Rekha Sharma (54) was appointed as chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW).
Prior to this appointment, she was a member of the Commission and was holding the additional charge of chairperson after Lalitha Kumaramangalam had demitted office in September 2017.
NCW is a statutory body established under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990. It was established in January 1992.
It is an apex national level organization of India the mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of women.
It regularly publishes a monthly newsletter, Rashtra Mahila, in both Hindi and English.