Bhubaneswar, Aug. 29 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today inaugurated a two-day national conference of chairpersons of the committees on the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of Parliament and state legislatures in Bhubaneswar.
The first conference of chairmen of committees on welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was held in New Delhi in 1976. Subsequent conferences were held in 1979, 1983, 1987 and 2001. More than 120 delegates from across the country, including chairmen and members of such committees of Parliament and 19 States, have come together on one platform to participate in the conference.
The two-day conference has brought together over 120 delegates, including chairmen and members of such committees of...