{"id":363098,"date":"2026-05-18T14:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=363098"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:22:52","slug":"committee-on-empowerment-of-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/committee-on-empowerment-of-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee on Empowerment of Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\"><strong>News<\/strong>: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted the Committee on Empowerment of Women and appointed Dr Daggubati Purandeswari as Chairperson.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Committee on Empowerment of Women<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_363107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-363107\" style=\"width: 383px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-363107\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-AIR-1.jpg?resize=383%2C208&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Committee on Empowerment of Women\" width=\"383\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-AIR-1.jpg?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-AIR-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C558&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-AIR-1.jpg?resize=768%2C418&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-AIR-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-363107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; AIR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Committee on Empowerment of Women<\/strong> <strong>is a Joint Parliamentary Committee<\/strong> formed to <strong>promote women\u2019s empowerment across party lines<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Establishment:<\/strong> It was constituted for the <strong>first time in 1997 during the 11th Lok Sabha.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Composition<\/strong>: It consists <strong>of 30 members,<\/strong> including <strong>20 members<\/strong> <strong>nominated by the Speaker from the Lok Sabha<\/strong> and <strong>10 members nominated by the Chairman from the Rajya Sabha.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tenure<\/strong>: The term of the committee <strong>does not exceed one year <\/strong>and it is <strong>reconstituted every year.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Functions<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Studying Reports Related to Women:<\/strong> It <strong>studies the reports submitted by the National Commission for Women<\/strong> and <strong>suggests steps<\/strong> that the Union Government can take to improve the condition of women.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assessing Equality Measures:<\/strong> It reviews the efforts made by the Union Government <strong>to ensure equality, dignity, and better status for women in different areas.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reviewing Education and Representation<\/strong>: It <strong>examines government measures<\/strong> aimed at providing proper education and increasing women\u2019s participation in legislative bodies, services, and other sectors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evaluating Welfare Schemes:<\/strong> It assesses the <strong>functioning of welfare programmes designed for women<\/strong> and reviews their overall progress.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Checking Implementation of Recommendations:<\/strong> It monitors the action taken by the Union Government and Union Territory administrations on the recommendations and measures suggested earlier.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Examining Other Women-Related Issues:<\/strong> It also <strong>studies other matters<\/strong> connected with women\u2019s empowerment that may be <strong>referred to it by the House, the Speaker of Lok Sabha , or the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted the Committee on Empowerment of Women and appointed Dr Daggubati Purandeswari as Chairperson. About Committee on Empowerment of Women The Committee on Empowerment of Women is a Joint Parliamentary Committee formed to promote women\u2019s empowerment across party lines. 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