Uttar Pradesh State PCS

• 30 Sep 2021

'Nirbhaya: Ek Pahal'

Why in News

• On September 29, 2021, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched 'Nirbhaya: Ek Pahal' to encourage entrepreneurial skills among women.

Key Points

• In order to ensure safety and dignity of women and girls, Mission 'Shakti' was launched by the Government of Uttar Pradesh in 2020. In the third phase of this mission, 'Nirbhaya: Ek Pahal' campaign has been started, which will be financed from Nirbhaya Fund.
• Under this, training kits will be distributed to about 1000 women from each district of the state i.e. a total of 75,000 women.
• The implementation of this three-day special training campaign will be done by the state Department of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Women will be made aware of the central and state government schemes pertaining to entrepreneurship.
• Assistance will be given by the state government in providing capital through various schemes in the next three months after providing training to start the enterprise.
• Apart from this, the helpline number 18002126844 and website https://msmemissionshakti.in/ and a mobile app were launched by the Chief Minister so that women entrepreneurs can get all the information related to entrepreneurship at one place.

Police Torture

Why in News

• Recently a businessman resident of Kanpur died due to torture inflicted by Gorakhpur police. This death has again made topics such as the use of violence against people by the police in India and custodial death a topic of discussion.

Key Points

• According to the 'Status of Policing in India' report released by the non-governmental organization 'Common Cause', 3 out of every 5 police officers believe that the use of violence against criminals is justified. According to another report, between 2000 and 2018, more than 2000 human rights violation cases were registered against the police.
• Factors responsible for violence by police-
  
  • Absence of laws against torture in India.
  • Non-action of policemen in case of violation of human rights.
  • Slow pace of police reforms.
  • Low conviction rate.
• Provisions to prevent police torture-
  
  • In DK Basu vs West Bengal, the Supreme Court held that protection against torture is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Right to Life.
  • Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, logical grounds and rules for arrest and detention have been laid down in Section 41A, 41B, 41C, 41D.
  • Sections of the Indian Penal Code- 330, 331, 348
  • Indian Evidence Act Section- 25 and 26
• It is noteworthy that despite India's signing of the 'United Nations 'Convention against Torture', it has not been ratified yet.