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19 Oct 2024

Vijaya Rahatkar, Former BJP Mahila Morcha Chief, Appointed NCW Chairperson

She earned several recognitions for women's empowerment, including the National Law Award and the Savitribai Phule Award from a national literary council.

19 Jun 2024

MoS WCD Savitri Thakur's Video Writing Wrong Slogan In Hindi Goes Viral; Watch

As per the WCD Ministry's website, Savitri Thakur was born on June 1, 1978, in Kalikiray, Distt. Dhar of Madhya Pradesh.

17 Nov 2022

NCW launches Digital Shakti 4.0 project for making women digitally skilled

This project will help in keeping with its commitment to creating safe spaces for women and girls online According to a press release from the Ministry of Women and Child Development, NCW launched it in collaboration with CyberPeace Foundation and Meta

Balika Panchayat

17 Jun 2022

First-ever 'Balika Panchayat' aims to promote girls' participation in politics

The country`s first-ever girl Panchayat, ‘Balika Panchayat’ aims to promote active participation of girls in politics. This is an initiative of Women and Child Development Welfare department of Gujarat Government under `Beti Bachao Beti Padhao` campaign. ‘Balika Panchayat’ was started in several villages of Gujarat`s Kutch district.

National Girl Child Day

24 Jan 2022

National Girl Child Day 2022: Here's why this day is celebrated every year

National Girl Child Day was first initiated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2008.

Global Hunger Index

04 Dec 2021

Global Hunger Index does not reflect India's true picture: Ministry

The statement by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani comes as a written reply in Lok Sabha on Friday. "Global Hunger Index (GHI) does not reflect India`s true picture as it is a flawed measure of `Hunger`. It should not be taken at face value as it is neither appropriate nor representative of hunger prevalent in a country," Irani said.

Global Hunger Index

15 Oct 2021

India calls Global Hunger Index methodology unscientific, findings ‘shocking'

The Ministry of Women and Child Development said that the methodology used by FAO is “unscientific” and claimed that there was no methodology to measure undernourishment.

03 Jul 2021

Protection of children affected by COVID: Check Centre's complete guidelines

For states, the WCD asked the officials to temporarily allocate child care institutions (CCIs) to house children whose parents are unwell due to COVID-19. District police teams have to stay alert and vigilant to prevent trafficking of children, illegal adoption, child marriage, child labour or any other kind of abuse. The WCD ministry also stressed on imparting free education through government day schools or residential schools for all children who have lost their parents during the pandemic.

02 Jul 2021

Ban on online games? Madras High Court tells petitioner to approach government

The court added that it will intervene only when there is some illegal act going on, or if there's something that is detrimental to larger public interest The petitioner said that mobile phones have completely taken over people's lives and even children crave for and obtain mobile phones. The addiction destroys the career-building phase of a young adult and may even lead to suicidal tendencies, the petitioner also contended

19 Nov 2019

Facebook partners with Ministry of Women and Child Development to boost digit

Among the initiatives are a content partnership with the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD), formation of an ideal 'Internet Consortium' to propose recommendations for online child safety and launch of `We Think Digital`, the company's global digital literacy programme.

13 Jan 2019

Govt to celebrate achievements of women who drove change via social media

Indian-origin women, working or settled anywhere in the world, are eligible for nomination.

12 Sep 2018

Centre issues advisory against Momo challenge, asks parents to keep eyes open

The ministry listed signs to look for in a child that might indicate their involvement in the game and asked the parents to "keep their eyes open".

Ministry of Women and Child Development

13 Aug 2018

Govt to award Under 18s with lucrative rewards for their exceptional talents

The opportunity acknowledges a total of 36 outstanding students.

Getting It Right

29 Jun 2018

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.

05 Jun 2018

Social media to come under scrutiny to ensure women safety

The offence will attract a penalty similar to that provided under the Information Technology Act, 2000.

Matrimonial dispute

18 Apr 2018

Government to issue lookout notice in NRI matrimonial dispute cases

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is slated to issue lookout circulars in five cases pertaining to NRI matrimonial dispute.

03 Sep 2017

Virendra Kumar, MoS Ministry of Women and Child Development, Minority Affairs - Profile

Here is the profile of Virendra Kumar, MoS Ministry of Women and Child Development, MoS Ministry of Minority Affairs.

maternity benefit scheme

08 Dec 2016

Good news for Mothers: Govt likely to add more funds in Budget for maternity benefit scheme

In what could be a major boost for gender equality and mothers in particular, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is likely hike allocation for the Ministry of Women and Child Development by 20 percent with an emphasis on universalising the maternity benefit scheme.

28 Mar 2016

SC asks Centre to file committee report on personal laws

A plea challenging Muslim practices like polygamy and 'triple talaq' has come up before the Supreme Court, which on Monday asked the government to file the report of a committee, set up during UPA rule to assess the personal laws relating to marriage, divorce, custody, inheritance and succession.

Sexual harassment

13 Jan 2016

Why it's important for every mother to discuss sexual harassment issue with her son: Watch

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has taken a unique initiative in teaching women how to deal with incidents of sexual harassment, which they often face in their day-to-day lives.

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