"Eve-teasing and domestic violence have become major problems in the state and need to be addressed on a priority basis," she told reporters after addressing a rally of young girls here.
"Separate cell would be set up in Maharashtra to make all the colleges in the state free of the eve-teasing menace. The Maharashtra Education Ministry and Home Ministry have been jointly working towards setting up the cell," she said.
"The single-point programme of the cell would be to ensure that there are no instances of eve-teasing in any college," she added.
According to her the only solution to the eve-teasing problem would be to set up fast track courts.
"Police register offences in cases relating to atrocities on women, but they are pending in courts. Hence they need to be tried in the fast track courts," she said.
"Strong action against those who indulge in violence against women will desist others from such crimes," she said.
"From today, be sure that if any one tries to tease you in the state, one hand will be of yours and the other one will be of the NCP."
She pointed out that though there was fifty per cent reservation for women in local governing bodies, they did not get any benefit as they were unaware of their rights.
