Discuss the crucial role played by the National Commission of 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?

Decomposed roles for welfare of women. Powers of NCW with duty to uphold implementation of guidelines. Role of civil courts in inquiry. Conduct awareness drive. Recommended steps. Figure summary. Led to Nirbhaya Act amendment in Indian Code and IPC. Cases involving juveniles and adults from heinous crimes.

Checked implementation of RTE, 2005 and girl child enrollment. Strengthened gender budget of various laws such as gender budget in Mission Vatsalya. Outlined implementation issues in recent POSH Act. Aware clause on domestic violence act, along prohibition Act 1961. Casting along honour Brand Ambassador via Saina Nehwal in Beti Bachao campaign. Its role can extend with constitutionalization as: 1) Parliamentary accountability on more direct. 2) Report an annual works to be submitted for Parliament discussion on: NCST and NCSC reports.

Its expenditure can become charged on Consolidated Fund of India like Finance Commission. Terms and details of members must be as specified by Constitution, ensuring quality of work. Weak strong framework ex: NCST has duties on implementation of PESA. However, new mechanisms needed more than constitutionalization as: 1) Strengthen legal framework ex: Loopholds and loopholes. 2) Universalisation of gender-sensitive laws. 3) Federal structure revision SCW. 4) Ideology in compliance, acceptance and two more experience. Hence NCW must strengthen women rights, leadership and empower as enabler over watchdog for progressive NARI Shakti SDGT.