Kerala Women's Commission

Kerala Women's Commission
കേരള വനിതാ കമ്മീഷന്‍
Government of Kerala
Commission overview
Formed14 March 1996; 28 years ago (1996-03-14)
JurisdictionKerala
HeadquartersPattom, Thiruvananthapuram
8°30′44″N 76°56′51″E / 8.512233°N 76.947432°E / 8.512233; 76.947432
Commission executives
  • P. Sathidevi, (Chairperson)
    • Adv.Indira Raveendran
    • Adv.Elizabeth Mammen Mathai
    • Smt.V R Mahilamony
    • Adv. Kunhaysha P[1]
    , (Members)
  • Sonia Washington, (Member Secretary)
  • Shaji Sugunan IPS, (Director)
Websitekeralawomenscommission.gov.in

The Kerala Women's Commission is a statutory body constituted under Section 5 of The Kerala Women's Commission Act, 1990.[2] According to the Act, the commission was constituted to improve the status of women in the State of Kerala and to inquire into unfair practices affecting women and for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto (The Kerala Women's Commission Act, 1990).[3]

  1. ^ "Indira Raveendran takes charge as KWC member". The Hindu. 27 July 2022. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Kerala Women's Commission". keralawomenscommission.gov.in.
  3. ^ "The Kerala Women's Commission Act 1990" (PDF). The Kerala Women's Commission. Government of Kerala. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.