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New Bill to empower women even as NCW complaints see a rising trend

Union Cabinet introduced the bill to reserve one-third of seats for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies for increased participation in the country's development

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1 min read Last Updated : Sep 19 2023 | 9:51 PM IST

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Even as the Centre has floated a proposal for 33 per cent representation of women in the Lok Sabha and state legislatures, violence, dowry and other complaints at the National Commission for Women (NCW) are seeing a rising trend.

During the last two years, there have been over 30,000 complaints to the NCW annually.

A total of 20,963 complaints of crime against women were registered with the NCW in 2023 (as on September 19).

On Monday, the Union Cabinet introduced the Bill to reserve one-third of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for higher participation in

Topics : Sexual harassment dowry death cases NCW Women Reservation Bill

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