| 词条 | All India Mahila Congress | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|name = All India Mahila Congress |party_logo = |abbreviation = AIMC |colorcode = {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}} |president = Sushmita Dev, Member of Parliament |foundation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|1984|9}} |headquarter = 24, Akbar Road, New Delhi 110001 |publication = Congress Sandesh |youth = Indian Youth Congress |students = NSUI |labour = INTUC |mother party = Indian National Congress |website = www.aimc.in The All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), also referred to as Mahila Congress, is the women’s wing of the All India Congress Committee. Ms. Sushmita Dev, Member of Parliament (Silchar) is the current President of the AIMC. The All India Mahila Congress was given a separate entity in 1983, with the status of a Frontal Organization of the AICC from a Women’s Cell or a Women’s Wing of 1952. A meeting of Congress women attending the AICC session was held at Shanmugam Hall, Bombay on 21st October 1983. The then Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi took time off from the session to address them. A meeting of the State Conveners of the Congress Women’s Front was also held during the AICC Session. Shri Rajiv Gandhi, M.P and General Secretary, AICC attended the meeting and listened to their problems. A Resolution was passed, that an independent & full fledged status should be given to the party’s women’s organization which was till then regarded as a Wing or a Front Cell of the party. Smt. Abida Begum was the Chairperson of the Cell and Smt. Margaret Alwa was the Convener. The Resolution was referred to the AICC for necessary approval. A Constitution Review Committee was constituted to recast the Constitution of the Women’s Front to make it’s functioning more dynamic. The members of the Committee were:- Smt. Abida Begum, MP, Chairperson Women’s Front; Smt. Margaret Alva, MP, Convener, Women’s Front; Miss Mehmooda Begum, Joint Secretary AICC; Smt. Sunanda Bandari, Advocate; Smt. Vidhyawati Chaturvedi, MP (Former) Chairperson Women’s Wing; and Smt. M. Chandrasekhar, MP, Member Parliamentary Board. A provision was made to start a membership drive separately. Just before the Plenary Session in Calcutta in December 1984, Mahila Congress was very fortunate to have housed at New Headquarters at No. 1, Talkatora Road, New Delhi on 17th November 1984. This historic day was celebrated by Shri Rajiv Gandhi, the then General Secretary of AICC, traditionally lighting the ceremonial lamp. A 2-day National Convention of Mahila Congress was held at Bangalore on 15th – 16th September 1984. The convention was inaugurated by Former Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi and valedictory address was delivered by Shri Rajiv Gandhi. A new Constitution was approved and adopted at the Convention to convert the Congress Mahila Cell into a Frontal Organization and name it as All India Mahila Congress. The All India Mahila Congress started functioning as an independent Frontal Organization with the approval of AICC President from 1984 at National Level and spread to State, District, Mandal and Block level. The 1984 Bangalore convention of the Mahila Congress was in a way a milestone in the history of the women’s movement in the country. From Bangalore till today, the Mahila Congress has come a long way. The Congress party under the dynamic leadership of Smt. Indira Gandhi and Shri Rajiv Gandhi has paid special attention to women in the past and it continues to do so under the inspiring leadership of Smt. Sonia Gandhi who has brought enormous political changes into the body politic so much so that we can once again look towards the future with hope and confidence. First Membership drive was launched on June 1, 1984 and the target set was to enroll 10,00,000 (Ten Lacs) members by September 30, 1984. In the beginning, Mahila Congress was more of a social organization, rather than a political one, carrying out various activities of women and child welfare like setting up of an All India Society for Welfare of Women and Children called “ROSHINI”, to render voluntary services in health, education, and preventive care etc to women of neglected and overcrowded localities along with a centre for training of women in tailoring and handicrafts. All India Society for the Welfare of Women and Children under the umbrella of the Mahila Congress was registered in May, 1984. “ROSHINI” participated in the relief work provided by Mahila Congress after the national calamities. A project called “MAMTA” was also launched to start crèche or day care centres for the children of working mothers. Legal Aid for women or Law wing was inaugurated on 18th April, 1984. Law wing organized conferences on women related issues. Shri P.V. Narsimha Rao constituted a committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. Rajendra Kumar Bajpai to look into the constitution and functioning of All India Mahila Congress and to make suggestions to revitalize and strengthen it in the light of Smt. Meira Kumar’s report of a committee which was appointed to go into the structure, functioning and status of All India Mahila Congress and to review the interrelationship of all the Frontal Organizations and Cells as well as their relationship with the parent body. The Committee offered valuable suggestions like: A.The President, All India Mahila Congress should be permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee and Congress Parliamentary Board so that she can effectively identify the deserving women candidates for the election of Parliament/Assembly. B.State Mahila Congress President shall be the permanent invitee to the Pradesh Executive Committee and State Election Committee. The District Mahila Congress President shall be the member of the District Executive and District Election Committee. C.30% reservation shall be given to women at all levels in the Party hierarchy and also in Assembly, Parliamentary elections, decision making body and other posts. Abolishment of all the cells working under the All India Mahila Congress at all levels was recommended. The Committee agreed with the suggestions and also agreed to abolish all the Cells working under the All India Mahila Congress and consequently the Cells were dissolved. Brief HistoryThe women’s movement has a long history in India and we are very proud of the role played by a number of women Congress leaders who fought for women’s rights and the country’s independence. (to find out more about them do have a look at this fascinating account of our journey over the years -this should be a link to the women’s timeline). As we proudly build on our history, we remain committed to the cause of gender equality and creating a fair and just society as promised in the Indian Constitution (relevant sections to be linked here). In fact, at the AIMC each of us is a champion for women and their rights and is working towards creating a society where women can contribute fully to achieve their personal goals and the goals of the AICC. We welcome women from all over the country to join us in building a truly empowering movement and believe that the Congress ideology is strengthened by the diversity of our members and their experiences. The AIMC believes in promoting and prioritizing women’s policy issues and advocates action on a broad range of such issues at the national and international level. In our efforts to ensure that women get appropriate support, we work closely with our sisters in remote villages, small towns, and large cities across the country. We partner with civil society organizations, government institutions, and legislators to help design laws and policies that will truly benefit the women of India. Given the fundamental problems faced by women in India today, our basic aim is to create an environment that will improve women’s access to education, economically fulfilling roles, and leadership positions, both in public and private institutions. We also want to ensure an end to violence against women. Above all we want to ensure that equality between the sexes underpins all government policies and spending. Finally, we are focused on amplifying the voices of women in government, public, and private institutions and want to ensure that more and more women are able to influence policy on issues that matter most to them. AIMC also functions as a peer support system, which we hope will become the natural nurturing ground for more and more female elected representatives. Mahila Congress is extremely proud to be a part of a movement that had its genesis in the nation’s freedom movement and the fight for women’s rights in India. The timeline below takes you on a veritable journey of some of the milestones in this long fight, the people behind them, some of the momentous decisions taken and the historic role played by Congress women. Pre-independence
Post-independence
List of previous presidents
Current Structure and CompositionWe are Four Tier Organisation(a relevant chart here) All India Mahila Congress - Organisation:
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Policy Focus/ ObjectivesAccording to the Constitution of the Mahila Congress, the Organisation shall work towards fulfilling the following objectives:
Mahila Congress believes that women’s empowerment is crucial to the progress of the Indian Republic and that we must work together with men as equal partners to ensure that all citizens are equally empowered. However there are still areas where Legislation and Public Policy have not kept pace with our core objective - allowing women to take their rightful place in society. We believe that to fight for our rights we need to speak up on behalf of each of our sisters. If you too are convinced that women’s rights are worth fighting for, and that we have to raise our voices so loudly that they cannot be ignored any more, then join us in demanding our rights in a strong and unequivocal manner. Our Campaigns#WomenFor33%Our current campaign WomenFor33% is a landmark endeavour to gather public support for giving women 33% reservation in all elected bodies from Panchayat to Parliament, and we believe that once passed this landmark legislation will change the power equations in country forever. Women’s Reservation Bill (WRB) is a historic move in the Indian political landscape as currently women occupy less than 10% of seats in the Parliament. Post independence, the first LokSabha had just 4.4% women. It was not until the 1980s, under the visionary leadership of Shri. Rajiv Gandhi, that the women’s movement for political representation gained real momentum and is a reality today. With passing of this bill, India’s politics will move closer to equitable inclusion than ever before. The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Bill, 1992 added a new Part IX to the Constitution titled The Panchayats covering provisions from Article 243 to 243(O). All India Mahila Congress viewsWhile we have seen an increase in women voting in elections at the panchayat, state, and central levels, there are still a very small number of women who successfully represent citizens at the State or Central level. As our experience with governance at the Panchayat level has shown, this imbalance needs correction because women in leadership positions take decisions that further the cause of inclusive societies. This is a fact that has also been borne out in countries where a large number of women representatives are a part of legislative bodies. To correct historical imbalances that continue today, we strongly believe that more women must be elected to Parliament and that the Women’s Reservation Bill is the only way forward on this issue. FunctionsThe Mahila Congress as an organization has a role to play in the following fields. Political
Social
Organisational
Vision And MissionTo ensure that women do, and will always play an equal role in the political and public life of our country. SafetyIn India, a crime is committed against a woman every three minutes. From Female foeticide, infanticide, child trafficking, honor killings, acid attacks, molestation, childmarriage, dowryanddowrydeaths, domesticviolence, femaleinfanticide, molestation, sexual harassment at work, malnutrition, rapes and assaults, women across India face dangers in myriad ways, at home and outside. Our vision is of a Nation and society Where a Woman’s safety is paramount and assured, right from a foetus to an Old age and her physical, mental, social and financial wellbeing is protected and given every opportunity to thrive. A vocal champion of women’s interests, Mahila Congress endeavors to highlight the plight of women hailing from the different segments of our society through innovative and focussed social campaigns around women’s rights issues and problems. The All India Mahila Congress shall also work towards building awareness and empathy for these issues in society and where ever possible, push for legislations to counter these issues via appropriate political platforms. DignityFrom her mere physical dignity to finding her rightful place in our patriarchal society as an equal, a woman can face many challenges. Her dignity as an individual, as a citizen of our nation is denied and challenged by centuries old prejudices, misogynist attitudes and a male dominated society. However, in today’s India, woman have a never before possibility of consolidating their position and breaking age old traditions and mindsets, reimagining and creating a society Where her dignity is upheld, her being celebrated for what it is and not asked to reflect or follow that of a man. Mahila Congress has resolved to be an agent of change by being a sympathetic partner, an enabling institution, a training and collaborating platform for women to assert and achieve these goals EqualityThe Constitution of India grants equal rights and status to women in the social, cultural, economic and political fields. But in spite of these formal rights, Indian women are still to achieve substantive equality within the social, economic, and political spheres. There is a world of ignorance and prejudiced violence which has kept her in the shadow of men. We envisage a Nation where every woman is as aware of her Rights and capable of executing them as she is of her duties. Where she is not a second-class citizen but an equal- in Rights, Responsibilities and decision making. Mahila Congress shall endeavor to push for political awareness and will open these avenues through conferences, talks, legislations, bills and campaigns. See also
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