Tag: WCD Ministry

WCD Ministry to formulate guidelines for Children’s Hostels

open view web desk The Ministry of Women and Child Development is formulating guidelines for  children’s hostels, prescribing the minimum standards of care that should be provided to children. This comes in the wake of institutions, housing children on the request of parents who are unable to take […]

WCD Ministry empanels 223 Institutes to conduct awareness programmes on Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act

open view web desk 50,000 participants have attended over 700 capacity building exercises held so far: Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi To ensure security of women at all workplaces, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has empanelled institutions/organisations to conduct awareness exercises on the provisions of the Sexual […]

A Victim of Child Sexual Abuse can file a complaint at any time irrespective of his/her present age: WCD Ministry

open view web desk The Ministry of Women and Child Development had recently consulted Ministry of Law in view of the overriding provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act over other criminal laws and provisions of mandatory reporting of such offences. The Ministry of […]

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