Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), Vijaya K Rahatkar believes that instead of demanding more powers for the commission, it would be better to exercise fully and effectively whatever powers it has. Rahatkar, who was in the city on Thursday, talked with the Free Press on a range of issues concerning the women and the functioning of the NCW.
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FP: The MP State Women's Commission has been non-functional since 2018
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