostic shall check the following things and ensure that at least any one of these are fulfilled: 
  • that the age of the pregnant woman is above 35 years; or
  • the pregnant woman has undergone two or more spontaneous abortions or foetal losses; or
  • he pregnant woman had been exposed to potentially teratogenic agents such as drugs, radiation, infection or chemicals; or
  • the pregnant woman or her spouse has a family history of mental retardation or physical deformities such as spasticity or any other genetic disease. 
• In those circumstances when the pre-natal diagnostic is done, neither the woman nor her relatives should ask for the sex of the baby nor the person conducting the test shall say it either by words or signs.
• Also, it is mandatory for the person conducting the test to explain all the side effects, risks involved and then to take the written consent of the pregnant woman before conducting such a test.

A 2007 survey by the Ministry of Women and Child Development showed that 53% of children in India had been sexually abused. 

Important Points The Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) was passed by both houses of Parliament on May 22, 2012.  

• It came into effect on Children’s Day, November 14, 2012.
• Salient Feature of POCSO- 
  • It is gender-neutral.
  • It makes the reporting of abuse mandatory.
  • It makes the recording of sexual abuse mandatory.
  • It lists all known types of sexual offences towards minors.
  • It provides for the protection of minors during the judicial process.

From the above, it is clear that the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) came into effect on Children’s Day, November 14, 2012.

The correct answer is Section 3.

• ​Section 3: Prohibition of advertisements containing indecent representation of women:
  • No person shall publish, or cause to be published, or arrange or take part in the publication or exhibition of, any advertisement which contains indecent representation of women in any form.

Key Points

• The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986:
  • An Act to prohibit indecent representation of women through advertisements or in publications, writings, paintings, figures, or in any other manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Additional Information

• Section 1: Short title, extent, and commencement
• Section 2:  Definitions
• Section 4:  Prohibition of publication or sending by post of books, pamphlets, etc., containing indecent representation of women.