<p>Dr Nagalakshmi Chowdhary, chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Women, said on Tuesday that she planned to set up a call centre at the commission’s head office in Bengaluru to redress grievances of women in distress.</p>.<p>The call centre will function 24X7 and create awareness among women on different schemes of the government meant for them.</p>.<p>She was speaking to reporters after visiting ‘Sakhi-One Stop Centre’ at Lady Goschen Hospital. </p>.Acid attack: State Women's Commission Head meets victims in Mangaluru.<p>“A majority of women are unaware of various schemes launched by the government. It has introduced many schemes, provides subsidy for self-employment and imparts skill development training,” she stressed.</p>.<p>The chairperson stressed on creating awareness in schools, colleges and universities on various crimes and its consequences. </p>.<p>She said, “It is important to counsel boys on the severity of punishment for various crimes. I will be talk to the departments concerned on conducting awareness programmes on cyber crime, as we see a lot of children being trapped in it.”</p>.<p>Lauding the students who rushed to nab the suspect, Abin Sibi, who threw <br>acid on a girl at the Kadaba PU college here recently, Nagalakshmi said they would be rewarded by the Commission.</p>.<p>Nagalakshmi visited A J Hospital and Research Centre and promised all support to the three victims of the acid attack. </p>.<p><strong>‘Worried about exams’</strong></p>.<p>The chairperson told reporters that the victims were stable, brave and worried about their ongoing II PU exams. They had written the Kannada paper on March 1.</p>.<p>“I will meet the minister for school education and literacy to discuss issues related to the three students writing the remaining papers and the CET,” she said.</p>.<p>The chairperson said that the injured will be given compensation of Rs 4 lakh each. Later, they will get up to Rs 20 lakh for treatment, including corrective surgeries.</p>
<p>Dr Nagalakshmi Chowdhary, chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Women, said on Tuesday that she planned to set up a call centre at the commission’s head office in Bengaluru to redress grievances of women in distress.</p>.<p>The call centre will function 24X7 and create awareness among women on different schemes of the government meant for them.</p>.<p>She was speaking to reporters after visiting ‘Sakhi-One Stop Centre’ at Lady Goschen Hospital. </p>.Acid attack: State Women's Commission Head meets victims in Mangaluru.<p>“A majority of women are unaware of various schemes launched by the government. It has introduced many schemes, provides subsidy for self-employment and imparts skill development training,” she stressed.</p>.<p>The chairperson stressed on creating awareness in schools, colleges and universities on various crimes and its consequences. </p>.<p>She said, “It is important to counsel boys on the severity of punishment for various crimes. I will be talk to the departments concerned on conducting awareness programmes on cyber crime, as we see a lot of children being trapped in it.”</p>.<p>Lauding the students who rushed to nab the suspect, Abin Sibi, who threw <br>acid on a girl at the Kadaba PU college here recently, Nagalakshmi said they would be rewarded by the Commission.</p>.<p>Nagalakshmi visited A J Hospital and Research Centre and promised all support to the three victims of the acid attack. </p>.<p><strong>‘Worried about exams’</strong></p>.<p>The chairperson told reporters that the victims were stable, brave and worried about their ongoing II PU exams. They had written the Kannada paper on March 1.</p>.<p>“I will meet the minister for school education and literacy to discuss issues related to the three students writing the remaining papers and the CET,” she said.</p>.<p>The chairperson said that the injured will be given compensation of Rs 4 lakh each. Later, they will get up to Rs 20 lakh for treatment, including corrective surgeries.</p>
