Entrepreneur registration for Assam’s ambitious self-employment scheme begins this weekend

New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) The registration for Assam government’s ambitious self-employment scheme Mukhya Mantri Swa-Niyojan Mission, that aims to create two lakh youth entrepreneurs in the state, will begin tentatively on September 23-24, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced here on Wednesday. “Mukhya Mantri Swa-Niyojan Mission scheme is in its final stage. Today, the work…

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Congress supports Women’s Reservation Bill, but wants caste census for SC, ST, OBC quota: Sonia

New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday supported the Women’s Reservation Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha but called for its immediate implementation and an urgent “caste census” for including quotas for SC, ST and OBC representatives. Initiating the debate in the Lok Sabha on the document, Sonia Gandhi…

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Women’s Reservation Bill introduced in LS

New Delhi, Sep 19 (UNI) The Women’s Reservation Bill, pledging 33 percent of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies for women, was tabled in the Lower House of the new Parliament building on Tuesday. Tabling the legislation, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said: “This Bill will empower women after amendment….

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Rajya Sabha’s panel of vice-chairpersons reconstituted giving 50 pc representation to women

New Delhi, Sep 18 (UNI) Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday reconstituted the panel of vice-chairpersons giving 50 percent representation to women parliamentarians. The decision was taken during the first day of a special session of Parliament. “The House members are informed that the panel of vice-chairpersons has been reconstituted with…

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