Assam State Commission for Women

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Assam State Commission for Women
Commission overview
Formed1993
Jurisdiction Government of Assam
HeadquartersAssam State Commission for Women, Beltola, Near Sankardev Netralaya Guwahati-781028.Present Residential Address : Gangapath, Anandapur, Hengrabari, House No. 4, P.O. & P.S. Dispur, Guwahati-6, Assam. [1] [2]
Commission executive
Website Official website Official website

Assam State Commission for Women is a statutory body constituted to deal with the issues relating to crime against women in the state of Assam. The commission for welfare of women in the state was set up by Assam Government as a quasi-judicial body.

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History and objectives

Assam State Commission for Women was formed to investigate specific problems relating to women and studying women-related issues from the state. [3] The commission is equipped with powers to safeguard rights of women and ensure their protection and equality against any form of harassment and issues women face in the family and community.

The commission was created with the following objectives:

Assam State Commission for Women had launched its own website for women of the state to lodge any women issues-based complaint from any part of the state. [4] [5]

Composition

Assam State Commission for Women was formed with a chairperson and 4 members.

Angoorlata Deka is the Chairperson of the Assam State Commission for Women. [4] She along with other members will hold office for a period of 3 years.

Activities

Assam State Commission for Women was formed to perform below activities: [6]

National Commission for Women

References

  1. "GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM". GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. "Assam State Commission for Women". Assam State Commission for Women. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. 1 2 "Assam State Commission for Women (ASCW) launches website www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/assam-state-commission-for-women-ascw-launches-website-522863". sentinelassam.com. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. "Assam State Commission for Women launches official website, Facebook page, Twitter handle". nenow.in. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. "Assam State Commission for Women (ASCW) solves less than 50% cases in 10 years". dnaindia.com. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. "Assam horror: Women Commission records statements of three sisters 'stripped and tortured' by cops". newindianexpress. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2022.