National Women Commission Present Chairman

Who is National Women Commission Present Chairman, provide name here???

[Kiran Chandar]

The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body of the Government of Constitution, as defined in the 1990 National Commission for Women Act.

On 17 September 2014 Lalitha Kumaramangalam was appointed Chairperson.




This is a list of current and former chairpersons of the NCW:

Name From To
Jayanti Patnaik 3-Feb-92 30-Jan-95
Dr. V. Mohini Giri 21-Jul-95 20-Jul-98
Vibha Parthasarathi 18-Jan-99 17-Jan-02
Dr. Poornima Advani 25-Jan-02 24-Jan-05
Dr. Girija Vyas[16] 16-Feb-05 15-Feb-08
Dr. Girija Vyas 9-Apr-08 8-Apr-11
Mamta Sharma[17] 2-Aug-11 1-Aug-14
Lalitha Kumaramangalam 17-Sep-14 (present)

Can you tell me the name of present/current Chairman of National Commission for Women (NCW)? Also provide me the contact detail of National Commission for Women (NCW)?

[sumit]

The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body of the Government of India, generally concerned with advising the government on all policy matters affecting women.


It was established in 31 January 1992 under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, as defined in the 1990 National Commission for Women Act. The first head of the commission was Jayanti Patnaik.


Present Chairman

Mrs. Rekha Sharma

She assumed the charge of Chairperson, National Commission for Women on August 7, 2018. She has been a Member of the Commission since August, 2015. Before joining the Commission, she was actively associated with civil society organizations in different capacities.


Prior to joining the Commission, she was a Member of the District Consumer & Redressal Forum in the Government of Haryana. She has also been instrumental in the establishment of a registered NGO called 'Haryana Mahila Uthan Samiti' which works for the empowerment of rural women in the state.


Smt. Sharma has worked extensively on issues impacting women's lives. The issues related to female prisoners are particularly close to her heart. She has also conducted numerous capacity building programmes for police personnel in India.


Chairpersons

This is a list of current and former chairpersons of the NCW:

No. Name From To

1 Jayanti Patnaik 3 February 1992 30 January 1995

2 V. Mohini Giri 21 July 1995 20 July 1998

3 Vibha Parthasarathy 18 January 1999 17 January 2002

4 Dr. Poornima Advani 25 January 2002 24 January 2005

5 Girija Vyas 16 February 2005 15 February 2008

6 Girija Vyas 9 April 2008 8 April 2011

7 Mamta Sharma 2 August 2011 1August 2014

8 Lalitha Kumaramangalam 29 September 2014 28 September 2017

9 Rekha Sharma 07 August 2018 Present



Contact Detail:
National Commission for Women
Plot-21, Jasola Institutional Area,
New Delhi - 110025
EPABX NO. - 011 - 26942369, 26944740, 26944754, 26944805
For all complaint related queries, please call us on 011- 26944880 or 011- 26940148 on working days during 0900 to 1730 hrs