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Scheme for Adolescent Girls was sanctioned in the year 2010 and is implemented in 205 districts across the country. Government has approved expansion and universalisation of the Scheme for Adolescent Girls in a phased manner i.e. in additional 303 districts in 2017-18 and the remaining districts in 2018-19 with the simultaneous phasing out of Kishori Shakti Yoj..

 The maternity benefits under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) are available to all Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) except those in regular employment with the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force, for first livi..

As a commitment towards fulfilling the larger mandate of women’s empowerment, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has prepared the draft National Policy for Women, 2017 in consultation with various stakeholders to deal with significant changes with regard to the status and empowerment of women. The draft was examined and approved by the Group of Minist..

Sub-section (1) of Section (41) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 requires that all Child Care Institutions (CCIs) whether run by State Government or by voluntary or non-governmental organizations shall be registered under the Act. This further provides that the institutions having valid registrations under the Juvenile Justice (Car..

'There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.' The recent judgment of the Trial Court in the matter of 2G scam denotes yet another failure of the conscience and consciousness of the nation because it did not invoke enough strong protest from the gen..

In a landmark decision with far reaching consequences, the Union Cabinet on December 15, 2017 cleared the much-awaited National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2017 to usher in landmark reforms in the medical education field. It thus puts to rest the controversy-ridden Medical Council of India (MCI). It must be clarified here that the MCI is a statutory body for es..

INTRODUCTION The word 'doctrine' has been derived from the Greek word 'doxa.' It is understood as 'opinion. 'Originally, doctrines were those of the Catholic Church. The teachings of the so-called doctors (religious scholars) of the Church were considered as doctrines. But today a doctrine can c..

The working women already on maternity leave are entitled to enhanced maternity leave subject to fulfillment of other conditions.  As per the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017, it has been made mandatory for the establishments employing 50 or more employees to provide crèche facility, either separately or alon..

As per available information, approximately 330 Pakistani and approximately 1770 Bangladeshi nationals have been deported during the last three years. No Rohingya immigrant has been deported during the last three years. Illegal migrants enter into the country without valid travel documents in clandestine and surreptitious manne..

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs had intimated on 21.05.2014 that the revised Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010, as recommended by a Select Committee of Rajya Sabha, had lapsed on the dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha on 18th May, 2014.  Presently, there is no proposal in this Ministry to table the Revised Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010. p style="..

As per National Crime Records Bureau, a total of 34,449, 34,505 and 36,022 cases were registered under Sexual Abuse/Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 in 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively . The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which came into force on 14th November, 2012, contai..

The Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Department celebrated its 34th Corps Day on 21 December 2017.  To mark the occasion, a Wreath Laying ceremony was held at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate. Wreaths were laid by Lt Gen Ashwani Kumar, Adjutant General and Colonel Commandant of JAG Department along with Maj Gen VC Chitravanshi and other serving officers, so..

In a landmark decision which shall have far reaching consequences in ending the inordinate delay in the prosecution of politicians in criminal cases, the Centre has decided to set up special courts to deal exclusively with cases against 1,581 MPs and MLAs with the coveted objective of disposing them of in a year. There will be 12 special courts in the country to exc..

Let me start by wishing my countrymen the very best wishes on this day that is 26th November on which day our Constitution was prepared after years of relentless toil. This alone explains why 26th November is celebrated as 'Law Day' and 'Constitution Day'. Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra among others have..

Let me begin at the very beginning by pointing out that the Justice BN Srikrishna Committee headed by former Supreme Court Judge BN Srikrishna which was set up primarily to draft a data protection and privacy Bill, in a white paper on November 27, 2017 suggested the setting up of a data protection authority, data audit, registration of data collectors, enacting provis..