Rashtriya Mahila Aayog (National Commission for Women) is located at 4, Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Marg, New Delhi-110 002. Its contact details are:
Phone - 91-11-23237166, 91-11-23236988
Fax : 91-11-23236154
Complaints Cell : 91-11-23219750
Email : ncw@nic.in
NCW is the apex national level organization of India with the mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of women. It has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to tackle the multifaceted problem of violence against women:
a) Generation of legal awareness among women, thus equipping them with the knowledge of their legal rights and with a capacity to use these rights.
b) Assisting women in redressal of their grievances through pre-litigation services.
c) Facilitating speedy delivery of justice to women by organizing Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalats in different parts of the country.
d) Review of the existing provisions of the Constitution and other laws affecting women and recommending amendments thereto, any lacunae, inadequacies or short comings in such legislation's.
e) Organizing promotional activities to mobilize women and get information about their status and recommend paradigm shift in the empowerment of women.
Answered by
Suresh Chand
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9:25 PM on February 08, 2008
