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AIDWA Demands Withdrawal of the Order on Suspension of PcPNDT Rules
07 Apr 2020
AIDWA strongly opposes the unjustified move of theDepartment of Health and Family Welfaresuspending rules 8,9 (8) and Rule 18A under the PcPNDT Act, ostensibly due to the Corona Virus pandemic.This suspension goes against the main purpose of the Act to stop sex selection by means of certain basic and vital compliances that genetic labs and clinics etc have to follow in keeping records and submitting these for scrutiny to the appropriate authority and for re- registration.
Fulfil Your Promises and Ensure Basic Security for all Vulnerable Sections
04 Apr 2020
To,
Shri Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
New Delhi.

Pradhan Mantriji,
GOVERNMENT’S COVID PACKAGE: TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
27 Mar 2020
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) expresses its disappointment at the utterly insufficient Covid relief package announced by the Union Finance Minister yesterday. It reflects great insensitivity to the plight of the crores of lockdown-affectedpoor working people across the country, especially women.
AIDWA Demands Free Rations to marginalized and unorganized sections
19 Mar 2020
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) commends the efforts of the Kerala state government which has ensured that underprivileged children continue to have access to midday meals by delivering rice, wheat, beans, oil and snacks to their houses through the ICDS. The state government is also providing nutrition to children below 3 years, lactating mothers and pregnant women. The Supreme Court has also taken note of it and appreciated the positive steps taken by the Kerala government. AIDWA demands that these steps must be extended to the entire country.
AIDWA welcomes upholding of women’s rights in commanding position in the Army
18 Feb 2020
AIDWA welcomes the judgment of the Supreme Court that all women officers in short service commission are eligible for permanent commission and command posts in all branches of the Army irrespective of the number of years of service. Women in the Army have been fighting for this for the last ten years when the Delhi High Court granted them permanent commission in the Army. However, the government had refused to act on the Delhi High Court judgment.
Women Commanders in the Army
13 Feb 2020
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) strongly condemns the patriarchal and feudal attitudes still strong as ever in the government, administration and Armed Forces. This was explicitly exposed during the reply by the government to the Supreme Court during the hearing of the plea filed by a few women officers against the biasness in the Indian Armed Forces.
AIDWA demands - Stop police brutality on peaceful protests
11 Feb 2020
The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) strongly condemns the police brutality on a peaceful march of Jamia students to Parliament against the CAA-NRC-NPR. Eyewitness accounts and coverage exposes their brutality. More than 30 students were injured and taken for treatment. AIDWA is extremely appalled at the way male policemen targeted women protesters. Accounts of women victims show that these male police personnel targeted women's private parts and hit them below the belt so that no one could see the assault.
AIDWA demands immediate action against saffron goondaism in Gargi College
10 Feb 2020
The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) expresses shock and strongly condemns the harassment of girl students by a group of pro CAA supporters inside Gargi College on 6 February.
AIDWA Condemns Government’s Insensitivity To Women’s Needs Reject Pro-Corporate, Anti-Women, Anti-Poor Budget
01 Feb 2020
The All India Democratic women’s association rejects the Budget 2020-2021 as pro-corporate anti people budget which will increase the burden of women, particularly of women from the working class, minorities and other socially vulnerable sections. It notes that this budget has been presented in a context of an unprecedented systemic crisis in the economy that has been consistently ignored by the government.
AIDWA Condemns Death Threat against Brinda Karat and others
30 Jan 2020
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) strongly condemns the death threat issued in an anonymous letter in Karnataka against its patron Brinda Karat. This letter also targets several other prominent secular, progressive personalities which include actor Prakash Raj, Swami Nijagunananda, former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswami, etc.

This is a serious matter and the Karnataka government should immediately
investigate the origin of this letter and take appropriate steps to apprehend the culprit/s.