Om Birla inaugurates NCW's all-India workshop on 'Gender-Responsive Governance' in Faridabad
On 7 September 2026, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated a two-day All-India Capacity Building Workshop on 'Gender-Responsive Governance' organised by the National Commission for Women in Faridabad, Haryana.
Summary
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated a two-day All-India Capacity Building Workshop on 'Gender-Responsive Governance', organised by the National Commission for Women (NCW), in Faridabad, Haryana, on 7 September 2026. About 200 women legislators from 20 States and 2 Union Territories attended, along with NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar. Om Birla said the provision of 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies will open new avenues for women's political leadership. He said the focus must shift from supporting women to enabling them to shape policies and laws. The NCW is a statutory body under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990; the Act came into force and the first Commission was constituted on 31 January 1992.
Key facts
- Event
- All-India Capacity Building Workshop on 'Gender-Responsive Governance'
- Date/place
- 7 Sep 2026 (two days), Faridabad, Haryana
- Inaugurated by
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla
- Organiser
- National Commission for Women (Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar)
- Participants
- ~200 women legislators from 20 States and 2 UTs
- Static
- NCW Act, 1990; first Commission constituted 31 Jan 1992
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The National Commission for Women's two-day workshop on 'Gender-Responsive Governance', inaugurated by Om Birla on 7 September 2026, was held in which city?
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Correct answer: B — Faridabad
The workshop was held in Faridabad, Haryana.
Consider the following statements about the National Commission for Women: 1. It is a constitutional body created by a constitutional amendment. 2. The first Commission was constituted on 31 January 1992. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. The NCW is a statutory body under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990, and the first Commission was constituted on 31 January 1992.