For creating awareness about the women's rights and to check the crime against and exploitation of the fairer sex the government has planned to open Parivarik Vidyalaya (Family Schools) in the state. As per plan counselling sessions would be organized in the Family Counselling Centre at the panchayat level.
According to welfare secretary, Vijay Prakash, initially Anganwadi centres would work as counselling centres. Women of 20 families of the locality/village would be invited for counselling.
In this regard a discussion was held in Patna on Friday. Representatives from various NGOs working for the women's rights and officials of the Women Development Corporation attended it. It was hoped that the counselling sessions would help solve the problem of the mistreatment of women from the source. Women Helpline is already working to sort out the problems related to women.
Source: Bihartimes.com 28/July/2008
