The following steps have been taken by the Indian government for raising the status of women at par with that of men.
(a) Women are given the equal right to vote like those of men.
(b) The government of India has declared dowry as illegal and now no one can force the other party to give dowry.
(c) To impart education to girls various schools and colleges have been opened.
(d) Seats have been reserved for women in the legislatures to enable them to participate in decision making.
(e) Women have been recognised as a separate target group in our development planning, for raising their status at par with that of men. To achieve the above objective the National Commission for women was set up in January 1992.
