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According to the DCW Act, [4] the commission consists of: A Chairperson, committed to the cause of women, to be nominated by the Government. Five members to be nominated by the Government from and amongst the persons having not less than 10 years experience in the field of women welfare, administration economic development, health education or social welfare, including at least one Member ...
The 2020 Delhi riots, or North East Delhi riots, were multiple waves of bloodshed, property destruction, and rioting in North East Delhi, beginning on 23 February 2020 and brought about chiefly by Hindu mobs attacking Muslims. [ 13][ 14] Of the 53 people killed, two-thirds were Muslims who were shot, slashed with repeated blows, or set on fire ...
Uma Chakravarthi and Nandita Hakser's book, The Delhi Riots: Three Days in the Life of a Nation, has interviews with victims of the Delhi riots. H. S. Phoolka and human-rights activist and journalist Manoj Mitta wrote the first account of the riots, When a Tree Shook Delhi. HELIUM (a novel of 1984, published by Bloomsbury in 2013) by Jaspreet ...
Delhi State Election Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted in Indian state of Delhi for ensuring that elections are conducted in free, fair and unbiased way. Constitution of India with provisions as per Article 243K and 243 ZA and Article 324 ensures creation and safeguarding of the powers of State Election Commissions .
Rape is the fourth most common crime against women in India. [ 1][ 2] According to the 2021 annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), 31,677 rape cases were registered across the country, or an average of 86 cases daily, a rise from 2020 with 28,046 cases, while in 2019, 32,033 cases were registered. [ 3]
The Government of Delhi, officially the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi ( GNCTD; ISO: Rāṣṭrīya Rājadhānī Kṣētra Dillī Sarakāra) is the governing body of India 's National Capital Territory of Delhi, whose urban area is the seat of the Union Government. It also governs the city or local governments in the area ...
This article lists the Human Development Index (HDI) rating of the States and union territories of India . HDI is a composite index that takes into consideration health, education and income. The national average HDI for India in 2008 was 0.467. [ 1] By 2010, its average HDI had risen to 0.519. [ 2][ 3] UNDP, the sponsor of the Human ...
The first civil society audit of the union report under Section 21(4) and the state reports u/r 18 on the implementation of the Act were done for the calendar year 2021 and released on 14 October 2023. [76] At the state level, some organisations monitor the implementation of the Act and bring out reports and factsheets.