01167pab a2200193 454500008004000000100002500040245005200065260000900117300001300126520059500139650001800734650002400752650001800776773003800794908000600832909001100838999001900849952010500868180718b2012   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aBegum, Syed Mehartaj  aIndian constitution and the protection of women  c2012  ap.53-61.  aWomen constitute nearly half of the population, but their status in the society is miserable. Though government is working towards the betterment and upliftment of women, their condition is still miserable. This requires a considerable revisit of governmental policies and programmes. The focus must be target oriented, especially for the rural women, and there is need to ensure that the fruits of the governmental schemes and programmes reach them. Constitutional and legal provisions and policies need to be publicised extensively, especially in the rural and remote areas. - Reproduced.  aWomen - India  aIndia. Constitution  aConstitutions  aIndian Journal of Federal Studies  aN  a102770  c102768d102768  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 13, Issue no: 1pAR103230r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR