VIGILANCE COMMITTEE
Vigilance Committee
The Vigilance Committee is a protection mechanism functioning at the local level to safeguard the rights of women and children and to ensure their physical, mental, and social security. It works to prevent violence, violation of rights, social discrimination, and other forms of injustice against women and children.
The primary responsibility of the Vigilance Committee is to take immediate action in cases of violence, discrimination, and exploitation against women and children and to ensure the necessary legal and social support.
🟦 Objectives of the Vigilance Committee
- Protect the rights of women and children.
- Take strong and timely interventions against violence, discrimination, and exploitation.
- Receive complaints and take appropriate remedial measures.
- Coordinate with the Women’s Commission, District Vigilance Committee, legal aid agencies, and other relevant institutions whenever necessary.
- Ensure that government schemes and welfare programmes for women and children reach the public.
- Create a women-friendly and child-friendly social environment.
- Ensure community monitoring, participation, and support.
🟩 Gram Panchayat Vigilance Committee – Structure
| Designation | Representative |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Gram Panchayat President |
| Vice Chairperson | Vice President |
| Convener | ICDS Supervisor |
| Co-Convener | Panchayat Secretary |
| Members | Chairperson of the Welfare Standing Committee, Advocate, Police Representative, SC/ST Women Representative, Medical Officer, CDS Chairperson, and Ward-level Vigilance Committee Representative |
🟩 Ward / Division Level Vigilance Committee
The Ward/Division Level Vigilance Committee is the basic unit of the Vigilance Committee established for the protection and welfare of women and children at the local self-government level.
🟦 Ward / Division Level Vigilance Committee – Structure
| Designation | Representative |
| Chairperson | Ward Member / Councillor |
| Vice Chairperson | ADS President / Woman elected by the Committee |
| Convener | Anganwadi Worker / ASHA Worker / SC-ST Promoter |
| Joint Convener | Member selected by the Committee |
| Members | Doctor, Advocate, Retired Officials, Representatives of Voluntary Organisations, Political Party Representatives, ADS/CDS Representatives |
| Ex-Officio Members | Health Worker, Sanitation Committee Representative, Anganwadi Teacher, Ward Development Committee Convener, and Balasabha President |