Andhra Pradesh Women Commission

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Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Women
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FormedFebruary 2016 in residuary Andhra Pradesh
Jurisdiction Government of Andhra Pradesh
Headquarters4th Floor, MGM Capital, Chinakakani, NH, Mangalagiri, Guntur District. Pin : 522503. [1]
Commission executive
  • Vacant
Website Official website

Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Women is a statutory body constituted as per the A.P. Women's Commission Act-1998 as amended by Act No.9 of 2023 to deal with the issues relating to crime against women in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The commission for welfare of women in the state was set up by Andhra Pradesh Government as a quasi-judicial body.

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History and objectives

Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Women was formed to investigate specific problems relating to women and apart from studying women related issues from the state. [2] The Commission is equipped with powers to safeguard rights of women and ensure their protection and equality against any form of harassment and issues faced in the family and community.

The commission was created with the following objectives:

Composition

The Women Commission shall consist of the chairperson and not more than 6 members residing in the state. The statute lays down qualifications for the appointment of the Chairperson and Members of the Commission.

Activities

Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Women was formed to perform below activities:

List of Chairpersons

No.NameTerm of officeCommission
Tripurana Venkataratnam4 June 2013
Nannapaneni Rajakumari27 January 20167 August 20193 years, 192 days
Vasireddy Padma [5] 26 August 20194 March 20244 years, 191 days
Gajjala Venkata Lakshmi16 March 202425 August 2024 [6] 163 days

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References

  1. ↑ "List of State Women Commissions". List of State Women Commissions. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Rajagopalan, Swarna (30 May 2016). "Why National and State Women's Commissions are important and should be held accountable". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Working to reduce bias towards women in society: Andhra Women's Commission chairperson". New Indian Express. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh: State to take care of children of woman who committed suicide". Deccan Chronicle. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Gajjala Venkata Lakshmi vs The State Of Ap on 3 October, 2024".
  6. ↑ "Gajjala Venkata Lakshmi: మహిళా కమిషన్‌ ఛైర్‌పర్సన్‌ గజ్జల వెంకటలక్ష్మికి ఉద్వాసన". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 2024-11-29.


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