Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Sunday appreciated the work undertaken by Haryana for families belonging to scheduled castes and backward classes.He said the government has done several works for socially and financially...

The Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for launching special campaigns to target vulnerable groups like school-college students and make them aware of the deleterious effects of drug abuse. He also wanted special attention to be paid towards youngsters...

Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment flagged off “17th Run Against Drug Abuse” on the occasion of “International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking” at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi today. Ministers of State for...

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Saturday took a potshot at NDA ally and Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on the latter's plans to visit Ayodhya next week.Speaking to mediapersons, Athawale said that "even if Thackeray goes to Ayodhya 10 times, it wont'...

Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale has appealed to the TRS and YSR Congress Party to join the BJP-led NDA government at the  Centre in the interest of the people of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.Athawale told reporters...

Rajya Sabha member Ramdas B. Athawale on Thursday took oath as a Union Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new government.He was elected to the Upper House in 2014 and became a Minister of State in the first Prime Minister Narendra Modi government in...

NDA ally and Union Minister for Social Welfare Ramdas Athawale senses an opportunity to wrest the Mumbai North-East Lok Sabha seat in the ongoing tussle between Maharashtra's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena coalition over the constituency, party...

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday claimed there are differences between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena on which Mumbai seat to allocate to his RPI-A for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections."While the Shiv Sena feels the RPI should contest...

The Parliamentary Consultative Meeting of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment held here today.Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment chaired the meeting.The Ministers of State for Social Justice & Empowerment...

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that people with special needs require empathy and not sympathy. He was addressing the gathering after presenting the 72 National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan),...

On the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, the Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu conferred the National Awards on Individuals, Institutions, Organizations, State/District etc for their outstanding achievements and work...

The Government has released the Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) for Cleaning of Sewers and Septic Tanks for use by field staff who respond to sanitary sewer overflows or spills, in order to ensure their safety and prevent critical accidents. Making the...

Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale on Monday said bringing ordinance for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya will not be right as the matter is sub judice.Acknowledging the demand of the Hindu community to build a Ram temple in...

“6th Meeting of the Central Monitoring Committee to review the implementation of the "Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013" (MS Act, 2013)” held here today under the chairmanship of Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union...

The Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu conferred the “Vayoshreshtha Samman-2018” on the eminent senior citizens and institutions in recognition of their services towards the cause of the elderly persons on the occasion of ‘International Day of older...

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Thursday said atrocity against Dalits is "not a political but a social problem" and stressed on the importance of encouraging inter-caste marriages and stringent action against the offenders to end such incidents.Noting that...

The Congress campaign against the Modi government on the Rafale deal will fall flat and the BJP will win more than 300 seats in the 2019 general elections, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said on Thursday.Accusing Congress President Rahul Gandhi of repeatedly...

Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot said that Divyangjan are an integral part of our society and they need to be brought into mainstream. District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs) will be strengthened nationwide...

The Meeting of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on the theme of “Skill Development” held here today under the Chairmanship of Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot. Ministers of State for...

National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) in collaboration with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC), organised an Awareness-cum-Health Camp for Safai Karamcharis of NDMC today...

Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot said that there is an increase of 12.19% in the Budget of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in the year 2018-19 as compared to year 2017-18. The Budget in year 2017-18...

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, presented the National Awards for Outstanding Services in the field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drug) Abuse today (June 26, 2018) in New Delhi on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse...

A delegation of Dalit ministers and MPs led by Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday and later said the government will file a review petition against a Supreme Court order that dilutes some stringent provisions...

“First Indian Sign Language Dictionary of 3000 words” was launched by  Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment at a function here today. The dictionary has been developed by Indian Sign Language Research & Training Centre...

The Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot felicitated the 17 member Blind Cricket World Cup winning Indian Team and presented them with a cash award of Rs.34 Lakhs at a function in New Delhi today. The Minister of State...

Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Thursday mooted 25 per cent reservation to economically backward among upper castes, saying the move will bring social unity.The Minister told reporters here that as people from...

Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale on Thursday said Dalits were replying to attacks on them."You attack, we reply. You attack, we reply," Athawale, the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, said at a seminar at Osmania University here.He...

Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that the Centre would play a key role in the dissemination of Dr. Ambedkar's teachings and vision. Noting that the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre for Socio Economic Transformation is also part...

Amid the raging controversy over Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period drama "Padmavati", Union Minister of State (MoS) for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale on Friday said the movie should be released after deletion of "objectionable scenes".Athawale told the media...

Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment chaired the 5th Meeting of the Central Monitoring Committee to review the implementation of the "Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013" (MS Act, 2013)...