The main points of the July Meeting (11.7.12) are :
- 16 members were present.
- Several old members attended. A few new ones joined.
- New members for The Remand Home Team are required. Mrs. Rashmi Jain is willing to join.
- Dileep is now working for salary in the Homes as a staff member of ICWA.
- Vocational training at the homes is going on. There are some problems with release at the Boys'Home.
- Young members of ICWA could be made responsible for conducting Inter College activities.
- Names of coordinators of colleges were announced- Arvind Mahila College - Prem Kumari; Magadh Mahila College - Aruna; J D Womens College- Madhu; Ganga Devi Mahila College - Manibala, Poonam.
- It was suggested that 4 functions(inter college) could be held every year. eg. poster contest on Female Foeticide, contest based on festivals, functions on birthdays of great men.
- Mrs. Manibala of Ganga Devi Mahila College reported that according to the findings of her project dropout rates of girls are high in the Blocks
- It was suggested that we can have groups like us working outside Patna, All India Women's Conference members come from rural areas. They can be contacted. A meeting could be held with them
- Rashmi Jain said that girls needed to be sensitized to the issue of Female Foeticide.
- It was decided that the next college seminar paper could be based on Female foeticide which could also include Female Infanticide.
- Next meeting - 8 August