Speaking at the Motion of Thanks on President Ram Nath Kovind's address, the Congress leader said it was the first time that more funds were spent on publicity than on the scheme. Azad said 56 per cent of the total funds for the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' scheme were spent on publicity.
The 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.
The matter reportedly came to light on Friday and further investigation revealed the girl was being promoted as the face of Unicef in Pakistan for education. The issue has embarrassed the government.
The colour of this year’s survey cover was chosen as a symbol of support for the growing movement to end violence against women, which spans continents.
Amritsar: It's a substantial but sparse two-room house, and flies infest the courtyard, buzzing ceaselessly around Manseerat Gill, 14 days old. Undisturbed by their buzzing, she sleeps peacefully.For the next six years thanks to Prime
Jind: Akhil Bharatiya Jaat Mahasabha (ABJM) and Khap panchayats yesterday vowed to strengthen Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” campaign and said they will work at village level to give a boost
New Delhi: The Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) could offer a better alternative if you are planning to invest in the PPF and fixed deposits for your little daughter's education or marriage. The scheme, which was
Raipur: Strongly denouncing the practice of female foeticide prevailing in the country, Union Minister Smriti Irani today stressed that people need to change their mindset towards women.“It is an irony that we worship goddess Maa
Chandigarh: In view of the skewed gender ratio in the state, Haryana government is mulling to frame a law under which registration of pregnancy will be made compulsory. “Legal opinion is being sought to take
New Delhi: While the ambitious project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao', is getting all round applause, there is no control over the advertisements related to sex determination being displayed over the
Mumbai: Melody queen Lata Mangeshkar Saturday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nationwide 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' campaign for saving the girl child and fighting against female foeticide.The 85-year-old Bharat Ratna, who is also called the 'Nightingale
Chandigarh: Government's ambitious 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign to save and empower girl child will be launched tomorrow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Panipat in Haryana, the state with the lowest sex ratio.The state
Panipat (Haryana): Stressing that the society as a whole needs to change the mindset towards the girl child to end the problem of female foeticide, Union minister Maneka Gandhi today said the practice was more
Chandigarh: Government has selected 100 districts across the country where various measures will be taken to improve the child sex ratio, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi said here today.Inaugurating the first
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday slammed the union budget 2014-15, saying the Narendra Modi-led government has "become a government of the FDI, by the FDI and for the FDI".Presenting his maiden union
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