Q. When did the Government of India establish the independent Ministry for “Women and Child Development”?
The Department of Women and Child Development, Government of India, came into existence as a separate Ministry with effect from 30th January 2006, earlier since 1985 it was a Department under the Ministry of Human Resources Development.
- 1985
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
Answer: 1985
The Department of Women and Child Development, Government of India, came into existence as a separate Ministry with effect from 30th January 2006, earlier since 1985 it was a Department under the Ministry of Human Resources Development.
The Department of Women and Child Development was set up in the year 1985 as a part of the Ministry of Human Resource Development to give the much-needed impetus to the holistic development of women and children. With effect from 30.01.2006, the Department has been upgraded to a Ministry.
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