National Commission for Women

Last updated: February 27th, 20252021 – 2022 The National Commission for Women took suo moto cognizance on media report regarding “Women gang raped, brutalized in UP’s Budaun, 2 arrested, SHO suspended” Badaun on 03th Jan 2021. Recommendations 2014 – 2015 National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo moto cognizance and constituted an Inquiry Committee under Sections 8 […]

   Mailing Address :   NRI Cell, National Commission for women Plot No. 21, Jasola Institutional Area, New Delhi -110 025    EPABX Numbers :   011 – 26942369, 26944740, 26944754, 26944805, 26944809    Email :   nricell-ncw[at]nic[dot]in

Shall be the coordinating agency to receive and process all the complaints related to Indian Women deserted by their Overseas Indian husbands. Shall render all possible assistance to the complaints including conciliation, mediation between the parties and advising the complainant on related issues. Associating, networking with NGO’s ,community organizations in India and abroad and State […]

Number of Cases received since inception and the success stories National Commission for Woman was nominated as the Coordinating agency at the National level for dealing with issues pertaining NRI marriages by Government of India vide Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs order dated 28th April 2009, based on the recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee on […]

Introduction to NRI Cell of Commission The persisting division of ‘private’ versus ‘public’ spaces which views the entry of law in homes as “bull in the china shop” has been largely responsible for keeping the homes considerably insulated from the legal system, notwithstanding the fact that some of the grossest rights’ violations happen within the […]

Minutes of the Screening Committee Meeting held on 28th January, 2016 at 11.30 A.M. in the Conference Hall of National Commission for Women, New Delhi Minutes of the Screening Committee Meeting held on 12th January, 2015 at 11.00 A.M. in the Conference Hall of National Commission for Women, New Delhi Minutes of the Screening Committee Meeting […]

Receipt and Registration of Complaint : The complaint received would be required to be properly receipted, registered and expeditiously acknowledged. The complainant would be given a receipt bearing the complaint number which would be in consonance with the File number, for ready reference. Examination of the Complaint: Subsequent upon registration of the complaint, the consultant would cause […]

Last updated: February 6th, 2025 Visit of National Commission for Women to Manipur from 9-12 January, 2014 To give wide publicity to the creation of separate NE Cell in NE region and to interact with local women, a delegation of National Commission for Women led by Smt. Mamta Sharma, Chairperson of National Commission for Women, […]

Important Case Laws related to NRI marriages Ruchi Majoo vs. Sanjeev Majoo Case No: Civil Appeal No. 4435 of 2003 with Criminal Appeal No. 1184 of 2011, Date of Decision: 16 May 2011. In Harmeeta Singh v Rajat Taneja 102 (2003) DLT 822 the wife was deserted by her husband within 6 months of marriage […]

(I) ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY (REGULATION) BILL, 2013 (II) THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973 (III) THE ANDHRA PRADESH DEVDASIS (PROHIBITION OF DEDICATION) ACT, 1988 (IV) CYBER CRIME PREVENTION AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN (CCPWC) (V) THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORK PLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013 (VI) MARITAL CRUELTY AND SECTION 498-A OF INDIAN PENAL […]