HOW HAS THE GOVT DEALT WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SO FAR?
Domestic violence has been continuing till now, it was in the past that many men used to be physically violent towards their wives and women were surviving that time also and still survive in this modern times.
It is estimated that around 37% of Indian women have experienced physical or sexual abuse in their whole lifetime. And these are just reported once but many might not report the case because of fear of getting exploited in society and getting neglected.
The Indian government has so far dealt with this issue. There are laws that will protect women when they are domestically abused like The Indian Penal Code Amendment 1983 which helps women who are married and suffer from abuse by their husbands and in- law. The other law is the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 which is the first law stating that women should be safe and to be at home without violence. The violators of this act will be liable for compensation to women. The Criminal Law Amendment 2013, the main aim of this act was to give strict punishment to those who have abused women.
Not only domestic violence is in terms of physical or sexual but there are cases of marital rapes, acid attacks, etc. The government has taken initiate and there are also NGOs that support women but the cases are increasing also every day. This issue cannot be solved easily and society has to change its thoughts regarding women and the issues faced by them.