National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma's tenure ended on Tuesday(6 August 2024 ). Sharma, 60, assumed the charge of the NCW chairperson on August 7, 2018.

• She has been associated with the NCW as a member since August, 2015 and held the additional charge as the chairperson from September 29, 2017 before becoming its chief in 2018.
• Sharma has been a vocal advocate of gender sensitisation of the police personnel since they are the first point of contact for the victims.
• Sharma courted many controversies in her tenure with the latest one being the alleged non-action in Manipur.