At a Glance
The West Bengal Commission for Women was established as an autonomous statutory body after the West Bengal Commission for Women Act was passed in the State Assembly on 22 June 1992.The West Bengal Commission for Women started functioning from 3 February, 1993.
Composition of the Commission
The Women’s Commission is reconstituted every three years. The Commission shall consist of a Chairperson, a Vice-Chairperson to be nominated by the State Government, nine Members to be appointed by the State Government, of whom at least one shall be a member of the Scheduled Caste and one shall be member of a Scheduled Tribe and an officer of the State Government who shall be the Member-Secretary. The current Commission, the 10th Body, was formed in the year 2020, with Smt. Leena Gangopadhyay at its helm for the Second Term.
