Women and Child Welfare Committee
Scrutinising the schemes, budgets and institutions meant to reach Maharashtra's women and children.
Member since 2025
Sana Malik Shaikh in the Maharashtra Assembly Work in the House.
Committees, interventions and questions raised by the MLA of Anushakti Nagar: a record that is public, and meant to be.
Women and Child Welfare Committee Member since 2025
Minority Welfare Committee Member since 2025
- House
- 15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Maiden speech
- 19 December 2024
- Party
- Nationalist Congress Party
- In office since
- 23 November 2024
In brief
Since taking office on 23 November 2024, Sana Malik Shaikh has used the Maharashtra Assembly to seek the closure of polluting RMC plants in Deonar (her maiden speech, after which the BMC ordered one plant shut), flexibility in how women's names appear in official documents, transparency in charitable-hospital free beds, revised noise limits under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and support for the Urdu Sahitya Academy's golden jubilee. In the Praja Foundation's Mumbai MLA Report Card 2026, she ranked 16th of 33 Mumbai MLAs, with a rank of 1 for attendance.
Committee memberships
Where the scrutiny happens: the House committees she serves on, and the state's Youth Policy Committee.
Minority Welfare Committee
Oversight of welfare programmes and their delivery to the state's minority communities.
Member since 2025
Youth Policy Committee
A committee of the Government of Maharashtra on the state's policy for young people.
Member since 2025
Five issues, formally raised
Each was raised on the floor of the House or through its formal instruments, and each is being pursued.
Maiden speech, 19 December 2024
Shut the polluting RMC plants of Deonar.
In her very first speech, she sought the closure of ready-mix concrete plants in Deonar that she said violated Maharashtra Pollution Control Board norms, stood less than 100 metres from homes and affected more than 50,000 residents of Govandi East. Within days, the BMC ordered the JSW plant shut and served a compliance notice on Relcon.
- Residents affected
- 50,000+ in Govandi East
- Distance from homes
- Under 100 metres
- Outcome
- JSW plant ordered shut
| Subject | Intervention | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Women's rights | A woman's name, her choiceIn March 2025 she asked that women be free to choose how their names appear in official records: maiden name, married name, or with a parent's name. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar backed the proposal, and a directive with clear naming options followed. | Directive issued |
| Healthcare | Free beds, visible to allThrough a calling-attention motion in July 2025, she showed that charitable-hospital beds reserved for BPL and EWS patients were going largely unused, and pressed for visible signage and live bed availability online. | Calling-attention motion |
| Environment | Quieter, safer decibel limitsShe told the House that residential noise limits of 55 dB by day and 45 dB by night are routinely breached, even inside the Assembly. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis agreed to a survey and to recommend revised limits to the Centre. | Survey approved |
| Culture | Marathi and Urdu, side by sideIn July 2025, with legislators from several parties, she asked the state government to support the Urdu Sahitya Academy's fiftieth-anniversary year. | Cross-party demand |
By session
Where each intervention was made. New sessions are added here as they close.
Winter Session, December 2024 Nagpur
- Maiden speech on 19 December: closure of the polluting ready-mix concrete plants in Deonar. The BMC ordered the JSW plant shut.
Budget Session, March 2025 Mumbai
- Women's freedom to choose how their names appear in official records, backed by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
Monsoon Session, July 2025 Mumbai
- Calling-attention motion on unused free beds for BPL and EWS patients at charitable hospitals.
- Cross-party demand for state support to the Urdu Sahitya Academy's fiftieth anniversary.
Check the record independently
Her legislative work is assessed and documented by independent public sources.
Mumbai MLA Report Card 2026
In the Praja Foundation's Mumbai MLA Report Card 2026, Sana Malik Shaikh ranked 16th of the 33 Mumbai MLAs assessed, with a score of 56.75%. She had a parameter rank of 1 for attendance and for a clean criminal record, and 20 for both the number and the quality of the questions she raised.
- Overall rank
- 16 of 33 Mumbai MLAs assessed
- Overall score
- 56.75%
- Attendance
- Rank 1
- Number of questions
- Rank 20
- Quality of questions
- Rank 20
- Clean criminal record
- Rank 1
- What it measures
- Work in the legislature: attendance, questions raised and their quality, and other indicators. Work in the constituency is not assessed.
- Who was assessed
- 33 of Mumbai's 36 MLAs. The Speaker and two ministers were left out, as office-holders cannot ask questions in the House.
- Published by
- Praja Foundation
- Name in the report
- Sana Moinuddin Shaikh
About her work in the House
What was Sana Malik Shaikh's maiden speech about?
Her maiden speech in December 2024 sought the closure of ready-mix concrete (RMC) plants in Deonar that she said breached pollution norms near homes in Govandi East. Within days, the BMC ordered the JSW plant shut and served a compliance notice on Relcon.
What has she raised about women's rights in the Assembly?
She has sought flexibility in how women's names are recorded in official documents, and she serves on the Assembly's Women and Child Welfare Committee.
Where can I see her full legislative record?
PRS Legislative Research tracks her record independently on its MLA Track, and this page lists her interventions session by session, from the Winter Session of December 2024 onwards.
What did the Praja Foundation's 2026 report card say about her work?
The Mumbai MLA Report Card 2026 ranked her 16th of the 33 Mumbai MLAs assessed, with a score of 56.75%. Her parameter ranks were 1 for attendance, 20 for the number of questions, 20 for the quality of questions and 1 for a clean criminal record.
What does the Praja report card measure?
It scores MLAs on their work in the legislature: attendance, the number and quality of questions raised, and other indicators of legislative performance. It does not assess work in the constituency. In 2026, 33 of Mumbai's 36 MLAs were assessed; the Speaker and two ministers were left out because office-holders cannot ask questions in the House.
