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recommended post :  Women empowerment  ,  Child issue  21.MEDI CLAIM FACILITY FOR THE FARMERS HOLDING KCC LAUNCHED The Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on 24 April 2013 launched medi claim facility for the farmers holding Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) issued by Dena Bank. The medi claim policies along with ID cards were handed over to six farmers of different States holding KCC of Dena Bank. 22.BIHAR CABINET GAVE ITS NOD ON QUOTA FOR WOMEN IN POLICE The State Cabinet of Bihar on 16 April 2013 gave its nod to the Home Department’s proposal to grant 35 percent reservation for women in the recruitment of constables and sub-inspectors in reserved and unreserved categories of the state. 23.ANDHRA PRADESH LAUNCHED AMMA HASTHAM The State Government of Andhra Pradesh on 11 April 2013 on occasion of Ugadi Festival launched a new scheme named Amma Hastham (mother's hand) to supply nine essential food items to poor at subsidized rates. 24. ARMY TO LAUNCH...

see : updates no 21 to 26 recommended post : Women empowerment , Child issue  PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE SIGNED ORDINANCE ON FOOD SECURITY President Pranab Mukherjee signed the ordinance on food security on 5 July 2013 which seeks to give legal rights to 67 per cent of the population over subsidised grains every month.     2. MARRAKESH TREATY FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED SIGNED The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or otherwise Print Disabled was adopted by more than 150 countries at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Diplomatic Conference hosted by Morocco in Marrakesh, Morocco on 28 June 2013. The treaty will provide access to various books for the print disabled, visually impaired as well as blind.    3. ANDHRA ASSEMBLY PASSED BILL TO RESTORE GENDER BALANCE Andhra Pradesh state Assembly on 19 June 2013 passed the bill called the Andhra Pradesh Bangaru Ta...