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Rationalisation of govt bodies: WCD ministry 'officially' dissolves Food and Nutrition BoardThe Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry has officially dissolved the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), a technical wing of the ministr...- Government integrating Child Helpline '1098' with ERSS 112After integration, the helpline number will be operated through the local district administration and police. Sources in the Ministry of Wo...
- 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...
- MPs working on plan to make online space safer for womenGovernment officials, particularly of the IT and women and child development (WCD) ministries, informed the members through presentations a...
- 169 complaints of sexual harassment at workplace in private industries: WCD MinistryThe complaints were received through 'SHe-box', an online system for filing complaints by women, working in both government and private sec...
- Passports of 25 NRIs who deserted wives to be revokedIt is learned that 33 lookout circulars were issued by agencies like police since January. Eight of these were issued by the integrated nod...
- WCD ministry summons Air India chief over delay in probe into sexual harassment caseUnion Minister Maneka Gandhi had directed the head of the Internal Complaints Committee of Air India to complete the inquiry in June.
- 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...
- Maneka Gandhi for women non-teaching staff in schoolsThe Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister said that her department has also approached the human resource development ministry in this...
- NRI marriages: Government to develop SOP for helping women in distressManeka Gandhi today met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and requested her to constitute a joint committee to develop an SOP.
- Women and Child Development among top five ministries for best Facebook pageOf the total 51 central ministries, 37 were evaluated for their Facebook presence and Women and Child Development ministry ranks 4th.
- Maneka Gandhi wants daycare facility in all companies to help women raise childrenSources said that the ministry has written to corporate affairs ministry to advise and build consensus with all companies to set up a crech...
- Maneka Gandhi recasts policy to aid single women focusing on removing social stigmasThe policy is also likely to address issues related to widows and universal health benefits for all women and is expected to be made public...
- Govt proposes to build 1 lakh anganwadis each year for four yearsThe scheme would be funded partly from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee and partly from the Integrated Child Development ...
- 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.
- Govt to launch website to help trace missing childrenThe portal will serve as a platform for people to not only report a missing child but also track the efforts towards his or her recovery.
- 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...
- 'Beti bachao, Beti padhao' scheme to kick off in 100 worst-affected districtsThe Narendra Modi-government had allotted Rs 100 crore for the scheme in the Union Budget in July.
- Sexual harassment law hangs in-between as rules yet to be notifiedThe Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, was passed by Parliament in April this year.
- Most public places not women friendly, activists tell governmentFollowing the outrage over the gangrape of a 23 year old in the capital, WCD ministry today held consultations with legal experts, activist...
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