Puducherry Women's Commission reconstituted with new team of office bearers

Lt Governor Kiran Bedi Thursday reconstituted the Puducherry Women's Commission after the tenure of the previous one expired in 2017. A government notification said a new team of office bearers have been appointed and the Commission is now headed by R Rani Rajan Babu. It also said that the Commission would improve the status of women in the Union Territory and would enquire into complaints of "unfair practices" affectingwomen.

The territorial administration had constituted the Women's Commission in 2004 and its tenure was extended subsequently.

(With inputs from agencies.)