More than half of the population in the State is women. This Government assumed power during the time when the harassment against women was on the rise. Besides the general misfeasance, domestic violence and work place harassment are the issues we face. But to handle the problems of women, there is no department even after five decades of the birth of Kerala. Now, Social Welfare Department handles women’s issues as one among the hundreds of thousands of issues.The Left Democratic Front Government have decided to change this pathetic situation by taking up follow up actions. Procedures are on to change Social Welfare Department into Social – Women Welfare Department. Rs.25 lakh has been earmarked for the functioning of this Department. Heralding the formation of a Gender Advisory Committee, a full time Gender Advisor has been appointed. Empowerment of women is the declared policy of the LDF Government. Rs five crore has been allocated for the flagship programme for this. The projects are being implemented through Women’s Development Corporation, Women’s Commission and  Kudumbasree. This project aims at legal shield besides permanent campaigning and awareness creation.Finishing School Flagship Programme is another project for women, which aims at giving training and guidance to job seeking women. Rs. two crore has been earmarked for this in the budget allocation. To implement the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 effectively, 31 District Protection Officers are posted. Nine shelter homes have opened and 43 service providers are appointed. State / district level monitoring committees are formed to monitor these activities. Government have decided to strengthen the activities of these committees and to implement flagship programme and finishing school programme fruitfully and effectively.Honorarium of the sisters who work in anganvadis has been increased and opened 6746 new anganvadis, which provide 13,492 employment avenues. Permanent appointment has been given  to anganvadi activists having more than six months’ experience. Targeting the education becomes more efficient and qualitative, the Government introduced new curriculum for anganvadis. The 20 paise grant for wood fuel per child for preparing food in anganvadis has been increased to 50 paise. Rs.3.37 crore has been distributed equally to 6,746 anganvadis to purchase furniture and grocery. To distribute medicinal kit, Rs.1.92 crore has been allotted. Rs.3.5 lakh each for constructing buildings and Rs.50,000 each for purchasing toys have been allotted to 313 anganvadis in the coastal area under Tsunami Rehabilitation Project. As in the case of anganvadi workers, 37 awards are introduced for anganvadi helpers too. Pension scheme has been envisaged for anganvadi employees. The 55 supervisor posts lay vacant in Social Welfare Department have been filled up. By spending Rs.22.66 crore, new buildings have been constructed for 861 anganvadis.It can be said that the Women’s Commission was stagnant or in an antiwoman stand for the past five years. The Government could change and reorganize the Commission. Vigil societies have already been set up from state level to grama panchayat level. Needless to say, the activities of Women’s Commission in the State are alive and kicking. By the time this Government have come into power, the Women’s Development Corporation became a synonym of corruption and incompetence. Works are on to overhaul it from head to toe. For that the Corporation has been reorganised and a new Managing Director has been appointed.Kisori Sakthi Yojana, the Centrally envisaged programme to improve health dietary status and to uplift the social position of the teenage girls, has been started in 163 projects. It was a deserted project due to the non-allocation of money in the budget by the previous government.Another section of people, who are helpless in the society like women, are senior citizens. The Government have declared a policy to protect the senior citizens at their sunset of life, ignored by the offspring and relatives. To implement this policy, monitoring cells have been formed in district / state level. A nodal agency has been appointed to implement old age policy.

Pension for the physically challenged has been enhanced to Rs.160. Project for the rehabilitation of physically challenged has been started in Kollam, Palakkad and Kasaragod districts. Reservation has been introduced in Class I and Class II posts for the physically challenged. The power to appoint the physically challenged has been given to PSC. By this, 350 persons got appointments as per filling backlog vacancies. Rs.40.25 has been allotted for the treatment of 1358 physically challenged through Physically Disabled Relief Project.