Volume : 2, Issue : 5, May - 2013

Spirituality and Social Work Intervention On Increasing Violence Against Women– A Study

D. Kodanda Rami Reddy, P. Manikanta

Abstract :

Since independence many constitutional remedies, women policies, programmes and women groups are implemented. But violence against women is highly increased. According to the NCRB statistics 2010, there has been a 4.8% increase in crime against women as compared to 2009. 22,172 cases of rape were recorded in 2010. 8.9% of the total victims of Rape were girls under 14 years of age, while 16.1% were teenage girls (14– 18 years) and 57.4% were women in the age–group 18–30 years. 94,041 cases have been reported under Section 498A IPC in 2010, showing an increase of 5% over 2009. As per the latest Census in the year 2011, the total female sex ratio in India is 940 per 1000 males and the female child sex ratio is 944 girl children per every 1000 boy children of the same age group. People believe on social action or social change. These change controls many problems as well as source for existing of many problems. Before the independence from British rule women faced violence. After the independence slowly the same situation arises. At present women facing violence from their living society itself. Only change in the ruling not in the reduction of the problems. It is not the social change or the social action. It is the time for individual realization which results in decreases of any problem. The individual Mahatma Gandhi realization helped in independence, Mother Teresa cultivated the seeds of service in human minds and Swami Vivekananda ought India into high stages of the world as the same many great souls contributed their life for human wellbeing and world peace.  Spirituality and professional social work can result in realization of individuals with scientific solutions and systematic methods which ultimately results in decrease of violence ageist women