The Price of Rape: Rs 42

A woman's dignity is not Rs 42. A woman who is a child (daughter) grows up to be a teenager and later becomes a wife, then a mother, then a mother-in-law, or a grand mother and finally some become great grandmothers. Why can't our society give her due respects and protect her? All rivers (at least most) are named after women, Goddess of wealth is Laxmi, Goddess of courage is Dhurga etc and etc. Let her be ANY caste. Please respect her.

problem of rape will not be solved until the culprit is socially ostracized and sentenced to death. There is no human right of a rapist and he must be castrated and then hanged till death.

shameful act.. shocked to know that human dignity is worth Rs.42/-

So called Women Organisations like NCW etc have reduced to ornamental in nature. their occupants don't know what and how to demand from govt.and fight for women's rights. They just enjoy the priveleges available to the post and only in handful of cases which is highlighted by media they pretend to act. So many rapes, acid attacks, dowry killings are being committed in the country and these fellows who have the resposibility for acting on behalf of the sufferers and ensure proper justice is rendered to them, are just relaxing and devoting more time in doing inaugrations, delivering lectures on women empowerment. Shame, Shame!

Dignity cannot be priced, 42rs or 42 billion rs

its shamful.

Is that disconnected from other areas of social justice and responsibilities the Govt. is withdrawing from ? I don't think so . Acceptance of Washington consensus dictates Govt. to move away from its social responsibilites more and more . Let the market 'fix' it :)

What the hell WOMAN COMMISSION doing for this?

Budget allocations made are essentially extra pockets kept in readiness to make money later. No wonder the study by the Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes points out that the average compensation paid by the government to rape victims Rs 42 per victim. You see the ministers who decide on the budget allocation and spending need to first think of their own welfare, followed by their parties' welfare and last the common rape victims if some money remains. And we have the government babus waiting for the kill. A hopeless state of corruption, lawlessness and highhandedness for all the rape victims. The compensation needs to be exemplary and not a paltry 1 to 3 lakh when the court intervenes and gives a ruling. The raped individual needs to go through a torture of detestable cross-examinations and the risk of being raped again by the powers to be and the police. Ho wonder rape incidents are hushed up voluntarily by the victims and their families.

It is only our comercial mentality tries to compensate a rape victim through monetary compansation just like comercial enjoyment of sex. Every body think that they have done justice to the victim.We never try to reduce the stigma attached to the victim and the status displacementin the society Society/ psychologist should do something in this regard to restore dignity of the victim which will be the real compensation.

There can not be any amount of money ,that can compensate the hurt.Rs.42 is mockry .All involved in ,related dicision making process should be removed from their authority/job ,for this foul thinking.In my opinion ,the rapist should be KILLED in open ,Husband,brother,father ,friend,lover or who ever be the male member in the family should do this,within one year of the instance,and law should allow them to do that

Only present incumbent of Planning Commission can evaluate like this.It should be a national shame.

Oh.... This is really rally sad that a human dignity's worth is 2 lakh. Even I can not beleve that in India here is no worth of Humanity

It shows that still a value of human life is less than the value of hawai chappal,which cost more than the life of a human,this can only happen in India our INCREDIBLE INDIA

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THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS FULLO OF FOOLS

Extremely shocked to know about Rs.42/- for a rape victim.The existing laws and goernment's efforts to bring quick justice to the victim and punishment to the perpetrator of the crime are shockingly inadequate.The budget allottment by the goverment for relief measures to such victims hsa dwindled to a paultry amount in last few years.The people's apathy to such an important social issue is also to be vehemetly criticised .

in today's world, people want culture and tradition and at the same time they want freedom enjoyment etc. these two things go opposite. it is these women organizations that question...why women should not have freedom, why cant they be independent etc. it is these arguments that lead to rapes in any society. after getting raped....the same organizations cry foul. every woman has to be protected by father, husband and son. this is because women lose their freedom by their own activities.

this shows still the valu of women in india is less than a value of hawai chappal which cost more than that,its a shame and a slap on we Indians.Some say India is a great country,here is the greatness showed.

we 've collectively failed as a nation and being human.