Empowerment of Women Committee Constituted for 2026-27; D Purandeswari Appointed Chairperson

Exam-focused facts from the 19 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted the Empowerment of Women Committee for the year 2026-27 with effect from April 21, 2026.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Member of Parliament (MP) D Purandeswari has been appointed as the Chairperson of the committee.
The committee consists of 30 members, with 20 nominated by the Speaker from the Lok Sabha and 10 nominated by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
Members from the Lok Sabha include Hema Malini, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Mahima Kumari Mewar, and Smita Uday Wagh, while Rajya Sabha members include Sagarika Ghose, Swati Maliwal, Sudha Murty, and PT Usha.
The Committee on Empowerment of Women was first constituted on April 29, 1997, during the 11th Lok Sabha to focus on women's welfare, empowerment, and development.