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In order to increase women participation in planning the family, the following measures
should be adopted:
There should be generation of awareness to increase consciousness related to
involvement of women in planning family.

There should be compulsory participation of women in every plan of family.
Women should be participated in every aspect of development.

A system to involve women in planning of family should start from the family.
A female should be given decisive role to solve problem in family.

Sufficient opportunities should be provided for women regarding training, co–
operation, family welfare, employment, development, etc.
More emphasis should be given for women regarding parenting, social and economic
activities.

Women should be encouraged to maintain active role in maintaining sanitation,
cleanliness in house and surrounding, protection of diseases etc.

Specially, women of rural areas should be encouraged to play active role in health
care services, use of contraceptive devices, etc.
Women should be active in each work.

Women should be provided the right to spend her earning herself.
Leading women of the society should be acknowledged in topics like size of family,
marriage at appropriate age, first conception at appropriate age, family welfare, etc.

Activity: 6
Visit any five institutions and find out the enrollment of women, their status, position
and role and present in the class.

Activity: 7

“Is it necessary to involve women in planning the family ?” Conduct a speech contest
in class.

Activity: 8

Prepare a short report on active participation and involvement of women in development
activities of your locality. Discuss in group and present a conclusion.

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