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No proposal to make change in existing quota for OBCs in future: Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that there is no proposal under consideration make any change in the existing quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the future.
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No proposal for reservation in private sector, says Thawarchand Gehlot
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that presently there is no proposal under government's consideration for reservation of jobs in the private sector.
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Lok Sabha passes Appropriation Bill
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Appropriation Bill, 2020, after the demands for grants for ministries other than Tourism, Railways and Social Justice and Empowerment were guillotined.
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Centre working on national policy for senior citizens: Gehlot
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot said on Monday that the government is working on a national policy for senior citizens and is seeking to improve the existing law concerning their welfare.
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Lok Sabha to discuss demands for grants of social justice, tourism ministr
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): The Lok Sabha would take up discussion on demands for grants related to social justice and tourism ministries on Friday, Lok Speaker Om Birla said on Thursday.
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Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply on rights to denotified, nomadic tribes
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 12 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Ministry of Social Justice, Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Department of School Education and Literacy to file a reply on a petition seeking to provide constitutional and legal rights to de-notified, nomadic and sem
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Congress gives privilege notice against union minister Gehlot
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 11 (ANI): The Congress on Tuesday gave a breach of privilege notice against Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot over his statement in the Lok Sabha a day earlier regarding the government's stance on Supreme Court decision on quotas.
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Congress to move privilege motion against Thawar Chand Gehlot in LS
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Monday said that the party will move a privilege motion in Lok Sabha against Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Thawar Chand Gehlot.
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Govt to take appropriate decision on SC verdict on quotas after high-level
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Thawar Chand Gehlot on Monday told the Lok Sabha that the Supreme Court verdict about states not being bound to provide reservation in appointments came in the wake of decision of Congress government in Uttara
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28 fast-track special courts sanctioned in Kerala for speedy disposal of r
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Kerala Social Justice Department has sanctioned the establishment of 28 fast-track special courts for speedy disposal of rape cases and other cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Person suspected with coronavirus stable, kept in isolation: Rajasthan Min
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Rajasthan's social justice and empowerment minister Bhanwar Subhash Garg on Monday informed media that a person suspected of being infected by coronavirus has been admitted to Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur.
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UDF govt opened rehabilitation centres, not detention centres: MK Muneer
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 28: Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader and former Social Justice Minister MK Muneer on Saturday clarified that there were no plans to start detention centers during the United Democratic Front (UDF) rule in Kerala and it was just 'rehabilitation
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