Toilets for women: Government to rope in Public Sector Units

Press Trust of India,  Jul 13, 2014.

"We are getting hold of people, the PSUs to come and build toilets (for use by women). It is a priority of this government," she told on the sidelines of a function here.

Asked if were being asked to pitch in across the country, she said, "Yes", adding, it was part of measures to ensure assist PSUs the project as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.

The minister, who was here yesterday for a book release, said she would be "very happy" to spend fund allocation under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development scheme to build toilets for use by women.

She also told reporters that the Centre was ready to launch Rape Crisis Centres across the country that would offer a range of support services for women victims of molestation and sexual assault.

"Women have to be given protection through many ways like education, employment, more specialised policing and Rape Crisis Centres," she said, adding the government was working in different ways and through different ministries.She added that women's safety and the specifics were being worked out.