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Govt lays out procedure to rehabilitate children who lost parents to COVIDThe ministry has said that the child who has lost both parents to COVID-19 ought to be produced before the District Child Welfare Committee...17 May, 2021, 01.26 PM IST- 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...20 Sep, 2020, 09.22 PM IST
- 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...22 Nov, 2019, 08.07 AM IST
- 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...13 Jan, 2019, 01.33 PM IST
- 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...22 Nov, 2018, 10.00 PM IST
- 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...30 May, 2018, 03.04 PM IST
- Now, cubicles to breastfeed infants at railway stationsThe move follows a letter from WCD Ministry, headed by Maneka Gandhi, in April to the Railway Ministry seeking feeding-friendly spaces at r...03 Jul, 2017, 08.47 PM IST
- 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.04 Nov, 2015, 11.10 PM IST
- 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.20 Jul, 2015, 05.25 PM IST
- Nirbhaya Fund of Rs 1,273 crore lying unusedTwo proposals have been approved so far under the fund by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.24 Apr, 2015, 11.23 PM IST
- 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...05 Apr, 2015, 10.44 AM IST
- Government issues guidelines on utilisation of Nirbhaya FundThe Nirbhaya Fund has a corpus of Rs 3,000 crore, including an additional Rs 1,000 crore allocation made in Budget for 2015-16.01 Apr, 2015, 09.37 PM IST
- 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...08 Aug, 2014, 10.13 PM IST
- Law against sexual harassment at work place comes into effectThe law to check sexual harassment at work place which prescribes strict punishment, has come into effect from Monday.13 Dec, 2013, 07.45 PM IST
- 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.23 Nov, 2013, 08.38 PM IST
- Demands for safety of women grew louder in 2012Tirath created a flutter by saying that men should allocate a portion of their salaries as a honorarium in return of the work done by women...02 Jan, 2013, 03.35 PM IST
- 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...28 Dec, 2012, 09.20 PM IST
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