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Draft model legislation to safeguard interests of child and parents: Manek
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 03 (ANI): Expressing concern at the difficulties being faced by the affected parents and their children as a result of breakdown of marriages abroad, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, the Minister of Women and Child Development, has asked to create an effective mechanism and a mo
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Maneka thanks PM Modi for 27 percent increase in budget for women and chil
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.1 (ANI): Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has expressed satisfaction over the 27 percent budgetary allocation for her ministry.
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WCD ministry to give National Awards to Anganwadi workers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 22 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Sanjay Gandhi will today confer national awards to Anganwadi workers for their exceptional achievement.
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President Mukherjee presents National Child Awards
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 14 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday presented the National Child Awards today at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of Children's Day in presence of Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi and other dignitaries.
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Vedanta joins hands with Centre to modernise anganwadis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 20 (ANI): Union Minister for Woman and Child Development Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi inaugurated 'Nandghar'- the new age Anganwadi.
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Govt. to bring anti-trafficking legislation in Parl soon: Maneka Gandhi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Oct. 17 (ANI): Union Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has said that the Government will soon bring an anti-trafficking legislation into the Parliament, the draft of which is ready.
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Maneka Gandhi launches online complaint box for children to file sexual ab
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 26 (ANI): An online complaint box for reporting child sexual abuse, the POCSO e-Box was launched by the Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi here today.
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Maternity Bill will sail through LS in November: Maneka Gandhi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 15 (ANI): Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday hailed the passage of Maternity Bill in the Rajya Sabha and expressed hope that it will sail through the Lok Sabha in the next session of Parliament.
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Maneka ties Rakhi on SSB jawans at Indo-Nepal Border
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Banbasa (Uttarakhand), Aug. 14 (ANI): Union Cabinet Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Sunday tied Rakhis on Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawans at the Indo-Nepal border in Banbasa, Uttarakhand, on the eve of 70th Independence Day.
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Maternity Benefit Bill will improve health of babies: Maneka Gandhi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 11 (ANI): Congratulating Parliament and the Centre for taking up the Maternity Benefit Bill in the Rajya Sabha today, Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi said the passage of the important bill would improve the health of babies.
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Women activists welcome Maneka Gandhi's call for amending passports r
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi/Jaipur, July 17 (ANI): The women activists on Sunday hailed Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi's request to the Ministry of External Affairs to amend rules for issuing passports and not make father's name a mandatory requirement as a very positive initiati
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Maneka Gandhi sets up cyber cell to check internet trolling
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Friday said her ministry has set up a cyber cell to take on trolls that harass women and children.
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