women and child development

New Delhi, March 30 Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi has described the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district as "heartbreaking" and has demanded the immediate arrest and strict punishment of those responsible.Devi said she met...

New Delhi, March 27 The Delhi government will launch a city-wide mapping exercise in April to identify vulnerable children, connect them with welfare schemes, and raise awareness about the child helpline number 1098.The Department of Women and Child Development (WCD), in collaboration with...

New Delhi, March 26 Studies conducted on schemes of the Women and Child Development Ministry have found the relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of the scheme as satisfactory, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State...

Bhopal, March 24: In a significant step to strengthen pre-school education in Madhya Pradesh, the state's Women and Child Development Department organized a special program on Tuesday across all Anganwadi centers to distribute "Vidyarambh" certificates to children who have completed their...

Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh), March 23 – The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive is gaining momentum in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, as adolescent girls aged between 9 to 14 years are receiving vaccines at schools and health centers as part of a nationwide initiative launched by Prime...

Bhopal, March 23 – In a pioneering initiative, the Madhya Pradesh government will issue ‘Vidyarambh’ certificates to children aged 5-6 who complete their pre-school education at Anganwadi centers, formally recognizing their foundational learning.According to a government statement issued on...

Mumbai, March 23 – Zubin Irani, husband of actress-turned-politician and television superstar Smriti Irani, used social media on March 23 to wish his star wife a happy 50th birthday.He further stated that “if this is what 50 looks like, then the world isn’t ready for what’s coming next.”In a...

Kolkata, March 19 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a fresh report from the Kolkata Police regarding the violence that erupted on the streets of Girish Park in North Kolkata, in front of the residence of a member of the West Bengal cabinet, following clashes between ruling...

New Delhi, March 17 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta signaled on Tuesday that she plans to announce several initiatives for women and girls in the 2026-27 Budget, which she will present in the Assembly on March 24.Highlighting the importance of Self-Help Groups (SHGs), she said that women in...

Bhopal, March 15 The Madhya Pradesh government is integrating the women's helpline number 181 and the child helpline 1098 with the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) number 112 as part of the Centre's "One Nation, One Helpline" initiative, a senior official said on Sunday.This move...

Gandhinagar, March 14 The Gujarat government on Saturday informed the assembly that more than 2 lakh children in 20 out of 34 districts in the state were malnourished, and that it was taking various steps to improve the situation.Responding to a series of questions raised by Congress MLAs...

Gandhinagar, March 14: According to data from the Centre’s ‘Poshan Tracker,’ presented in the State Assembly on Saturday, the proportion of underweight children in Gujarat has declined by 9.1 percentage points over the past year, falling from 20.5 per cent in January 2025 to 11.4 per cent in...

In Gandhinagar, on March 12, Minister of Women and Child Development, Dr. Manisha Vakil, responded to MLA Jignesh Mevani's remarks about Anganwadi workers and malnutrition during the Gujarat Assembly session. She stated that the condition of Anganwadi centers had significantly improved under the...

Ahmedabad, March 12 The ruling BJP and the opposition engaged in a verbal duel in the Gujarat assembly on Thursday over the issue of malnutrition, with the state government asserting that the figures cited by the Congress were outdated and that the situation had improved significantly.The...

Hamirpur, March 11 Tourism Ambassador to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Vanshika Parmar, emphasized the need for a policy-driven approach to strengthen women's leadership and economic participation in the state.Parmar, who was also Miss Earth India 2022, was the chief guest at a...

New Delhi, March 11 There is no proposal before the Ministry of Women and Child Development to design, in coordination with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, a "front-of-pack labelling" awareness campaign to identify empty calories in ultra-processed snacks, the Rajya Sabha was...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 10 A 53-year-old woman from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, who was found alone in Tirur, Kerala, has been reunited with her family with the assistance of the Sakhi One Stop Centre, officials said on Tuesday.The Sakhi One Stop Centre, functioning under the Department of...

On International Women's Day, a grand event, "Fit India Women's Week 2026," was organized at the Collector's Auditorium. The event, presided over by District Panchayat CEO Abhishek Gehlot and with Chief Guest Mrs. Monu Kushraj बघेल, saw the felicitation of 73 women employees from the Department...

New Delhi, March 8 A "Shakti Walk" was organized on Kartavya Path here on Sunday to mark International Women's Day, with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta calling it a reflection of women's collective strength and their role in nation-building.The event was also attended by Union Women and...

Mumbai, March 6 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that the state's economy currently stands at Rs 51 lakh crore, making it larger than the economies of several countries, and described the Budget for 2026–27 as the first roadmap towards achieving the goal of “Viksit...