Policy Monitoring, Research & Publication Cell

Last updated: August 24th, 2026

As per the mandate, the Commission undertake special studies, organizes Seminars / Conferences and Workshops in collaboration with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Voluntary organizations, Universities/Colleges, Autonomous bodies, Institutions etc. It engages with the civil society groups, academicians, activists working on women issues and other stakeholders working towards gender rights and empowerment to get information from the grassroot level and their intellectual input. The Cell deliberate on the issues related with socio economic conditions of women in the country and calls for special studies or investigations into specific problems or situations arising out of discrimination against women and undertakes promotional and educational research so as to suggest ways of ensuring due representation to women in all spheres.

Social mobilization, maintenance and divorcee women, Panchayati Raj in action, women labour-under contract, gender bias in judicial decisions, family courts, gender-component in the various Commissions’ reports for women, violence against women, women’s access to health and education in slums etc. to help in formulation of NCW’s policies for recommendations.

The Cell evaluates the progress of the development of women for which clear gender profile for different states is being prepared. This Cell also conducts seminars, workshops and conferences in collaboration with state governments, civil society organisations, experts for understanding the various problem areas in the field and to suggest action plan/ remedial measures to resolve these problems.

The PPMRC Cell also initiated various activities/programmes which will help in the betterment of life of women in the society.

  • Research Study/Special Study Reports
  • Seminar/Conference/Workshops
  • Module for Panchayat Raj Women Representatives
  • Violence Free Home
  • Screening Committee Meetings
  • Guidelines
  • Issues / Topics / Priority Areas of the Commission for conducting Seminars and undertaking Special Studies / Research Studies
  • Expert Committees
  • Notifications/Circulars/Office Orders
  • Other Initiatives

    List of Minutes of the meeting of the Screening Committee or List of Sanctioned proposals
    Notification for guidelines for Financial Assistance for the purpose of Research / Studies, Seminars / Conferences / Workshops, Public Hearings, Legal Awareness Programmes and Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalats.
    Legal Awareness Programmes
    Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalat
    Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
    Seminars, Workshops and Conferences
    Public Hearing
    Expert Committees
    Important Issues Taken up by NCW
    The Non Government Organizations who are interested for grant from the Commission are requested to register themselves with NITI  189.96 KB
    VIOLENCE FREE HOME – A WOMEN’S RIGHT A joint programme of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Delhi Police and TISS Mumbai 88.40 KB
    List of sanctioned cases pending for closure for more than oner year under Research Studies, Seminar etc. 
    Corrigendum - Partial Modification of the revised guidelines for financial assistance for the purpose of Research Studies 1.87 MB
    Cancellation of the prior approval of the National / State/ Regional Seminars due to lack of the required documents / received.
    Issues / Topics / Priority Areas of the Commission for conducting Seminars and undertaking Special Studies / Research 2015-16
    Important office order for ceasing of the date for receiving proposals conducting Seminars, Workshops, Research Studies 503.86 KB
    Revised issues / Topics / Priority Areas of the Commission for conducting Seminars / Research Studies / Awareness Programmes dur 841.93 KB
    Important office order for Organization (NGOs)  292.35 KB
    Issues / Topics / Priority Areas of the Commission for conducting Seminars / Research Studies / Awareness Programmes during the  1.34 MB
    Legal Awareness Programmes (Guidelines ) 38.01 KB
    Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalat (Guidelines )  37.13 KB
    Guideline for Seminar/Workshop/Conference/Public Hearing/Research Studies 648.07 KB
    Format of application for grant of financial assistance for Projects of Research Studies  640.86 KB
    Format of Bank Guarantee Bond  484.38 KB
    ECS form for payment 68.23 KB

    Directory

    S.No. Room No. Name Designation Office Number Fax Number Intercom Number Email Address
    1 202 Mr. Neeraj Sharma DEPUTY SECRETARY 26944890 - 205 neeraj[dot]ncw[at]gov[dot]in
    2 307 Ms. Abgeena Arif RESEARCH ASSISTANT - - 299 abgeena[dot]jmi[at]gmail[dot]com
    3 203 Ms. Malvika Sharma CONSULTANT - - 229 malvika[dot]ncw[at]nic[dot]in
    4 204 Ms. Anasuya Mukherjee COUNSELLOR - - 281 anasuya[dot]ncw[at]nic[dot]in
    5 205 Mrs. Rakesh Rani RESEARCH ASSISTANT - - 507 rakeshrani[dot]ncw[at]nic[dot]in