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Discuss, in brief, the role of the National Commission for Women. Do you think it is a toothless organization?

  • UPSC 2019
  • 15 marks
  • Statutory Institutions and Commissions

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The National Commission for Women (NCW), created by the NCW Act, 1990, is India's apex statutory body for women's rights. Calling it "toothless" is half right. It lacks the power to compel, but it does have teeth for inquiry, publicity and law-making, and it has often chosen not to use them.

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