Archive · 14 Aug 2026
DCW chairperson calls for education, skills for shelter home women
In Delhi, there is a special place called a shelter home where women and girls who need care and protection can stay.
A leader named Lata Gupta, who is the head of a group called the Delhi Commission for Women, visited this shelter home.
She talked to the women and children living there and gave them gifts.
She said that every girl should live in a clean place.
She believes girls and women should go to school and learn new skills.
Learning and skills can make them feel confident and independent.
When they leave the shelter, she wants them to feel proud and not pressured by society.
She said that women's respect is the greatest pride of our country.
The commission will work to make sure these women and children get a better education and better lives.
Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Lata Gupta visited the Nirmal Chhaya Complex shelter home for women and children in Tilak Nagar.
She stressed the need for skill development and education to boost self-confidence and help women reintegrate into society.
Gupta interacted with residents, reviewed care and rehabilitation facilities, and distributed gifts.
She said the DCW will work to ensure women and girls in shelter homes get a clean environment, education and skills.
Gupta, appointed chairperson after a gap of two years, said the panel will introduce welfare schemes, echoing Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's emphasis on women's dignity.
- Who
- Lata Gupta, Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women, visited the shelter and interacted with women and child residents; she also referred to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's emphasis on women's dignity.
- What
- A visit to a shelter home during which Gupta stressed the need for education and skill development for women and girls, and reviewed care and rehabilitation facilities.
- When
- Friday, August 14.
- Where
- Nirmal Chhaya Complex shelter home on Jail Road, Tilak Nagar, New Delhi.
- Why
- To boost the self-confidence of women and girls and help them reintegrate into society with dignity.
- Organisation
- Delhi Commission for Women (DCW)
- Chairperson
- Lata Gupta
- Location visited
- Nirmal Chhaya Complex, Jail Road, Tilak Nagar, New Delhi
- Visit date
- August 14 (Friday)
- Key message
- Education and skill development for women and girls in shelter homes
- Appointment
- Appointed chairperson after a gap of two years
- Related facilities
- Nirmal Chhaya Complex shelters and one-stop centres are associated with DCW
- Delhi Chief Minister
- Rekha Gupta