The objective of the Mission Shakti is to provide to all women and girls including
differently-abled, socially and economically marginalized and vulnerable groups, in need of
care and protection, with short term and long-term services and information for their holistic
development and empowerment.
The components under Mission Shakti have the broad objectives of either protecting or
assisting women who are victims of violence or in difficult circumstances or for empowering
women. The objectives of the Mission are as under:
- Provide immediate and comprehensive continuum of care, support and assistance
to women affected by violenceand for those in distress;
- To put in place quality mechanisms for rescue, protection and rehabilitation of
women in need of assistance and victims of crime and violence;
- To improve accessibility to various government services available for women at various
levels;
- Making people aware about Government schemes and programmes as well as
legal provisions to fight social evils like dowry, domestic violence, Sexual
Harassment at Workplace and to promote gender equality etc.
- Capacity building and training of functionaries/ duty bearers under various
schemes/ Legislations;
- Collaboration with partner Ministries/ Departments/ States/ UTs for convergence
of policies, programmes/ schemes and to create an enabling environment for
public private partnership for safety and empowerment of women across sectors.
- Create awareness among masses for inducing positive behaviouralchangetowards
women and girls.
- To prevent gender-biased sex selective elimination; to ensure survival,
protection,education and development of the girl child.
