Developed by National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, the test is meant to assess and certify intellectual disability in children.
Telangana has not implemented Centre’s modified version of Post Matric Scholarship for SC students. Under new scheme, funds are transferred directly to students, not to institutions via states.
In an interview to ThePrint, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar said record OBC, SC faces in Team Modi show the govt's commitment to 'Sab ka saath'.
The assistance will include a subsidy of up to Rs 1 lakh, or 20 per cent of the project cost, coupled with soft loans. It is aimed at workers in unorganised sectors.
Referring to Modi govt's review plea against SC judgment on 102nd Amendment, social justice ministry secretary says they will stand by the fact that states can have own SEBC lists.
The new bill is still awaiting cabinet approval. It proposes to completely mechanise the process of cleaning sewers and septic tanks, among other changes.
Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, proposes to completely mechanise the process of cleaning sewers and septic tanks.
The 10,000-word Indian Sign Language dictionary was created by the Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre, an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
The report, commissioned by social justice ministry, also pitches for reservation for SC/STs in private sector to give 'job security on par with the advanced sections of the society'.
Ministry of Social Justice is in the process of establishing a robust IT network for effective implementation of the scheme to ensure that there is no scope for misuse of funds.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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