Kudumbashree to launch crime mapping to check atrocities against women

The Kudumbashree women’s empowerment mission is set to launch crime mapping in 152 panchayats across the State this month to prevent crimes against women and children.Years after the first crime mappi

The Kudumbashree women’s empowerment mission is set to launch crime mapping in 152 panchayats across the State this month to prevent crimes against women and children. Years after the first crime mapping by the Kudumbashree in select panchayats led to the setting up of Snehitha gender help desks and made available the services of community counsellors, the mission plans to embark on a fresh exercise mapping 152 blocks (one panchayat in each block) in the State in the first phase this year. This follows an allocation of ₹20 crore in the State Budget earlier this year for crime-mapping in all local bodies with the aim of reducing crime against women by at least 25% in five years.