Women legislators from over 25 States/UTs came together today at the NCW’s Capacity Building Workshop on She is a Changemaker Shri Om Birla Ji, Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha, and Smt. Vijaya Rahatkar, Hon’ble Chairperson, NCW, addressed the distinguished gathering.
The NCW Advisory Committee Meeting, held in Bhubaneswar on 2 September, brought together members of the Advisory board to deliberate on key issues of women’s empowerment, gender equality, safety and protection.
Shakti Parade | Bhubaneswar At KIIT, 300 trained SHG women gave an impressive demonstration of self-defense skills, confidence, and empowerment through the Shakti Parade-cum-Demonstration. A joint initiative of NCW and Mission Shakti, Government of Odisha, this effort aims to make women safe, capable, and self-reliant.
Shakti Parade| Bhubaneswar In the presence of NCW Chairperson Mrs. Vijaya Rahatkar, 300 SHG women demonstrated self-defense techniques under @mission_shakti . Certificates and self-defense kits were also provided.
Focused on strengthening systems for women’s safety, justice and empowerment. Smt. Usha Padhee, IAS led the session on Building Safe Cities, while Sh. H. Sashidhara Shetty shared insights on Victim Compensation and ensuring timely support for survivors.
Shakti Summit Discussions on Strengthening Protection Officers under the PWDVA, 2005 were led by Sh. Sudeep Jain, with guidance from Hon’ble Chairperson NCW. Summit also focused on strengthening State Women’s Commissions, led by Ms. Meenakshi Gupta, Deputy CAG.
At the Shakti Summit, States/UTs deliberated on strengthening POSH Act implementation, LC/IC monitoring, compliance and workplace safety audits. The session was followed by sharing of best practices from Gujarat, West Bengal, Karnataka, Delhi, Assam, Sikkim and Tripura.
The ‘Shakti Summit’ organized by NCW in Bhubaneswar, Odisha was inaugurated in the presence of the Honourable Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha, Smt. Pravati Parida, as the Chief Guest. 29 senior officials representing 22 states/Union Territories participated in the summit.
Hon’ble Chairperson of the NCW, Mrs. Vijaya Rahatkar, paid a courtesy visit to the Hon’ble Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Mr. Om Birla, and invited him to the All India Capacity Building Workshop ‘Gender Responsive Governance’ organized by the Commission.
NCW, in collaboration with YASHADA, organised “She is a Change Maker” today at MGM Medical College. Elected Women Representatives from Chattarapati Sambhajinagar
Addressing The Fifth Space Where Education Meets Responsibility, NCW Chairperson Smt. Vijaya Rahatkar emphasised that education must go beyond academics to equip young people with critical thinking, digital responsibility, awareness of rights and respect for human dignity.
The Fifth Space – Where Education Meets Responsibility was launched by NCW with Mount Abu Public School at with Dr. Ambedkar Int. Centre.The program was graced by Dr. Virendra Kumar, Hon’ble Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment; Smt. Vijaya Rahatkar, Chairperson, NCW.
The ‘Yashoda AI’ program organized by the National Commission for Women in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar was inaugurated by the Honorable Chairperson Mrs. Vijaya Rahatkar.
Students from schools, voluntary organizations, government officials, and members of self-help groups enthusiastically participated in the ‘Yashoda AI’ program.
To effectively address the changing nature of crime, it is imperative for the time being to make the police force technologically capable, sensitive, and vigilant.
