Overview

• Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar reviewed Assam’s women-centric schemes and stressed strict enforcement of the 2013 POSH Act during meetings with top state officials.
• The NCW and Assam Police launched ‘Yashoda AI’ to provide women with digital safety training focused on AI literacy and cyber hygiene.
• Assam Police data shared during the visit showed reported crimes against women fell from nearly 25,000 to about 5,000 last year.
• Rahatkar highlighted growing cyber threats, including deepfake misuse, and noted that roughly 40,000 complaints remain pending with the NCW.
• In Shillong, she praised the Meghalaya State Commission for Women’s efforts while urging improvements in conviction rates and action on drug abuse, HIV and single motherhood issues.