About Nirbhay Chetna Initiative:
- It is a key intervention under the Nirbhay Raho initiative.
- It is a first-of-its-kind national initiative implemented under the Nirbhaya Fund.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Panchayati Raj
- It seeks to strengthen gender-responsive governance through Panchayati Raj Institutions by building awareness, accountability and community leadership among elected representatives.
- It is a landmark national initiative on the sensitisation of men towards women-related issues, including women’s safety and security that aims to strengthen gender-responsive governance at the grassroots level.
- Components of Nirbhay Raho:
- Nirbhay Chetna seeks to sensitise elected male representatives on gender equality and women’s safety;
- Nirbhay Netri focuses on capacity-building and legal awareness among elected women representatives;
- Nirbhay Drishti envisages the installation of CCTV cameras at strategic rural locations to strengthen technology-enabled safety infrastructure in Panchayats.
