Mon May 05 19:37:31 UTC 2025: ## Delhi to Reconstitute Dysfunctional Women’s Commission, Tackle Case Backlog

**New Delhi, May 6, 2025** – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced Monday that the city’s dysfunctional Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) will be reconstituted swiftly. This follows a period of inactivity spanning nearly a year, during which over 220 DCW employees were dismissed by Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena. The Chief Minister also pledged collaboration with the National Commission for Women (NCW) to address a significant backlog of approximately 1,500 pending cases. The announcement came during the inauguration of a five-day NCW public hearing program aimed at expediting case resolutions in Delhi. The program was attended by NCW Chairperson Vijay Rahatkar, who felicitated Chief Minister Gupta.

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