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Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar is simply a erstwhile nationalist president of the BJP Mahila Morcha. (File Photo)
The Centre has appointed Vijaya Kishore Rahatkar, the nationalist caput of the BJP, arsenic the chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW).
Rahatkar, the ninth chairperson of the NCW, succeeds Rekha Sharma whose tenure arsenic NCW chairperson ended successful August aft 2 consecutive terms.
Rahatkar has been appointed for a three-year word oregon till the property of 65 years, whichever is the earliest. She is simply a erstwhile nationalist president of the BJP Mahila Morcha.
According to an authoritative connection from the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD), Rahatkar has served arsenic chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women from 2016 to 2021, and was the Mayor of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) from 2007 to 2010. Rahatkar holds a bachelor’s grade successful physics and a Master’s grade successful past from the University of Pune.
During her word arsenic chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women, Rahatkar “spearheaded initiatives” similar ‘Sakshama’ (support for acerb onslaught survivors),’Prajwala’ (linking self-help groups to Central authorities schemes), and ‘Suhita’ (24×7 helpline work for women), the WCD connection said. Rahatkar, successful a station connected X, thanked PM Narendra Modi, BJP nationalist president and Union Minister J P Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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