The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is a Government of India ministry. It is responsible for welfare, social justice and empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalised sections of society, including scheduled castes, Other Backward Classes, trans-people and LGBTQ people, the disabled, the elderly, and the victims of drug abuse. Read More
Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar will inaugurate the new office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) at Delhi on Monday. ...
Union Minister of State (MoS) Pratima Bhoumik on Saturday said a university for specially-abled is planned to be set up at Kamrup district of Assam for their study and rehabilitation. ...
The Government of India is all set to celebrate Mahaparinirvan Divas on December 6, as part of the major commemoration of 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'. ...
The Centre has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court and said the exclusion of any caste other than Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe from the purview of the upcoming 2021 Census is a "conscious policy decision" taken by Central government. ...