WCD Ministry to organise workshop for journalists

The Women and Child Development Ministry will organise a workshop on June 7 for over 250 journalists from across the country to apprise them of its achievements in the past two years.
"This Conference will be a unique gathering of women journalists, who specialise in social sector reporting, coming together to understand, discuss and deliberate on issues concerning women and children," an official statement from the ministry said.
The ministry will showcase its initiatives of the past two years in the "All India Women Journalists' Workshop" and take feedback on issues concerning women and children especially on the recently released Draft National Policy for Women, Draft Anti Trafficking Bill, Draft Regulations under Juvenile Justice Act.

"We are also looking forward to new ideas/areas concerning women and children which could be taken up in the coming months," it said.
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address the participants. Journalists from more than 30 States and Union Territories are expected to participate in the conference. The workshop will take place on June 7.
The participating journalists represent several regional publications and regional news channels of the country.