Ramaswami: The All India Democratic Women’s Association submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister on April 26, drawing his attention to the plight of both rural and urban women during the lockdown to control the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the third memorandum submitted by AIDWA on the same issue, as women continue to suffer the most during the lockdown period. In addition to food and financial assistance to all the vulnerable sections of the society, this memorandum seeks immediate measures to help women who are victims of domestic violence. There are reports of a two-fold increase in complaints of domestic violence received by the National Commission for Women (NCW), within a week of the lockdown. The memorandum stated that even though the government has taken a few steps to address the issue, “including providing for WhatsApp messaging by victims, and a special call number especially to address domestic violence cases, these are not adequate, given the extent of the problem.”