South Indian States Better For Women Than North India: Avtar Report
You will see a vast difference between the Indian cities regarding women’s safety and inclusivity. In some cities, crimes against women are on a rise, and in some, it is comparatively safer. In a report released by Avtar Group, it has been noted that cities from South India are better for women when compared to North Indian cities. This comparison was made in terms of women’s safety, social and organisational inclusivity and also ease of living.
The report was released by the Avtar Group, in which every city was given a City Inclusion Score (CIS). This score is a combination of the Social Inclusion Score(SIS) and the Industrial Inclusion Score(IIS). The SIS basically ranks a city based on how friendly, and safe it is for women whereas the IIS is about the organisational and industrial inclusivity for women. The 111 cities of the country were divided into two categories. The first category was cities with a population of more than a million and Category 2 was cities with a population of less than a million. Based on the CIS scores, Chennai has topped the list in Category 1 with a CIS of 78.41 and was followed by Pune (69.44).
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As per the report, Tamil Nadu has come out to be one of the highest-scoring states in the list, as the top 5 cities are from Tamil Nadu. Also, it is not surprising that the capital city, Delhi was ranked 14 on this list with a CIS of 41.36. Mumbai and Himachal Pradesh also made it to the top five in the list of State Averages of City Inclusion Score, as per the report.
Overall, the report shows that the Southern and Western regions of the country are doing far better than the Northern and Eastern states when it comes to creating a safe space for women, and also giving employment opportunities to them. Even Kolkata did not stand up to the expectations and had an average score of 54.80.
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This report should be an eye-opener for the governments of the respective states. This should make them come out with better and stronger policies for women to make their states more women-inclusive in terms of employment opportunities and more importantly, safety.
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