Welfare Ministries

News The Lok Sabha has passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill that enables for trying juveniles between 16 and 18 years who have committed heinous crimes under laws for adults. The bill was passed after the government agreed to delete Clause7 which said, “any person, who ...

News Government has developed a ‘Track and Trace’ mechanism to check the authenticity of medicines being sold and stored in the country, Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda today informed Rajya Sabha. The primary, secondary and tertiary packs of medicines will have a unique bar code allotted to a ...

News The Consumer Affairs Ministry has moved a Cabinet note for making amendments to the Consumers Protection Act and the Bureau of Indian Standards Act. The amendments, among other things, seek to create a Consumer Protection Authority on the lines of the US and European countries for fast-tracking redressal of ...

News IAS and IPS officers will now need to take prior permission from the central government before accepting gifts worth more than Rs 5,000. According to the recently amended all India services rules, they also need to inform government if they accept gifts of over Rs 25,000 from their relatives ...

Scheme Mission Indradhanush was launched by Union Health Minister J.P Nadda on December 25, 2014. It aims to immunize all children against seven vaccine preventable diseases namely diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B by 2020. The Health Ministery has identified 201 high focus districts in the country ...

News The Central Vigilance Commission has amended the process of granting sanction to fast-track trial against government officials under probe by CBI and other agencies for corruption charges, reducing delays in deciding on such requests. Steps The CVC has decided to give up the practice of holding a meeting with ...

News The Union Cabinet has approved the Real Estate Development and Regulation Bill along with certain key amendments that will make way for setting up of a regulator for the sector. the Cabinet has extended the applicability of the Bill to commercial Real Estate also. Ongoing projects that have not ...