About Tripura Commission for Women

The Tripura Commission for Women was set up as a statutory body in February 1994 under the Tripura Commission for Women Act, 1993 (Tripura Act No. 1 of 1994) to:
• Review the existing provisions of the Constitutional and legal safeguards for women;
• Suggest remedial legislative measures;
• Facilitate redressal of grievances; and
• Suggest the Government on all policy matters affecting women.

In keeping with its objectives, the Tripura Commission for Women is committed to represent the rights of women in Tripura and to provide a voice for their issues and concerns. From very inception the Commission has been dealing with complaints registered with it by the oppressed women of Tripura and acting suo- moto in many cases to get them justice. The Tripura Commission has been visiting almost all parts including remote areas of the state to make women aware about their rights. It has organized Legal Awareness Camps, Parivarik Mahila Lok Adalat to provide speedy justice and Public Hearings on Women in Handicrafts and Trafficking in Women under the sponsorship of the National Commission for Women. It organizes workshops and seminars on important issues relating to women. Committees on legal matters relating to safeguards of women, for inspection of Hospitals and Nursing Homes and for conducting research works on women’s issues have been constituted. The Commission maintains its networking with the National Commission for Women and Commissions of other States and NGOs. The Commission also interacts with the media, social activists and academics on the issue of violence against women and seeks their suggestion to combat it. Facts finding comprehensive studies, paying special attention to the needs and problems of women in both rural and urban areas have also been undertaken. The Commission regularly brings out a quarterly newsletter, ‘Jago Nari’ in Bengali.