Discuss the crucial role played by the National Commission for Women in shaping the discourse on gender-sensitive laws in India. To what extent the elevation of the National Commission for Women to a constitutional body would reinforce its authority?

National Commission of Women NCW Law set up by the NCW Act 1990 (in 1991) it is a statutory body. Crucial role played by NCW in shaping the discourse on gender-sensitive laws in India. 1. Regular and periodic review of laws CG IPC 1860, LPNDT 1994, Dowry Prohibition 1961, &c. based on efforts and review by NCW in the recently introduced bill on Whistles against women 4 the first chapter. 2. Evidence based analysis of laws - Based on regular inspection of jails, custodial homes and legal healthcare machinery. 3. Understanding have issued some on the ground level NCW looks into 15,000 cases annually

4. Learning from abroad experience - NCW works with civil society ok in pursuit of its goals. 5. Highlighting issues in criminal justice system - NCW can as Urgently in the cases & gives it first kind view of know. Appreciating jurisdiction of unmanned justice system leads to BCDM when women getting justice laws to CCBP 1994. 6. Enormous About Litigal Sg PCnDT Bill 1994. 9. Highlight non-compliance of laws - NCW has legislated LCCS (Govt Committed) and LECS not constituted under OSU+RC 2013. Elevation of NCW to constitutional body would help in following ways: 1. Give it greater say in investigations specific cases but also overpower safeguards. 2. Give it power to determine its own procedures Sg NCSL, NCST and NCBC are all aligned to coordinate with NGOs, civil society etc. If NCW gets constitutional status, it is, plans to designate very go away @ 2. Standardly, government once are not allowed to take any actions.

Sg S. will allow NCW to role only investigate specific cases, but also overpower safeguards. 4. under the ambit of gender responsive governance to to unorganized sector a. However, these are several disadvantages of constituted status. 1: NCSC, NCST and NCBC are not allowed to coordinate with NGOs, civil society etc. If NCW gets constitutional status, it is, plans to designate very go away @ 2. Standardly, government once are not allowed to take any actions. take any maths research. If NCW be elevated constitutional body, mass powers very also go away. Overall operational flexibility will reduce. Thus, decision to convert NCW to a constitutional body has to be taken keeping in mind aforementioned pro and con.