Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme: The Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women has noted in its report that the Government spent 80% of the funds under the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ (BBBP) scheme on media campaigns. Over the last six years, through focussed advocacy BBBP has been able to capture the attention of political leadership […]
Tag: 13th Dec 2021
Will Govt Scrap Sedition Law Section 124A?
Sedition Law: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has clarified that there is no proposal under consideration to scrap Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that deals with sedition. The sedition law has been indiscriminately used against critics, journalists, social media users, activists and citizens for airing their grievances about the governments COVID-19 […]
