Women and Child Development Ministry files FIR against ICCW for alleged embezzlement of funds
The Women and Child Development Ministry filed an FIR against Non-Profit Organisation (NGO) Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) over alleged financial fraud.
Jan 19, 2019, 13:14 PM IST
169 complaints of sexual harassment at workplace in private industries: WCD Ministry
The complaints were received through 'SHe-box', an online system for filing complaints by women, working in both government and private sectors, related to sexual harassment at the workplace.
Jan 13, 2019, 17:34 PM IST
Government cancels passports of 33 NRIs for abandoning wives
The Women and Child Development Ministry has said it is taking 'every possible step to protect women in NRI marriages.'
Dec 12, 2018, 17:07 PM IST
Petty politicking should stop when India faces international embarrassment
Both the Congress and the BJP are guilty of often putting petty politics ahead of India's image and inetrests.
Jun 29, 2018, 19:41 PM IST
WCD Ministry gets Rs 24,700 cr, nutrition scheme main focus
The government on Thursday announced the 'world's largest' health insurance scheme for India's 50 crore poor in its last full budget before general elections.
Feb 01, 2018, 20:02 PM IST
India's missing children: Women and Child Development Ministry releases SOPs
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has released Standard Operating Procedures or SOPs for missing children, three years after the Supreme Court directed the Centre to develop them.
Dec 08, 2016, 17:10 PM IST
NCW takes on Maneka, returns draft trafficking bill
"We can't accept this bill. If we make recommendations on it, it would mean we are accepting it in some form," said a NCW source.
Jul 14, 2016, 19:32 PM IST
Panic button in mobile phones will be a game changer on women's security: Maneka Gandhi
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi believes that the government's decision to make it mandatory for the cell phone manufacturers to sell mobile phones with an additional feature – panic button – will be a game changer in dealing with issues like women's security.
Apr 26, 2016, 15:02 PM IST
Surveillance of sex offenders on the cards
The minister suggested that the offenders of heinous crimes should be mandated to provide their personal details to the local law enforcement agency on regular basis.
Dec 03, 2015, 15:22 PM IST
Children to be adopted through State governments: Mother Teresa orphanages
The decision of Mother Teresa's orphanages not to offer children for adoption over ideological differences with the new adoption guidelines has kicked off a debate whether single parents should be allowed to adopt a child with Women and Child Development Ministry not willing to bend the revised rules.
Oct 22, 2015, 14:24 PM IST
Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity orphanages to be derecognised?
The central government is mulling derecognising 13 orphanages run by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity due to its non-compliance with adoption guidelines.
Oct 09, 2015, 09:12 AM IST
India needs a new school every 7 minutes: Maneka
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi Monday said that India needs a new school every seven minutes in order to give quality education to slum children as she participated in a live chat with users on Facebook.
Sep 14, 2015, 18:59 PM IST
WCD to launch district committees for domestic violence victims
In a measure to combat rising crime against women, the Women and Child Development Ministry has decided to launch district-level welfare committees across the country to establish a mechanism of immediate assistance for the victims of domestic violence.
Sep 14, 2015, 16:10 PM IST
