West Bengal Commission for Women

The West Bengal Commission for Women is a controller board of Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare in the Government of West Bengal. It is an women commission mainly responsible for women development under the administration of the development of women and child and social welfare.[3]

West Bengal Commission for Women

Formation	1993 February 03
Type	Commission
Headquarters	Jalasampad Bhavanno (10th Floor), OF-Block,Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700091
Official language	Bengali, English[1][2]
Chairperson	Leena Gangopadhyay
Vice Chairperson	Mausam Noor
Website	Official Website

History

The West Bengal Commission for Women was established on 1993 by the Government of West Bengal. It was founded only for Women protection in West Bengal state, the commission Act was passed by West Bengal Legislative Assembly on 29 July 1992 in the CPIM government. [4]

Commission Holders

Name	Position
Ms. Leena Gangopadhyay	Chairperson
Ms. Mausam Noor	Vice Chairperson
Sri. N.W Bhutiya	Member-Secretary
Ms. Archana Ghosh Sarkar	Member
Ms. Arpita Ghosh Sarkar	Member
Dr. Uma Saren	Member
Ms. Sunita Saha	Member
Ms. Jayeeta Sinha	Member
Prof Maria Fernandes	Member
Ms. Aparajita Addhya	Member
Srovonti Bandopadhyay	Member
Dr.Mrs.Dipanwita Hazari	Member

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References

1. "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
3. "West Bengal Commission for Women". www.m.timesofindia.com. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
4. "West Bengal Commission for Women summons Ruchira". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
5. "Stand Up Commission against Violence in West Bengal". www.standupagainstviolence.org. Retrieved 10 February 2020.