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WCD Minister disagrees with ministry’s proposal to distribute locally sourced food items to pregnant women and lactating women

Alleging that the food items, which are presently distributed through the anganwadis among the pregnant women and lactating women to help them gain all kinds of nutrients necessary for the growth and development of...

Parliament passes Maternity Benefit (amendment) Bill  

    Offering a series of maternity benefits to the Indian women, a day after the International Working Women’s day, the Indian Parliament has cleared the Maternity Benefit (amendment) Bill. The bill, which is...

Sex determination ban to be lifted: Maneka Gandhi

Central Union minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi revealed a reverse step to tackle sex selective abortion. She announced in a press conference on Monday in Jaipur that the 2 decade old...