Tag: Women Child Development

  • BJP demands the governor to provide security to women child development officer

    BJP Mahila Morcha Sarguja has demanded the governor to provide protection to the female child development officer of the district Bodle, who is fasting against corruption in Mahasamund. On Tuesday, the delegation of BJP, including Mahila Morcha District President Phuleshwari Singh, District General Secretary Abhimanyu Gupta, Divisional President Madhusudan Shukla and District Vice President Madhu Chaudha under the leadership of BJP District President Lalan Pratap Singh submitted a memorandum to the Governor to the Additional Collector. In the memorandum, the Mahila Morcha has demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter, accusing the state government of stubbornly suppressing the tax.

  • Over 14,500 children adopted since 2017: Women and Child Development ministry

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Over 14,500 children in the country have been adopted since 2017, including 2,094 by foreign citizens, the Women and Child Development Ministry said on Friday.

    In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said 12,867 children were adopted by Indians and 2,094 by foreign citizens from 2017 to 2021 (till March 16).

    In 2017-18, 3,276 children were adopted by Indians while 651 were adopted by foreign citizens.

    In 2018-19, 3,374 children were adopted by Indians and 653 by foreign citizens and in 2019-20, 3351 children were adopted by Indians and 394 by foreign citizens.

    In 2020-21 (up to March 16), 2866 children were adopted by Indians and 394 by foreign citizens.