Chairwoman Parajuli said that although there is a constitutional provision to establish a Women's Commission office in all seven provinces, the Council of Ministers has not yet taken any decision on it.
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National Women's Commission Chairperson Kamala Parajuli has said that the state machinery has not realized the need for the commission.
She made the remarks at a 'coordination meeting with stakeholders on the issue of reducing sexual violence and providing gender-friendly public services' held in Manthali, Ramechhap on Thursday. She said, 'Despite the provision in the constitution, the state has not yet considered the National Women's Commission as a necessary mechanism.'
She said that despite the constitutional provision to establish a Women's Commission office in all seven provinces, the Council of Ministers has not yet taken any decision on it. 'We have been sending letters to the government repeatedly, urging it, but no decision has been taken. This raises serious questions about the state's gender accountability,' she said.
Chairperson Parajuli also stressed the need to re-establish the Women's Development Offices that were abolished in 2074 BS. 'At that time, women and people with disabilities used to get easy services through those offices. There is no such mechanism now,' she said.
Stating that the National Human Rights Commission has been given three to four hundred employees and provincial offices, she complained that the state has been treating the Women's Commission with discriminatory treatment by giving only 40-45 employees. She said that the National Women's Commission, which was established 22 years ago, has still not been able to get its own office building.
In the meeting, China Khadka, Chief of the District Coordination Committee Ramechhap, Lav Shrestha, Chief District Officer Shyam Krishna Thapa, DSP Bhola Bhatta of the District Police Office Ramechhap, among others, suggested that the Women's Commission should make its activities more active and extensive in the district.
