-PTI NEW DELHI: The Delhi Commission for Women has set up an expert committee to conduct a detailed social audit of all shelter homes in the capital after sexual abuse cases at such homes in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh came to light. DCW said the committee, comprising academicians, lawyers, mental health experts and social workers, would be required to submit its report in three months. It will be mandated to inspect and assess...
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'Where are the jobs?' asks Nitin Gadkari on demands for Maratha reservation
-The Indian Express "Let us assume the reservation is given. But there are no jobs. Because in banks, the jobs have shrunk because of IT. The government recruitment is frozen," Nitin Gadkari said responding to questions on Maratha quota protests. New Delhi: Amid the ongoing demand for Maratha quota in jobs, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that reservation will not guarantee employment as jobs are shrinking in the country. Talking to reporters...
More »TISS report points to model shelter homes in Bihar -Amarnath Tewary
-The Hindu ‘Appreciative mechanisms for welfare of children living there could be replicated’. The social audit report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), which exposed the sexual abuse of 34 minor girls at a State-run shelter home in Muzaffarpur, has also pointed out that there are at least seven shelter homes that could, in fact, be models for other such institutions in the State. The 100-page TISS report has not been...
More »Banks Raked in Rs 5,000 Crore from Fining Customers for Breaching Minimum Balance
-PTI India's largest lender State Bank of India, which suffered a staggering net loss of Rs 6,547 crore during 2017-18, led the pack in penalising its customers for not maintaining minimum account balance. New Delhi: As many as 21 public SECtor banks and three major private SECtor lenders collected a whopping Rs 5,000 crore from customers for non-maintenance of minimum balance in their accounts in 2017-18, according to banking data. India's largest lender...
More »Quota Won't Guarantee Employment as There Are No Jobs, Says Nitin Gadkari
-PTI "One school of thought is that we must consider the poorest of the poor SECtion in every community." Aurangabad: Stating that reservation will not guarantee employment as jobs are shrinking, Union minister Nitin Gadkari yesterday said there is a “school of thought” which wants policymakers to consider the poorest of poor in every community. Gadkari made the remarks in response to reporters’ questions on the ongoing agitation by the Marathas for reservation...
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