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During the programme, Advocate Ishfaq Rasool, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) spoke on the Dowry Prohibition Act and elaborated on its key provisions, legal implications and the need to eradicate the practice of dowry from society. He emphasised the importance of legal awareness and highlighted the role of frontline workers in educating communities, discouraging dowry-related practices and promoting gender equality.
Yaqoob, Protection Officer, Mission Vatsalya, also addressed the participants and provided an overview of Mission Vatsalya, highlighting its objectives, key interventions and important schemes aimed at ensuring the care, protection and welfare of children. He elaborated on various child protection mechanisms and emphasised the importance of coordinated efforts at the grassroots level to safeguard the rights and interests of children, particularly those in need of care and protection.
The programme witnessed participation from frontline workers associated with Mission Poshan and the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM). The District Mission Coordinator and Gender Specialists of Sankalp-HEW, Budgam, were also present during the programme.
The programme provided a platform for knowledge-sharing and interdepartmental coordination, focusing on strengthening the capacities of frontline workers to disseminate awareness about legal safeguards for women, prevention of dowry and child protection initiatives at the community level.
The initiative reaffirmed the Department of Social Welfare's commitment towards promoting women's empowerment, gender equality, legal awareness and child welfare through awareness and capacity-building programmes under Mission Shakti and Mission Vatsalya.
