Recommendations for Draft National Policy 2016

This document presents Azad Foundation's recommendations for the Draft National Policy for Women 2016, emphasizing the need for a focused approach on Non-Traditional Livelihoods (NTL) for women, holistic skill development, and proactive government intervention to create inclusive and equitable opportunities in the labor market.

The Draft National Policy for Women 2016 proposed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India is refreshing in many aspects and takes on board several concerns of the feminist movements in India, including the need for taking into account unpaid care-work of women, creating more gender disaggregated data and making skill and technology available to all, with a special focus on marginalized women. It makes a reference to the rights and social security of migrant workers and domestic workers, again important concerns for development and feminist activists. However, we would like to bring to the attention of the Government, certain important points.

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