Women's Safety in Public Spaces in Ranchi and Hazaribag: Governance and Budgetary Challenges
There has been much attention to the issue of ending violence against women and girls both in terms of policy and programme responses. While a number of schemes have been put into place, there is a need to upscale as well as increase public spending on ending and preventing all forms of violence against women and creating an enabling environment that also advances gender equality and women’s safety in public spaces at all times, in all spaces.
This study report attempts to draw some attention to underlying issues in the domain of governance and budgets in the context of programmes and infrastructure development to address women’s safety in Jharkhand. It focuses on the cities of Ranchi and Hazaribag, and highlights some concrete evidence. The report brings to light the need to not only strengthen government programmes and schemes to address violence against women but equally the need for higher public spending on education, health and other critical areas that can support women’s rights and entitlements to a life free of violence and dignity.
