Delhi LG V K Saxena orders special audit into 'misuse' of govt funds by DCPCRLieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved an inquiry and special audit into the alleged misuse of government funds by the Delhi Commissio...
Delhi govt officer accused of rape Kejriwal administration's favourite, handpicked as OSD: BJPThe BJP leaders, including Swaraj and spokesperson Shikha Rai, also hit out at Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal a...
Govt comes out with SOP for child helpline 1098The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) said the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) will provide necessary tech...
Govt in process of geo-tagging all anganwadis"The Ministry is also doing collaboration with Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications & Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) for geo-mapping ...
Govt integrating emergency helplines for children, womenThe Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) - 112 - is a pan-India number for providing emergency support such as police, fire and ambulan...
WCD, AYUSH ministries sign MoU for integration of AYUSH systems with ongoing nutrition interventionsThe AYUSH Ministry will provide support to beneficiaries of the umbrella Integrated Child Development Services programme of the women and c...
Online portal to report sexual harassment at workplace linked to all central, state ministries: WCDThe WCD Ministry has linked SHe-Box to all the central ministries, departments and 653 districts across 33 states and Union Territories, th...
14 lakh 'fake children' registered with anganwadis in Uttar Pradesh: WCD MinistryIn a meeting of the National Nutrition Council on Thursday, the ministry was informed that about 14.57 lakh fake beneficiaries were registe...
Matrimonial dispute: MEA revokes passports of five NRIsThe WCD Ministry says it has received 40 cases related to matrimonial disputes relating to NRIs, of which six found to be serious and LoC i...
Women Corporate Directors grouping opens chapters in IndiaWCD-India, as it is called, would serve as a networking platform for both existing and prospective women corporate directors.
Government forms panel to approve schemes under Nirbhaya FundThe government in April this year has made the WCD Ministry the nodal agency for the Nirbhaya Fund in place of Home Ministry.
Decriminalising sex trade among suggestions at WCD workshopThe workshop saw participation of 22 officials from various ministries and 22 representatives of different non-government organisations.
Women and Child Development Ministry replaces MHA as nodal agency for Nirbhaya FundThe Nirbhaya fund has a total of Rs 3,000 cr as Rs 1,000 cr each was allocated to it in 2014-15 and 2015-16 on top of Rs 1,000 cr initial c...
Proposal to give more power to NCW hits legal hurdleA proposal of the Women and Child Development Ministry to give greater powers to the National Commission of Women has faced legal hurdles a...
- Put in place mechanism to handle emergency at juvenile homes: Delhi High Court to government
A bench of justices Ravindra Bhat and Vibhu Bakhru passed the order after the Department of WCD and Delhi Police submitted a joint affidavi...
Under Maneka Gandhi, WCD gets a promotion to cabinet rankIn the new BJP-led government at the Centre, the women and child development ministry was upgraded to cabinet rank.
- Most public places not women friendly, activists tell government
Following the outrage over the gangrape of a 23 year old in the capital, WCD ministry today held consultations with legal experts, activist...