The National Commission for Women (NCW) in collaboration with the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) announced the launch of 100 Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes (EAPs) for potential women entrepreneurs across the country.

Key details:

• The aim of the one-day EAP is to orient participating women to the benefits of:
  • adopting entrepreneurship as a career,
  • learn the finer skills and
  • overcome social, economic, and familial barriers to becoming entrepreneurs.
• The EAPs are aimed at developing entrepreneurial skills among women so that they could gain knowledge, skills and motivation to build their own businesses.

About the Commission

• The National Commission for Women was set up as statutory body in 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990 to :

• review the Constitutional and Legal safeguards for women ;
• recommend remedial legislative measures ;
• facilitate redressal of grievances and
• advise the Government on all policy matters affecting women.

• Composition
  • A chairperson:
    • The chairperson of the NCW is nominated by the Central Government
  • a member secretary:
    • The Central Government also nominates the member secretary
  • five other members:
    • The five members nominated by the Central Government should be individuals with ability, standing and integrity.
• Functions
  • Presentation of reports:
    • Reports should be submitted to the Central Government every year.
  • Investigation and Examination related to the protection of the rights of women:
  • Review of all laws and their scrutiny. And necessary amendments and alterations are made to meet the needs of the current world. This is to meet any break, incapacity or any inadequacies in the legislation.
  • Ensure there is no violation against women and taking due care of such cases.
  • Suo Motu Notice:
    • It takes care of complaints and also suo motu matters about the deprivation of rights of women.
  • Evaluation:
    • Assessing the development and the progress of women under the Center and State level.
  • Research: 
    • To make research and study to understand the needs of women.
    • This is to make a proper support system to help the women in need.
  • Inspection:
    • Inspect the jail, remand home to ensure that the women staying here are not exploited.