Politics · India · 3 hrs ago
India’s women’s commission receives 150,000 complaints a year, chair says
India’s National Commission for Women receives around 150,000 complaints each year, chair Vijaya Rahatkar says.
Domestic violence is the leading complaint among cases the commission handles.
Women can contact the commission through its website, email, in person or a 24-hour helpline at 14490.
The commission holds public hearings in different states through an outreach programme for women who may struggle to reach it.
Rahatkar says it has held more than 200 in-person hearings in villages and other locations over the past 18 months, while also raising awareness of women’s legal rights.
The commission aims to make it easier for women to seek help without fear or hesitation, and its public hearings and awareness programmes are part of that effort.
India’s National Commission for Women receives around 150,000 complaints annually, its chairperson said.
Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar said domestic violence accounts for the largest number of complaints within the commission’s mandate.
Women can approach the commission through its online portal, email, in person or its 24-hour helpline.
The commission has held more than 200 in-person public hearings in villages and other locations over the past 1.5 years, Rahatkar said.
- Who
- India’s National Commission for Women and its chairperson, Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar.
- What
- The commission receives around 150,000 complaints annually, with domestic violence accounting for the largest number within its mandate.
- When
- Rahatkar made the remarks in an interview with PTI; the article was published on November 10, 2026.
- Where
- India.
- Why
- Not stated
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Since Rahatkar took charge as chairperson, the commission has held more than 200 in-person public hearings.
Rahatkar spoke about the commission’s complaints and outreach in an interview with PTI.
The Hindu published its report on Rahatkar’s remarks.
- Annual complaints
- Around 150,000
- Leading complaint category
- Domestic violence
- Helpline
- 14490
- Public hearings
- More than 200 over the past 1.5 years
- Outreach initiative
- Rashtriya Mahila Aayog Aapke Dwar
What people are saying
We receive around 1.5 lakh complaints annually. If we look at the cases falling under our mandate, domestic violence accounts for the highest number of complaints,
No woman should feel that she could not approach the NCW simply because she did not know how to file a complaint,
We decided that if these women cannot come to us, we will go to them,
There should be no fear or hesitation in approaching the commission,