Lok Sabha Question No. 3151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: National Commission for Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3151

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2019

## NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN

## 3151.  SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the National Commission for women;
- (b) the objectives of National Commission for Women;
- (c) the  criteria  by  which  the  Government  assesses  the  improvement  in  status  and position of the women in the society; and
- (d) the extent to which their recommendations have been acted upon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) & (b) The National Commission for Women (NCW) was set up as statutory body in January 1992  under the National  Commission  for  Women  Act,  1990.  The Commission comprises a Chairperson, five Members and a Member Secretary. The objectives of National Commission for Women are as follows:
- I.  Studying and monitoring all matters relating to constitutional and legal safeguards provided for Women.
- II.  Reviewing the existing legislation and suggesting amendments,  wherever necessary;
- III.  Looking into complaints and taking suo motu notice of cases involving deprivation of the rights of women in order to provide support, legal or otherwise to helpless women;
- IV.  Monitoring proper implementation of all legislations enacted to protect the rights of  women  to  enable  them  to  achieve  equality  in  all  spheres  of  life  and  equal participation in the development of the nation; and
- V.  Undertaking  promotional  and  educational  research  and  participating  in  and advising in the planning process of socio-economic development of women.

The Commission, while investigating any matter or inquiring into any complaints, has all the powers of a civil court trying a suit and in particular in respect of the following matters:

- a.  summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person from any part of India and examining him on oath;
- b.  requiring the discovery and production of any document;
- c. receiving evidence on affidavits;
- d.  requisitioning any public record from any court or office;
- e.  issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses and documents; and
- f. any other matter which may be prescribed.
7. (c) Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI)  has  developed National  Indicator  Framework  (NIF)  consisting  of  306  Indicators  in  consultation with Ministries and States/UTs for monitoring the progress of achieving Sustainable Development Goals. Ministry of Women and Child Development has identified 36 Gender specific indicators out of National Indicator Framework. NITI Aayog has developed Sustainable Development Goal India Index which tracks the progress of all the States/UTs on a set of 62 indicators, measuring achievements on  several  Sustainable  Development  targets.  A  total  number  of  6  out  of  62 indicators  are  related  to  Sustainable  Development  Goal  5  (Achieve  gender equality and empower all women and girls).
8. (d) The Ministry of Women and Child Development duly examines and acts upon the recommendations of National Commission for Women (NCW). The recommendations of NCW  are also forwarded to the concerned central government  Ministries  and  Departments  for  appropriate  action.  They  are  also considered while formulating and reviewing relevant laws, policies and programmes.

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