#MeToo: GoM set up by Modi govt to deal with sexual abuses
The government on Wednesday constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) under home minister Rajnath Singh to strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks to deal with and prevent sexual harassment at work place, especially after #MeToo on the rise in the nation. The GoM also comprise defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari and women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi. They will recommend action required for effective implementation of the existing provisions as well as changes needed in the legal and institutional mechanisms to deal with sexual harassment of working women. “The GOM has been constituted in view of the felt need for broader consultation on this issue, from the point of view of developing appropriate recommendations and laying down a comprehensive plan of action and for ensuring its time-bound implementation,” the home ministry said in a statement. The GoM has been given a time-frame of 3 months to examine the existing provisions for safety of women and recommend further measures to make them more effective. -PTC News
