16cr women do only household work





Nearly 160 million women in India--or 45% of the total working age population aged between 15 and 59--do only household chores and reported themselves as “not working“, according to 2011 Census. 58 lakh men too reported to be doing only household work. 

16cr jobless women India's `Great Invisible

Force'

Subodh Verma





Nearly 160 million women in India, 88% of which are of working age, that is between 15 and 59 years, remain at home doing “household duties“, according to census data. Note that these are women who reported themselves as `not working'.
All the other women who work also do domestic work. But these 160 million are the Great Invisible Workforce, primar ily involved in care work and rearing families.The total number of women in the age group 15-59, according to census data released earlier, is just under 355 million. The latest data shows that about 45% of them are confined solely to domestic duties. They have an interesting complement – men exclusively doing household duties. The ratio is, unsurprisingly, 28 to 1.
That is, compared to 16 crore women doing only domestic duties, just 58 lakh men are exclusively involved in household duties.The large proportion of working age group women who are confined to their home and hearth is partly because of social pressures, and partly the result of economic policies that have offered no opportunities to women.

Source::: The Times of India, 03.07.2014,  p.01, 
http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/index.aspx?eid=31804&dt=20140703#

At 315mn, India has world's largest student population





Subodh Varmandia has the second largest I population in the world and so most population-related numbers are bound to be big, but even so recently released Census 2011 data throws up a startling statistic--the number of students is a gigantic 315 million. This is not only the largest student body in the world, but Indian students would make for the fourth biggest country in the world, nearly touching the US with a population of 318 million. For comparison, China's student population is about 252 million as per Unesco statistics.The student population of 315 million has a slightly bizarre component to it. Census da ta gives the ages of these students, and over 3.3 million of them are above 30 years of age. In fact, over 12 lakh are above 60 years and 1.2 lakh are above 80 years. This suggests either that there was something wrong in the way questions were posed or framed, or some people are talking about their dreams.
But this grey area is small--just over 1% of the total.
But what is more troubling is the number of `students' reported in the 0-4 age group --a jaw dropping 10.5 million.
Marginal workers, P 10 Undoubtedly, parents have been pushing their young kids to join play schools in an attempt to give them a head start in later competition. But the scale at which this is reported is incredible.
The total population of 0-4 years in India is 112 million. That means about 10% of them are in pre-nursery ‘schools’ and probably crèches. About 9.5 million students are ‘marginal workers’. That is, they are working on an irregular or part time basis, not more than six months a year. About 60% of them are male.
This reflects the pressure families face in making ends meet, and the high costs of education.

Source::: The Times of India, 03.07.2014,  p.01,  http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=At-315mn-India-has-worlds-largest-student-population-03072014001113

Incidents of outraging women's modesty increase 89% in Mumbai



City Ranked Second Only To Delhi In Crimes Against Women

In 2013, a 22-year-old photojournalist, interning with a magazine, was sexually assaulted by five persons, including a juvenile, at the deserted Shakti Mills compound, near Mahalaxmi on August 22. Three of the accused in the case had similarly assaulted a 19-year-old call centre employee, on July 21.The crimes shocked the city but violence against women increased sharply last year, both in Mumbai and the state, with a near 100% rise in instances of sexual abuse alone. According to the National Crime Record Bureau’s (NCRB) 2013 report released on Monday, Maharashtra had the most cases of outraging modesty and insult to a woman’s modesty, with 8,132 and 2,632 cases registered respectively in 2013. Mumbai continued to be second among major cities with 1,163 cases of outraging modesty and 444 cases of insult to women.
Maharashtra witnessed a 107% rise in cases registered for outraging modesty, while Mumbai saw an 89.4% increase, the report said. Policemen said the increased numbers showed more women were coming forward to file FIRs than in the past.
Mumbai police spokesperson DCP Mahesh Patil said the increase in street patrolling has showed results as cases of chain-snatchings and other crimes against women have reduced. “Initially, women would fear social consequences of reporting a crime and the hurdles they would have to encounter in the police station while lodging a complaint. Now due to increased awareness, women are refusing to tolerate crime. They are coming forward to demand the accused is punished, which is seen in the increase in the number of FIRs registered.“Former Thane police commissioner S P S Yadav, said a higher rate of employment among women has increased their interaction with various sections of society, which in turn has exposed them to greater risk of sexual exploitation. This can only be countered by commensurate and enhanced security measures, he added.
Susieben Shah, chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women, said the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, introduced after the Nirbhaya case, has helped. “Earlier, police would register a noncognizable offence instead of an FIR when a woman would complain of sexual assault.
Now police are compelled to probe the cases,“ said Shah.

Source::: The Times of India, 02.07.2014, p.06,   http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Incidents-of-outraging-womens-modesty-increase-89-in-02072014004004

Cyber crimes up across India, state tops with 62% rise





Mostly Youngsters At Fault, Think They Won't Be Caught

The number of cyber crimes registered rose across the city , state and country in 2013, said the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report.Maharashtra topped the black list among states for the second consecutive year while Mumbai dropped one position to rank fourth against third in 2012 (132 cases in 2013 against 105 in 2012) among cities with the most cases (see box).
Though Mumbai improved, it logged more cases of banking card fraud, online sexual harassment and posting obscene messages to take revenge, showing that the other cities were being progressively more victimized by cyber fraudsters.
The audacity of the fraudsters is borne out by fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 15.48 lakh through ATMs from 37 Axis Bank accounts, including 14 belonging to Mumbai policemen. Some of these with drawals in June 2013 happened in Greece. Police suspect a gang had fitted a skimming de vice in an ATM adjacent to the state police headquarters in Colaba. The city has been witnessing a slew of online credit and debit card frauds, some com mitted abroad. People who have not even travelled abroad have had purchases worth lakhs made on their cards in places like the US.
On March 28, 2103, the cyber crime cell of Mumbai police received a complaint from television actor Mona Singh after someone uploaded an MMS featuring her in the nude.
Probe indicated it had been morphed.
Former IPS officer-turnedlawyer Y P Singh said the increase in computers and smart devices have fuelled a spurt in cyber crimes of social nature such as abuse, intimidation, pornography , fake emails, etc.
Unless the police crack down, the crimes will increase.
Younger people know that the social media is un-policed and believe they have a right to say whatever they want, said cyber expert Vijay Mukhi.
Mumbai police spokesperson Mahesh Patil said investigation has shown a majority of cyber offences are committed by youngsters either to take revenge or for fast money . “They commit the offence thinking that they can get away with it.“





Source::: The Times of India, 02.07.2014, p.02,    http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Cyber-crimes-up-across-India-state-tops-with-02072014002035

Mumbai ranks No. 2 in crimes against kids





75% Jump Sees It Overtake B'lore, Rape & Kidnap Cases Spurt

The state and the city have failed to protect its chil dren, shows the NCRB report for 2013 released on Monday Maharashtra remained fourth among states for the .
number of crimes against children in 2013 while Mumbai climbed to second position in 2013 overtaking Bangalore with a 74.5% rise in the crimes.The only mildly bright spot in the report for the state is the small drop in foeticide cases (29%). There has been a spurt under every other head, even kidnapping -90.2% in the state and 96.5% in the city -and rape --68.6% in state and 56.7% in city (see box).
On May 14, 2013, 13-yearold Aditya Ranka, the son of a diamond merchant staying in Girgaum, was kidnapped by his cousin, Himanshu Ranka, 28, and his friend Brijesh Sanghvi, 25. The duo had incurred losses in IPL betting amounting to more than a million rupees wanted to demand a hefty ransom. But the plan went awry and they killed the boy.
Cases of rape of children keep coming up with a sick ening regularity, particularly in Mumbai's slums. Police spokesperson DCP Mahesh Patil said they have in creased police patrolling, but cannot prevent rapes by persons known to minors.
Former chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Child Minaxi Jaiswal blamed the government. “The government is least bothered to take up the case of crimes against children. I have personally drafted several ideas to tackle crimes against children. But till date, the government hasn't done anything,“ said Jaiswal.
A senior IPS officer said innocent children are easy targets. “The accused lure children by offering goodies and easily gain trust before committing the offence.
Take the example of Kurla's Nehru Nagar rape and murder of minor girls that occurred in 2011. All the three minor victims were lured with chocolates by the accused before they were kidnapped, raped and killed,“ said the officer.
The officer added that the government has made it mandatory to lodge a complaint and begin probe immediately if a matter is related to minors.

Source::: The Times of India, 02.07.2014, p.02,   http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Mumbai-ranks-No-2-in-crimes-against-kids-02072014002012

State has most minors who fall foul of the law

V Narayan



In November last year, police arrested six juveniles for the gangrape a minor girl in Goregaon. The 16-yearold survivor was gangraped by six of her friends who drugged the girl and gangraped her inside a tunnel in Dindoshi. The juveniles took her to an isolated place before offering her a spiked soft drink and sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious.According to the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) report, Maharashtra has more juveniles in conflict with the law, placing it highest among states with 7,613 cases registered in 2013 against 6,218 the previous year. Moreover, 25% of these cases were thefts, burglary and riots accounted for 15% each, robbery accounted for to 2-3%, while the rest were accused of rape, dacoity , murder, kidnap, cheating and counterfeiting.
A police official from the central suburbs said juvenile remand homes are often breeding grounds for hardened criminals.

Source::: The Times of India, 02.07.2014, p.02,   http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=State-has-most-minors-who-fall-foul-of-02072014002054



Maharashtra records most custodial deaths again

Mateen Hafeez

Mumbai TNN





Maharashtra has once again earned the ignominious distinction of having the most custodial deaths of all Indian states, according to the National Crime Records Bureau's (NCRB) latest report.A total of 35 people died in police lockups in Maharashtra in 2013; just one of them was remanded in police custody by court. Second in the shameful chart were Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh with 15 custodial deaths each. And third was Gujarat with 13 deaths. State director general of police Sanjeev Dayal refused to comment on the 2013 statistics, saying, “I have not seen the NCRB records.“
Past NCRB reports show that Maharashtra had the most custodial deaths of all Indian states in 10 of the 13 years since 2001. In 2010, the figure was 23. The tally rose to 35 in 2011 and dropped to 24 the year after.
The issue of custodial deaths has, in the recent past, cast a dark cloud on the law enforcers in Mumbai. Agnello Valdaris, a 25-year-old resident of Reay Road, was picked up by the Wadala railway police on April 15, 2014, for an alleged theft and found dead three days later.
Akash Kharade, a 23-year-old resident of Kandivli, was found dead in the Samata Nagar police's lockup on April 22.
The latest NCRB report says that autopsies were conducted on all 35 people who died in police custody in 2013. Magisterial inquiries were set up in five instances and cases registered in two. No policemen were, however, charge-sheeted or convicted.
The figure of 35, the NCRB report explains, is just for the deaths in police lockups. Four more died in “police custody at the time of production or proceedings in court“ or during a “journey connected with investigations“ in 2013.

Source::::: The Times of India, 02.07.2014, p.02,   http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Maharashtra-records-most-custodial-deaths-again-02072014002023