Welfare Ministries

News: Currently, no law exists under which government employees can be prosecuted or held liable for inaction. “Failure to act is an actionable wrong as much as any malafide action by such public servant for which the aggrieved person can seek damages for all the physical, mental, emotional, psychological, social ...

News: Andhra Pradesh’s Department of AYUSH plans to open hospitals with alternative medical care facilities and wellness centres in different parts of the State. The main objective of the Department is to provide medicare facilities to the people of the State through Ayurvedic, Unani and Homeopathy systems of medicine. Creation ...

News: Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and Minister of Law and Justice launched the government’s latest health and IT initiative called Social Endeavour for Health And Telemedicine (SEHAT) in collaboration with Apollo hospitals. The Common Service Centres (CSCs) have been delivering tele-consultation services with support from ...

News: With an aim to widen the reach of Atal Pension Yojna among informal sector workers, the government said it has modified the flagship programme. “The account will not be deactivated and closed till the account balance with self-contributions minus the government co-contributions become zero due to deduction of account maintenance charges and fees,” the ...

News: A government panel has recommended that not only should junk food be banned from school canteens but that shops, restaurants or vendors within 200 meters of the school should not be allowed to sell the products to school children. The committee has also suggested a comprehensive definition of junk ...

News: The 24 countries participating in the summit, which is being held in the lead up to the United Nations Summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda, together account for two-thirds of the global child-mother mortality rate. The ‘Call to Action 2015’ summit will discuss all the areas ...

News: The Maharashtra FDA had in May filed cases against online retailers like Snapdeal for selling prescription drugs without valid prescriptions or licences. The government may consider changes to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act to permit online sale of medicines following representations made by organised retail chains. The issue is ...

News: The Centre has informed that it will prod the states and union territories to ensure that women comprise 33 per cent of the total strength of their police forces. On 33 per cent reservation for women in police forces, Minister of State for Women Rijiju called it a “difficult and ...

News: The Minster of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry AYUSH,  has said that the Government is taking the AYUSH system of medicines to the grass root through the network of Primary Health Centers (PHCs) under the National AYUSH Mission (NAM). AYUSH Ministry is setting up an All India Institute ...

News: In a move that will help thwart attempts by foreign MNCs and individuals to get patents and trademark on ancient yoga techniques, the government has shortlisted over 1500 asanas and videographed over 250, classifying them as “traditional knowledge” of the country. The initiative will be a part of the ...