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In 1993, the Tamil Nadu Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes Bill, 1993 was passed by the Assembly (Act 45 of 1994). [16] [15] The Bill was sent to the President for his approval. J Jayalalithaa's AIADMK government led a cross-party committee of Tamil Nadu politicians to Delhi to meet with the Central government. She also ...
V. Geetha is an Indian feminist activist who writes on issues related to caste, gender, education and civil rights. [1] [2] She operates from Madras (now known as Chennai) and has carried out research on the nature and proliferation of NGOs operating in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Sales Tax Entertainments Tax and Luxury Tax Settlements of Disputes Act 1999; The Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes 1998; Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998; Tamil Nadu Transparency in Tenders Act 1998; Tamil Nadu Animals and Birds in Urban areas Control and Regulation Act 1997
Women, in custom and practice, remained subordinate to men in almost all aspects of their lives; greater autonomy was the privilege of the rich or the necessity of the very poor. Most women's lives remained centred on their traditional roles, and they had limited access to markets, productive services, education, health care, and local government.
Through Periyar's spirit of social service, Kamaraj introduced the free mid-day meal scheme for school children and later granted free books and free clothes to school children. When Kalaignar Karunanidhi was Chief Minister in 1969, he extended free education up to the pre-university class. As a result of Periyar's devoted service for the cause ...
Consequently, the self-respect movement attracted a lot of women. [30] Tamil Nadu became the first state (followed by U.T. of Puducherry in 1971) to legalize Hindu marriages conducted without a Brahmin priest. This was the first file signed by CM Annadurai when the DMK gained power in the 1967 Madras assembly elections.
Ambujammal Desikachari née Srinivasa Iyengar (1899-1983) was an Indian independence activist and women's rights activist. [1] A Gandhian, she participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement and served as vice-president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.
The scheme resulted in 36.86 crore new in-use bank accounts by mid-2021. [90] [91] Deendayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Rural Skills Schemes) — MRD: 2014: Skill Development: A scheme to engage rural youth, especially BPL and SC/ST segments of the population, in gainful employment through skill training ...