Question Q.17GS2GS2

Examine the role of the National Commission for Women (NCW) in protecting and promoting the rights of women in India.

Main Body

National Commission for Women is an statutory institution to address women grievances and enhance institutional support to learn for effective social empowerment.

Role of NCW in protecting and promoting rights

D. Address and grievances and issues faced by women, especially in public life eg. cases of gender discrimination in recruitment by private sector

2Conducts research on women issues.

3Provide policy input by providing recommendations to government and Parliament

↓ Annual report presented to the President.

4Does legislative impact assessment of women centric laws.

↓ of recent Dari Shakti Adhinyum 2023.

5Keeps in 'gender budgeting' planning

6Looks into functioning of internal complaints committees under Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace 2013.

eg. Evidence based research in the support of service and gig economy in women upliftment.

3Provide policy input by providing recommendations to government and Parliament

↓ Annual report presented to the President.

4Does legislative impact assessment of women centric laws.

↓ of recent Dari Shakti Adhinyum 2023.

5Keeps in 'gender budgeting' planning

6Looks into functioning of internal complaints committees under Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace 2013.

However, it suffers from certain functional issues:

Lacks constitutional status – just recommending powers.

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back of expertise to look into emerging issues of bullying etc.

Fragment vacuuins in NCW

STEPS NEEDEDOperational autonomy given, effective attention to its policy recommendation, NCW representation in other deliberate bodies on women issues, NCW aided to be complemented with other efforts like increased women representation of women as MPs, robust research network, and to craft it fulfill its aims.

Indian Constitution envisages "separation of powers" yet "checks and balance" between 5 organs of State. Inasmuch, this is realised via independent judiciary which also forms part of "Base Structure Doctrine"

JUDICIAL ELEMENTS WORTH:

JUDICIAL

TENETS

enables judiciary to act as 'Guarantor of fundamental Rights', 'Protector of Constitution'

enforce a 'Limited form of government'

ensure 'Justice' is grounded clean as a luxury

balance national & federal interests

ensure evolution of provisions in light of changing contexts

Modes and Procedure – for democratic holdings' is often undermined by executive as seen in:

D. Enactment of National Judicial Appointment Committee (NJAC) to appoint judges of rights judiciarystruck down by Supreme Court

2Ori-Bureaucratization of Justice → executive exists administering justice in conjunction with judges.

eg. NCLAT, NGST 2018

3Misuse of 9th Schedule to shield certain laws from judicial scrutiny.

4Horns of "committed judiciary" → politically astured decisions of judiciary in case of past-retirement benefits.

5Exclusion from jurisdiction of Judiciary.

eg. Disputes regarding water-sharing between State – Finance Commission Matter.

Efforts taken:

TAKEN"Judicial Independence" is "Base Structure"strengthened Collegium SystemRecognise judgments like – Navlez Singh/Gohar case – Rejection of Electoral Bond Regime

NEEDEDOuting-off period for judges to reduce political alignment, increased women representation in SCbetter perspectives, increased Transparency

Strict precautionary & elimination of human trafficking etc.

Factors for evaluating immenseness:

D. Test of proportionality - restrain proportionate to one ends eg. going for gradual regulations even midnight ban

2Ensuring enactment of secular enactments of India eg. Prohibition on forceful conversion to O religion.

2Balancing 'competing rights' eg. Right to protest vs Right to Movement

Balancing freedom and social interest ensuring individual wellbeing in ensured in consonance with larger national growth.

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Conclusion

Judiciary is frontiersman for ensuring equal and India where everyone is protected and unequated to nation and in him develops it

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Diagram

A diagram showing Judicial Elements Worth including: enables judiciary to act as Guarantor of fundamental Rights, Protector of Constitution, enforce a Limited form of government, ensure Justice is grounded clean as a luxury, balance national & federal interests, ensure evolution of provisions in light of changing contexts

Comprehensive role mapping of NCW
Evidence-based policy input mechanism
Legislative impact assessment of women centric laws
Gender budgeting planning
Comprehensive discussion of judicial independence
Use of specific cases and precedents
Identification of mechanisms for strengthening judiciary
Use of diagrams to illustrate concepts

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GS2GS2

Topic

Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections

Women's Social Capital

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