Amendment of Section 2

(1) For sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of Section 2 of the Principal Act the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely :- "Person with disability" suffering from not less than forty percent of any disability as certified by a medical authority. (2) After sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of Section 2 of the Principal Act, the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(iii) a widow or a divorcee or a woman subjected to cruelty fulfilling such requirements including that of residence in a local area as may be prescribed; (iv) Children affected by naxal violence." (3) For sub-clause (a-i) (ii) of Section 2, the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely:- "members belonging to family of below poverty line as notified by the State Government from time to time." (4) In explanation of clause (a-i) of Section 2 of the Principal Act, for the words "husband, wife and their minor children," the words "husband, wife, their minor children and unmarried daughter" shall be substituted. (5) For sub-clause (iii) of clause (b) of Section 2 of the Principal Act, the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely :- "in the case of a Gram Panchayat, the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Adhiniyam, 1993 (No. 1 of 1994)". (6) In clause (d) of Section 2 of the Principal Act, for the words "notified area committee or gram panchayat or adivasi panchayat" the words "notified area committee or gram panchayat" shall be substituted. (7) After clause (g) of Section 2 of the Principal Act, the following (h) and (i) clauses shall be added, namely:- "(h) "State Destitute Fund" means the Fund constituted under section 4. (i) "Cruelty" means- (a) any wilful conduct which is of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health (whether mental or physical) of the woman, or (b) harassment of woman where such harassment is with a view to coercing her or any person related her to meet any unlawful demand for any property or valuable security or is on account of failure by her or any person, related to her to meet such demand."