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Working Group on Women's Agency & Empowerment for the 12th Five Year Plan(2012-17)-formulation of Sub-Groups

The Planning Commission vide Order No. EC/SW/1-23(1)2011-WCD dated 25.02.2011 (click HERE to see the order) constituted a Working Group on Women's Agency & Empowerment for the 12th Five Year Plan under the Chairpersonship of Secretary, M/o Women & Child Development. Under para III of the said Order, the Chairperson of the Working Group may co-opt other experts and constitute Sub-Groups for specific task as may be considered necessary. In pursuance of this and on the basis of deliberations held in the 1st meeting of Working Group on 10.06.2011, the Chairperson has constituted five Sub-Groups as follows:-

 

Sub-Group-I: Contextualizing 'Empowerment': Emerging Issues and Challenges Chairperson : Ms Sangeeta Verma, EA, MWCD Co Chairperson : Prof. Pam Rajput Member Secretary : Ms. Rashmi Singh, Executive Director (NRCW), NMEW

Members:

  1. Representative, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
  2. Representative, Ministry of Home Affairs
  3. Representative, Ministry of Tribal Affair
  4. Representative, Ministry of Minority Affairs
  5. Advisor (WCD), Planning Commission
  6. Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Government of Assam
  7. Ms. Nivedita Menon, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, New Delhi.
  8. Ms. Kumud Sharma, Centre for Women's Development Studies, 25, Bhai Vir Singh Marg, Gole Market, New Delhi
  9. Dr. Margaret Francis, Pezhumkatti house, Anavelasam, P.O. Kumily, Destrict Idukki, Kerala.
  10. Ms. Manali Shah, SEWA, Opposite, Victoria Garden, Bhadra, Ahmedabad-380001
  11. Ms. Sara Pilot CEQUIN 3, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi-110011
  12. Representative of UN Women
  13. Dr. Ginny Shrivastava, National Forum for Single Women's Rights, 39, Kharol Colony, Udaipur, Rajasthan-313004
  14. Ms. Roma Debadrata, STOP

 

Sub-Group-II : Legal Framework for Women Chairperson: Ms Zohra Chatterjee, Member Secretary, NCW Co Chairperson: Ms Kirti Singh, Advocate Member Secretary: Ms Vinita Aggarwal, Director, MWCD

Members:

  1. Representative, Ministry of Home Affairs

  2. Representative, Department of Legal Affaris, Ministry of Law and Justice

  3. Representative, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice

  4. Representative, Ministry of information and Broadcasting

  5. Representative, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs

  6. Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Haryana

  7. Ms. Aparna Bhatt, Lawyer, 3-14B, Jangpura-B, New Delhi

  8. Ms. Anjali Dave, TISS, P.O. Box No. 8313, Deonar, Mumbai

  9. Ms. Kalpana Viswanathan, Director, JAGORI, C-54, Top Floor, South Extension, Part-II, New Delhi-110049

  10. Ms. Madhu Mehra PLD, Partners for Law in Development, F-18, Jangpura Extension, First Floor, New Delhi-14

  11. Ms. V.P.Zuhara, Office of Nisa Enterprises and Office of NISA, Progressive Muslim Women's Forum, Near Civil Station, Kozhikode, Kerala

  12. Representative, UN Women

 

Sub-Group-III: Engandering Schemes and Programmes and Skill Development amongst women Chairperson: Smt. C.P. Sujaya, A-2, Dewanshree Apartments, 3rd Floor, 30, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi-110001. Member Secretary: Ms Anju Bhalla, Director, MWCD

Members:

  1. Representative, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

  2. Representative, Department of Elemntary Education and Literacy

  3. Representative, Deartment of Secondary Education

  4. Representative, Ministry of Labour

  5. Senior Advisor (WCD), Planning Commission

  6. Representative, Ministry of Rural Development

  7. National Skill Development Corporation

  8. Representative, Ministry of Micro, Small and Micro Enterprises

  9. Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Government of Himachal Pradesh

  10. Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Uttrakhand

  11. Executive Director, Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK)

  12. Dr. Vinita Sharma, Scientist, Ministry of Science and Technology

  13. Devika Jain, Economist

  14. Ms. Renana Jhabwala, SEWA

  15. Sh. D.S. Sutaria, Suath Gramodhyog Sansthan, 158, Shardakunj Society, Motipuira, Himatnagar-383001, Gujarat.

  16. Sh. S. Monahar, Thiruvananthapuram Taluk Sericulture Coop. Society, 309, Mangalathukonam, Kattachalkuzhi, P.O. 695509, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

  17. Shri P. M. Nair, Additional Director General (OPS & Works), Directorate General CRPF, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003

  18. Dr. Rukmini Rao, Executive Director, Centre for World Solidairty, New Delhi

  19. Representative of UN Women

 

Sub-Group-IV : Women as prime movers in Governance Chairperson: Ms Nirmala Buch Member Secretary: Ms Rupa Dutta, Director, MWCD

Members:

  1. Representative, Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  2. Representative, Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth and Affairs and Sports
  3. Representative, Department of Sport, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
  4. Secretary, Deapartment of Social Welfare, Government of NCW of Delhi
  5. Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, Government of Arunachal Pradesh
  6. Ms. Chhavi Rajjwat, Sarpanch, Soda Village, District Tonk, Rajasthan
  7. Ms. Mari Thakekara, ACCORD, Post Box No. 20, Gudalur, Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu
  8. Prof. Kanchan Mathur Institute of Development Studies, 8-B, Jhalana Institutional Arear, Jaipur, Rajasthan
  9. Dr. Aruna Ithape, Gramin and Adivasi Sevabhvi Sanstha, Deepraj Complex, New Nagar Road, Sangamner, Ahmedanagar, Maharashtra.
  10. Reresentative, UN Women

 

Sub-Group-V : Gender mainstreaming and effective Accountability Mechanisms Chairperson: Prof. Aasha Kapur Mehta Member Secretary: Dr. Sulochana Vasudevan, Joint Director (WD), NIPCCD

Members:

  1. Representative, Ministry of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation
  2. Representative, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
  3. Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Gujarat.
  4. Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Government of Kerala
  5. Ms. P. Amuda, District Collector, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu
  6. Ms Benita Sharma, Consultant
  7. Ms. Mridul Eapen Member, Planning Board, Kerala
  8. Mr. Subrat Das CBGA
  9. Ms Lekha Chakraborty, Associate Professor, NIPFP
  10. President All India Women's Conference, 6, Bhagwan Das Road, New Delhi-110001
  11. Ms. G. Jeemol Unni, Gujarat Institure of Development Research Gota, Ahmedabad
  12. Reresentative, UN Women