Rekha Sharma, Chairperson, National Commission for Women

Mrs. Rekha Sharma assumed the charge of Chairperson, National Commission for Women on August 7, 2018. She has been a Member of the Commission since August, 2015. Before joining the Commission, Smt. Sharma was actively associated with civil society organizations in different capacities. Smt. Sharma has worked extensively on issues impacting women’s lives.Prior to joining the Commission, she was a Member of the District Consumer & Redressal Forum in the Government of Haryana. Smt. Sharma has also been instrumental in the establishment of a registered NGO called ‘Haryana Mahila Utthan Samiti’ which works for the empowerment of rural women in the state.