The issue of Abandoned Brides in NRI marriages gained so much prominence in last few years that it pressurized Government of India to create an Inter-Ministerial Sub-Committee to look into the matter. On 4th May, 2007 a sub-committee was constituted under the chairmanship of the Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and with representatives from the Ministry [...]
“Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission Gruhakalpa Complex, M.J. Road Nampally Hyderabad – 500001 Phone : +91-40-24601571, 24601572, 24601574 Fax: +91-40-24601573 Email : aphumanrights@ap.nic.in Chairperson: Justice Shri B. Subhashan Reddy Website: http://www.shrc.ap.gov.in/ Assam State Human Rights Commission STATFED H.O. [...]
“There is a higher court than the court of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Women 2nd Floor, Budha Bhavan (Near Boats Club) Secunderabad – 500003 Phone : +91-40-7542071, 7660196 Chairperson : Ms. Susheela Devi Website: http://wcdsc.ap.nic.in/apwomendept.html Assam State Commission [...]
Government of India gives financial assistance (grants / funds) to NGOs who run Homes for the Elderly (Old Age Homes) in India. This grant-in-aid is to provide food, shelter, care, recreation facilities, etc. to the inmates of these Homes. // To become eligible for receiving grant-in-aid there should be a minimum of 25 destitute older [...]
After a Draft Bill is passed by both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha), it goes to the President of India for assent. Only after receiving President’s assent the Bill becomes an Act. // Thereafter, the last step in Law making procedure is publication of the Act in Gazette of India. This is also termed as notification. [...]
