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VP Naidu presents Uttar Pradesh with National Award for Excellence for reh
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment conferred Uttar Pradesh with the National Award of Excellence, which was given by Vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, for doing a commendable job in the field of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities (Divy
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President Kovind presents Vayoshreshtha Samman
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday presented the Vayoshreshtha Samman--a scheme of National Awards for senior citizens of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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Athawale donates Rs 50 lakh from MP fund for relief work in Sangli, Kolhap
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolhapur (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale on Monday announced he will give Rs 50 lakh from his MP fund for relief work in the flood-affected Kolhapur and Sangli districts of Maharashtra.
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DCW writes to Lok Sabha Speaker, slams the Transgender Bill
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Friday slammed the Transgender Bill introduced by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for protection of rights of a transgender person.
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Antano and Harini honoured by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): Antano and Harini - Legacy Accelerators received the 'Award of Honour' from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India for the unprecedented work they have been doing to help people change the trajectory of their lives and
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Scholarship for scheduled caste students remained focus of Social Justice
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Making scholarship more inclusive for the students of scheduled castes (SCs) remained the area of focus for the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment during the year 2018.
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HC seeks Union ministries' response on differently-abled person's plea for
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notices to Union Finance Ministry, Delhi government and Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to respond to a writ petition filed by a differently-abled person for getting a refund on excess tax paid by him.
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply on plea challenging Haj guidelines
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre's response on the PIL challenging the Haj policy that allegedly barred people with disability from undertaking the annual Haj pilgrimage.
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Rajya Sabha adopts Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2014
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 14 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha today adopted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 moved by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
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President Mukherjee to confer Divyangjan awards tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.2 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will present the "National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), 2016" on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3 at a function organized by the Depar
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Imphal: Govt. distributes 6,000 hearing aids to enter Guinness record
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Nov. 5 (ANI): In an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment along with other organisations on Saturday distributed 6,000 hearing aids to people at the indoor stadium of Khuman Lampak Sports in Imphal.
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