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Women and Child Development Ministry: No plans for mandatory paid menstrual leave
India | Jul 26, 2024, 10:12 PM ISTUnion Minister for Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi announced that the government is not considering a provision for mandatory paid menstrual leave at all workplaces.
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Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: WCD Ministry develops online management system to monitor the scheme
India | Jun 08, 2019, 11:50 AM ISTThe Women and Child Development Ministry has developed an online management information system to monitor and evaluate at each level the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme which aims at checking female infanticide and educating the girl child, a senior official said Saturday.
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169 complaints of sexual harassment at workplace in private industries: WCD Ministry
India | Jan 13, 2019, 01:42 PM ISTThe 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.
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Govt introduces five-tier monitoring system to prevent corruption in anganwadis: WCD
India | Dec 14, 2018, 05:19 PM ISTThe monitoring system has been introduced at national, state, district, block and anganwadi levels, Minister of State for Women and Child Development Minstry Virendra Kumar told the Lok Sabha in response to a question.
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CPI(M) constitutes internal committee to look into complaints of sexual harassment, says WCD
India | Nov 22, 2018, 05:33 PM ISTWomen and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on October 18 urged all recognised political parties to form internal committees immediately to look into complaints of sexual harassment.
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Government approves three new proposals under Nirbhaya Fund
India | Nov 16, 2018, 08:01 PM ISTThe project in the first phase, with a total financial implication of Rs 767.25 crore, may be set up in nine states with 777 FTSCs while in second phase 246 FTSCs will come up.
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Make gender equality an international mass movement: Maneka Gandhi
National | Nov 21, 2014, 08:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister Maneka Gandhi has called for making gender equality an international mass movement, saying it should go beyond being a mere slogan.The Women and Child Development Minister said this while addressing the