India, July 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The Government of India continues to strengthen the implementation of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 through regular monitoring, timely financial assistance and close coordination with States and Union Territories under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale in a written reply Dr Mallu Ravi in the Lok Sabha.
The Minister informed that a Central-level Committee, constituted under the chairpersonship of the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment on 29 March 2006, regularly re...