National Commission for Women

National Women Commission of India

राष्ट्रीय महिला आयोग
Statutory Body/Commission overview
Formed	31 January 1992 (32 years ago) (1992-01-31)
Jurisdiction	India
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Minister responsible	Annpurna Devi, Ministry of Women and Child Development
Statutory Body/Commission executive	Rekha Sharma, Chairperson
Parent department	Government of India
Child agencies	Andhra Pradesh Women Commission Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women Assam State Commission for Women Bihar State Women Commission Chhattisgarh State Women Commission Goa State Commission For Women Gujarat State Commission For Women Haryana State Commission for Women Himachal Pradesh State Commission for Women Jammu and Kashmir State Commission for Women Jharkhand State Commission for Women Karnataka State Commission for Women Kerala Women's Commission Madhya Pradesh State Commission For Women Maharashtra State Commission for Woman Manipur State Commission for Women Meghalaya State Commission for Women Mizoram State Commission for Women Nagaland Women Commission Odisha State Commission For Women Punjab State Commission For Women Rajasthan State Commission For Women Sikkim State Commission For Women Tamil Nadu State Women Commission Telangana State Women Commission
Website	www.ncw.nic.in

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 on 31 January 1992 under the provisions of the Indian Constitution,^[1] as defined in the 1990 National Commission for Women Act.^[2] The first head of the commission was Jayanti Patnaik. As of 24 February 2024,^[update] Rekha Sharma is the chairperson.^[3]