On Wednesday with Priyanka Gandhi’s appointment as AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East, Gandhi-Nehru family has now seen 12 family members joining politics. 3 of which have got elected to the prestigious post of Prime Minister. Going back in history to Motilal Nehru, first in the bloodline to be[Read More…]
Tag: Maneka Gandhi
Maneka Gandhi receives first copy of children’s sci-fi book
New Delhi: Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday received the first copy of “The Great Moto-Matic House” by debut author Brijesh Luthra. “I have a deep love for science fiction and possess over 500 books on the subject. I congratulate the author for bringing science to the[Read More…]
Death of Avni: Maneka asks Maharashtra CM to sack forest minister
Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday wrote to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis urging him to remove Forests and Environment Minister Sudhir Mugantiwar from the position. “I request you to fix the responsibility for the illegal killing of the tigress and consider removing Mugantiwar from the[Read More…]
What’s cooking?
Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday October 31, paid a surprise visit at the Women of India National organic festival organised by Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi. Held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, the fifth edition of the festival was inaugurated on October 26[Read More…]
Modi Govt to set up GoM to investigate #MeToo allegations; set aside Maneka Gandhi’s committee
New Delhi: In a major decision on investigating the #MeToo allegations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government decides to set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) to lead the investigation on Wednesday. However, earlier Women and Child Development Ministry (WCD) led by Union Minister Maneka Gandhi had announced to[Read More…]
Know about SHe-Box: Govt portal for complaints of sexual harassment at work
At a time when the #MeToo movement is gaining rapid momentum, focusing on cases of sexual harassment at workplace, minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi took to Twitter calling upon women to report the offences to the sexual harassment portal of the ministry. Gandhi posted tweets on Wednesday to[Read More…]
UP: Vrindavan instates home for 1000 widows
A special home to house around 1,000 widows will be inaugurated at Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh on Friday by Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, official sources said. ‘Krishna Kutir’ – said to be largest such facility constructed by a government – was constructed on 1.4 hectares at a cost of 57.48[Read More…]
Mahila Congress demands marriage registration bill, audit of shelter homes
A delegation of All India Mahila Congress led by Lok Sabha member Sushmita Dev on Tuesday met Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi and demanded a compulsory marriage registration bill to prevent desertion of Indian brides by the NRIs and regular audit of women shelter homes. The delegation informed the Minister[Read More…]
Making a safer workplace for women in private sector, says Maneka Gandhi
In order to ensure safe workplaces for Women in the private sector, the Ministry of Women and Child had requested Hon’ble Minister for Corporate Affairs to mandate the disclosure regarding implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act in the Directors Report of every[Read More…]
Anti-trafficking bill: Maneka apologises for calling transgenders ‘other ones’
New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi on Monday apologised for the remarks she made on transgenders while presenting the anti-trafficking bill in the Lok Sabha last week. I sincerely apologise for using the term ‘other ones’ during the debate on the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention,[Read More…]
Indian couples, single mothers prefer adopting ‘girl child’
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), under the Maneka Gandhi-led Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD), claimed that since 2012, nearly 60 per cent of those adopted across the country were girl children. CARA CEO, Col. Deepak Kumar, recognises the change as progressive and broadening of mindsets among Indian parents.[Read More…]
‘Sanjay Gandhi was made of sterner stuff’
I can’t claim that I was close to the entire Gandhi family, but there was a time when Sanjay, Indira Gandhi‘s younger son, was a good friend. In fact, he even tried to teach me to fly a plane, without success but with considerable daredevilry. I first got to know[Read More…]
Maneka Gandhi: Gifts to wives, daughters-in-law should be tax-free
Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has urged Finance Minister Piyush Goyal to make amendments to the Income Tax Act so that gifts to wives or daughters-in-law are not taxed. Maneka made the plea through her twitter post saying, “As a society, the onus of ensuring economic empowerment[Read More…]
Maneka for death penalty in child rape cases
New Delhi: Following a public outrage over the gang rape of a minor girl in Jammu and Kashmirs Kathua, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Friday declared that her ministry intends to amend the POCSO Act, making provision for death penalty in child rape cases. “I have been deeply, deeply disturbed[Read More…]
12% GST on sanitary napkins fine, says Maneka Gandhi
New Delhi: Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Wednesday said that 12 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) imposed on sanitary napkins is acceptable. “It has come down from 18 per cent… At the moment, the market is dominated by multinational companies. So, what has[Read More…]
Committed to eliminating child labour, says Maneka Gandhi
India is fully committed to working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8.7 to eliminate child labour, Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi said on Thursday. While speaking at the 4th Global Conference on Sustained Eradication of Child Labour at Buenos Aires in Argentina, the minister[Read More…]
Non-teaching staff in school should be women to stop child sexual abuse: Maneka Gandhi
Amid rising cases of child abuse and sexual assault in schools, union minister, Maneka Gandhi has suggested that drivers, conductors and non-teaching staff in schools should be women. The women and child development (WCD) minister said that her department has also approached the human resource development ministry in this regard.[Read More…]
Marijuana should be legalised for medical purposes in India: Maneka Gandhi
Citing the example of countries like the USA, Canada and Australia, union women and child development minister, Maneka Gandhi, has suggested legalising marijuana in India. The suggestion was made by Gandhi at a meeting of a group of ministers (GOM), which examined the draft cabinet note National Drug Demand Reduction[Read More…]
She-box to ensure safety of women at workplace
In an attempt to ensure that women are safe in workspaces, the Union women and child development (WCD) ministry is launching an online complaint box. ‘She-box’ will ensure that help is now a mouse-click away for the women government employees who face sexual harassment at work. This online complaint box[Read More…]
After Culture Machine, Kerala News Channel offers ‘first day of period leave’ to employees
After Mumbai-based digital media company, Culture Machine, announced ‘First Day of Period Leave’ for its employees, a Kerala-based Malayalam news channel, Mathrubhumi, has become the first organisation in the state to follow the league. In a team of 300 employees working with the channel, around 75 are women. It has[Read More…]
100 railway stations to have private space for lactating mothers
In a milestone movement, the Mother and Child Room facility across 100 railway stations in India is all set to launch a private space in waiting rooms for women so that they can comfortably feed their babies. The move will bring a huge relief to the mothers travelling with infants.[Read More…]
In a first, Ministry seeks netizens’ suggestions on draft policy
In a first such move, the Ministry of Women and Child Development is seeking some out-of-the-box ideas and suggestions from people on a draft on National Policy for Women. The suggestions would be incorporated into the policy. The ministry is seeking suggestions so that it can conclude the draft. The[Read More…]
Kalkaji ‘gaurakshak’ terror: PFA member arrested
Delhi Police on Monday arrested Shashank Sharma, a resident of Rohini in New Delhi, in connection with the assault on three youth who were transporting cattle. Sharma has claimed to be a member of People For Animals, an NGO chaired by BJP leader and Union Minister Maneka Gandhi. On Saturday[Read More…]
Indecent representation of women in movies are the main reason of sexual violence: Maneka Gandhi
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi has blamed movies for the increase of violence against women and urged the film industry to portray women in a better light. “We have very important reason why men believe they can get away or they indulge in violence against women[Read More…]
