JAGRATHA SAMITHI
🟩 Jagratha Committee
The Jagratha Committee is a local-level protection mechanism established to safeguard the rights of women and children and to ensure their physical, mental, and social security.
The primary responsibility of the committee is to take immediate action in cases of violence, discrimination, and exploitation against women and children, and to ensure necessary legal and social support.
- Protect the rights of women and children.
- Take strong and timely action against violence, discrimination, and exploitation.
- Receive complaints and initiate appropriate remedial measures.
- Coordinate with the Women's Commission, District Jagratha Committee, legal aid agencies, and other concerned institutions.
- Ensure that government welfare schemes reach the beneficiaries.
- Create a women-friendly and child-friendly social environment.
- Ensure community monitoring, cooperation, and support.
| Designation | Representative |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Grama Panchayat President |
| Vice Chairperson | Vice President |
| Convener | ICDS Supervisor |
| Co-Convener | Panchayat Secretary |
| Members | Chairperson, Welfare Standing Committee, Advocate, Police Representative, SC / ST Women Representative, Medical Officer, CDS Chairperson, Ward-Level Jagratha Committee Representative |
The Grama Panchayat Jagratha Committee is an important local-level mechanism functioning through the coordination of various government departments, elected representatives, and social workers to ensure the safety and welfare of women and children.
The Ward / Division Level Jagratha Committee is an important mechanism established at the grassroots level of local self-government institutions to ensure the safety and welfare of women and children.
The primary objective of the committee is to identify problems arising at the local level at the earliest and ensure necessary interventions, assistance, and support.
| Designation | Representative |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Ward Member / Councillor |
| Vice Chairperson | ADS President / Elected Woman Representative |
| Convener | Anganwadi Worker / ASHA Worker / SC-ST Promoter |
| Joint Convener | Member selected by the committee |
| Members | Doctor, Advocate, Retired Officials, Representatives of Voluntary Organizations, Political Party Representatives, ADS / CDS Representative |
| Ex-Officio Members | Health Worker, Sanitation Committee Representative, Anganwadi Teacher, Ward Development Committee Convener, Balasabha President |
- 👩 Take immediate action in cases of violence, abuse, discrimination, and other forms of harassment against women and children.
- ⚖️ Receive complaints and provide assistance for necessary legal and administrative action.
- 🤝 Ensure coordination with institutions such as the Women's Commission, Child Welfare Committee, Police, and Legal Services Authority.
- 🏡 Undertake activities to prevent domestic violence, child labour, child marriage, and social injustices against women and children.
- 📢 Organize awareness programmes on the rights of women and children.
- 🌸 Support initiatives for creating a women-friendly and child-friendly village environment.
- 🤲 Coordinate to provide necessary assistance and guidance to women and children facing difficulties or distress.
💜 Women and Child Safety Message
The primary objective of the Jagratha Committee is to protect the rights of women and children and create a safe and discrimination-free social environment.
If any violation of rights, violence, abuse, or exploitation against women or children comes to notice, the concerned authorities should be informed promptly and assistance from the Jagratha Committee should be sought.
“Safe Women – Safe Children – Safe Society” is the guiding objective of the Jagratha Committee, which functions with the cooperation and support of the community.
