Unprecedented work by Delhi Commision for Women(DCW) during 2015-2024

Updated: 5/20/2024
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Last Updated: 28 Feb 2024

A "powerless body" to Effective one

Chairperson 2015-2024 (Swati Maliwal) after consultations with experts & lawyers found that Commission has the authority to issue arrest warrants and order attachment of property and salary if a person disobeys its summons[1]

-- The “181” women's helpline of the commission was activated in her Tenure[2]
-- Established a team that dedicatedly hunted through social media for criminal cases against children and women[2:1]

Budget jump 4.25 crore(2014-15) to 35 Crs(2023-24) for DCW by Delhi Government[3][4]

Highlights of DCW performance from 2015 - 2023 [5]

  • Represented victims in about 2 lakh court case hearings.
  • Moved over 8000 victim compensation applications.
  • Filed 30,000 FIRs for sexual harrasment cases.
  • Rescued over 2500 girls from sex traffickers.

DCW's Performance Comparison - Before and After 2015[6][7][8]

This is the 1st ever report on working of DCW presented to people of Delhi

The number of cases taken up during this tenure is 700% more than the previous tenure.

Tasks performed Chairperson (2015 - 2023) Previous Chairperson (2007 - 2015) Change
No. of Cases 1,70,423 20,000 700% More
No. of Hearings 4,14,840 14,464 3000% More
Recommendations given* 500+ 1 500 time more
Calls on 181 41 lakh + NIL New Initiative
Average Daily Calls on 181 4000 + NIL New Initiative
Court Appearances by RCC Lawyers 1,97,479 Data not maintained Massive Legal Support
Assistance to Sexual Assault Survivors 60,751 Data not maintained Dedicated to Cause
Visits by Mobile Helpline Program 2,59,693 848 300% More
Cases taken up by Mahila Panchayats 2,13,490 Data not maintained Huge Work
Community Meetings by Mahila Panchayats 52,296 Data not maintained
Counselor Staff 100 20 500% jump
Lawyer/Legal Staff 70 5 1400% jump

*Recommendations are given to relevant authorities under the Section 10 of DCW Act

Breakdown of calls as per the type of complaint (July 2022- June 2023) [9]

Type of Call Number of Calls
Domestic Violence 38342
Rape and Sexual Harrasment 5895
POSCO 3647
Kidnapping 4229
Cyber Crime 3558
Missing Women and Children 1552
Senior Citizen Grievances 33144

Breakdown of calls per the age of the victim (July 2022- June 2023) [9:1]

Age demography (in yrs) Number of Calls
1-10 1796
11-20 16938
21-40 58232
41-60 10061
61 and over 2739

What is DCW?[10]

  • The Delhi State Commission for Women (DCW) is a statutory body under an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
  • It was passed in 1994 for the objective of ensuring security, development and well-being of women in every sphere of life

References:

  1. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-commission-for-women-played-more-proactive-role-in-2015/articleshow/50390947.cms ↩︎

  2. https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/who-is-dcw-chief-swati-maliwal-the-delhi-commission-for-women-chairperson-who-got-molested-in-delhi-1674145689-1 ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. https://delhiplanning.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/Planning/generic_multiple_files/09_190-204_wcd.pdf ↩︎

  4. https://delhiplanning.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/Planning/generic_multiple_files/outcome_budget_2023-24_1-9-23.pdf ↩︎

  5. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/delhi-commission-for-women-receives-over-600-000-distress-calls-registers-92-000-cases-of-domestic-violence-101691863572246.html ↩︎

  6. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/feb/02/womens-champion-swati-maliwal-takes-delhi-anti-rape-fight-nationwide ↩︎

  7. https://twitter.com/NBTDilli/status/1743158395576943059?t=J2oi0cgvvvfkljdlmL-1Tw&s=19 ↩︎

  8. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/as-maliwal-bids-adieu-dcw-highlights-her-extensive-tenure/article67710919.ece ↩︎

  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpSfIJUZw0A ↩︎ ↩︎

  10. https://wcd.delhi.gov.in/scert/delhi-commission-women ↩︎

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