Day: December 15, 2018

Safe City projects of more than Rs 2919 Crores appraised under Nirbhaya fund so far

open view web desk The Government has appraised projects on Safe City worth     Rs. 2919.55 crores under Nirbhaya fund for eight major cities of the country to make them safer for women. The city-wise details are as follows: Sl. No. City Appraised amount (Rs. in crores) 1 Delhi […]

Various mechanisms to monitor the functioning of institutions engaged in welfare of women and children in the country

open view web desk The Ministry of Women & Child Development has set up various mechanisms to monitor the functioning of its nodal agencies, commissions, boards, corporations and NGOs engaged in welfare of women and children. The monitoring of NGOs is done at three (Central, State and District) […]

234 One Stop Centers (OSCs) currently functional in the country; 1,90,527 women affected by violence offered support

open view web desk The Ministry is implementing scheme for setting up of One Stop Centres since 1st  April, 2015 to support women affected by violence. The scheme aims to facilitate access to an integrated range of services including medical aid, police assistance, legal aid/case management, psycho-social counselling, […]

Year End Review 2018: Ministry Of Social Justice & Empowerment

open view web desk The vision of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is to build an inclusive society wherein members of the target group can lead productive, safe and dignified lives with adequate support for their growth and development. It aims to support and empower its […]

Year End Review 2018: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under M/O Social Justice & Empowerment

open view web desk In order to give focused attention to policy issue and meaningful thrust to the activities aimed at welfare and empowerment of the person with disabilities, a separate Department of Disability Affairs was carved out of the Ministry of Social justice & Empowerment on May […]

Shri Mansukh Mandaviya reiterates rules for Black Film and Bumper Guard on cars

open view web desk Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya informed Lok Sabha in a written reply yesterday that the  Supreme Court has prohibited pasting of any material/ films of any Visible Light Transmission (VLT), on the safety glasses […]

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to dedicate Raebareli-Fatehpur-Banda section of NH-232 to the nation this week

open view web desk The highway an important link between Bundelkhand, Chitrakoot, Lucknow and Purvanchal districts of Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the Raebareli-Fatehpur-Banda section of NH-232 at an event in Raebareli on Sunday, the 16th of December. The 133 km project […]

Ministry of Railways organizes “Leading with Emotional Intelligence” Workshops

open view web desk GMs and DRMs participated in these Workshops for evolving effective, efficient and emotionally intelligent leadership in Indian Railways Indian Railways also plans to train its trainers for conducting similar courses for the young officers joining Railways and at various levels of career development Decisive […]

ECO Niwas Samhita 2018 – an Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings launched

open view web desk Implementation of this Code expected to save 125 Billion Units of electricity per year by 2030, which is equivalent to 100 million ton of CO2 emission 26 industrial units get National Energy Conservation Awards for excellent performance in energy efficiency; 19 school children win […]

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