A Brief History

      The Committee on Status of Women in India recommended in 1974 the Constitution of Statutory Autonomous Commission for Women at the Centre and the State for vigilant supervision to facilitate redressal of grievances in cases of actual violation of existing law and to accelerate the social and economic development of women.

Successive committees, Commissions and National Perspective Plan for Women also recommended the constitution of apex body of women.

In 1990 the National Commission for Women Act was passed in the Parliament and the First Commission at the National level was set up on January 31, 1992.

Setting up of the National Commission for Women generated lot of hopes among the women of the country in general and Tripura in particular. Movement was launched in Tripura for constituting State Commission for Women where women from all walks of life were equal partners.
In 1993 The Tripura Commission for Women Act was passed in the Legislative Assembly of Tripura and received assent of the Governor on January 1, 1994.

Accordingly, the First Commission for women in Tripura was constituted on February 5, 1994 with Smt. Manjulika Basu as the Chairperson. The First Commission worked for three terms (February 1994 – March 2003). The Fourth Commission was set up on April 1, 2003 with Smt. Champa Dasgupta as Chairperson. The Fifth Commission has been constituted on April 1, 2006 and the State Government has nominated Dr. Tapati Chakravarti as Chairperson..