An Analysis of Perceptions of Domestic Violence and Efficacy of the Implementation of the PWDV Act (2005) in Bihar

The present study has been conducted in the rural and urban areas of 9 districts of 9 commissionaries in Bihar. A random sample of 375 families is drawn from different socio-economic backgrounds. The Executive Summary 14 survey covered 190 male, 185 Female and 386 children in the targeted panchayat. In all targeted panchayats local service providers (161) like- AWW, ASHA, schoolteachers and PRI representatives’ like- ward members, ward panch were interviewed. Concerned officials at block, district and state level were also interviewed (Block and district level stakeholders 21 and state level stakeholders 10).