The Delhi Commission for Women on Thursday issued a notice to Department for Women and Child Development, Delhi Government seeking a detailed report on the condition of shelter homes housing women and girls in Delhi. The Commission over the past several years has been regularly visiting shelter homes and raising the shortcomings therein.
DCW had shared the report of TISS on the condition of shelter homes in Delhi with the Department of Women and Child. A high – level meeting was held in the Delhi Secretariat in 2019 where in the Department was asked to take remedial measures for improving conditions of shelter homes and submit an Action Taken Report of the same.
The Commission through the notice has asked the Department of Women and Child to inform the current status of all the shortcomings pointed out by the Commission over the years along with a copy of the Action Taken Report on the recommendations submitted by Commission and TISS. Besides, the Commission has also asked the Department to inform whether any cases of sexual assault and harassment have been reported from the shelter homes since January 2020 and the action that was taken on them.