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Ajay Tirkey is new Secretary of WCD Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): IAS officer Ajay Tirkey on Friday assumed charge as Secretary, Union Ministry of Women and Child Development.
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Anganwadi workers delivering 'Take Home Ration'even in Lakshwadeep: Minist
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): In the wake of coronavirus outbreak and subsequent lockdown, the Anganwadi workers are working day and night to deliver 'Take Home Ration' at the doorstep of beneficiaries, said the Ministry of Women and Child Development on Monday.
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Lockdown : Doorstep ration distribution underway in North Sikkim
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
North Sikkim (Sikkim) [India], April 9 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development said that the take-home ration is being distributed to the beneficaries at their doorsteps here on Thursday.
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BBG-BTCT hosted National Girl Child Day 2020 by organising awareness camp
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): National Girl Child Day started by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Government of India in 2008, with the purpose to spread awareness among people about all the inequalities girls face in the Indian society, is celebrat
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Ministry of Women and Child Development signs MoU with Tasting India Sympo
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Food and Nutrition Board of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development today signed an MoU with the global food advocacy hub, Tasting India Symposium, to roll out a National Poshan Lecture Series and Poshan Quiz for Schools to create gre
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Smriti Irani thanks Harsimrat for joining hands with WCD for 'upliftment o
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (FPI) on Wednesday.
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WCD, NITI Aayog examining measures to strengthen ICDS: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 26 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday said that Ministry of Women and Child Development, NITI Aayog and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare are examining measures to strengthen the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme to ensure that target
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WCD Ministry initiates consultation to discuss uniform age for marriage af
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 30 (ANI): The central government on Wednesday told Delhi High Court that the Ministry of Women and Child Development has initiated the consultation process with stakeholders to discuss the uniform age for marriage for both men and women.
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WCD extends last date of nominations for Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Pura
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 12 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has extended the last date of nominations for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2020, till September 30, 2019.
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Sex ratio at birth improves at national level
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Ministry Of Women And Child Development revealed that Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) is showing improving trends and SRB has increased from 923 to 931 at National level for the time period between F.Y. 2015-16 and 2018-19.
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Over 1,000 new fast track courts to be set up for speedy justice
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): More than 1000 fast track courts will be set up in the country for speedy trial of cases of sexual assault on women and children, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Women and Child Development said on Thursday.
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965 cases of sexual harassment of women at workplaces reported in 2018
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): As many as 965 cases of sexual harassment of women at workplaces were reported from across the country in 2018 as per the records with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the Lok Saba was informed on Friday.
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