Which union minister has launched an intensive program to train Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of Panchayati Raj Institutions?

Ram Vilas Paswan

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Maneka Gandhi

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Narendra Singh Tomar

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Alphons Kannanthanam

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None of the above

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The correct option is B Maneka Gandhi
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, the Minister of Women and Child Development, has launched an intensive training program for Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Master Trainers in New Delhi on November 27, 2017. This capacity building program is being organized by National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) of the WCD Ministry which will ultimately train approximately twenty thousand EWRs covering nearly 50 EWRs from each district by March, 2018.

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