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NSKFDC stands for National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation, a non-profit company under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. It aims to empower the Manual Scavengers, Safai Karamcharis and their dependents to break away from their traditional occupation and poverty.
NCSK is a temporary body that investigates the conditions of waste collectors in India and makes recommendations to the Government. It was a statutory body from 1994 to 2004 and has been extended several times since then.
Learn about the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Jharkhand, its executive, judiciary and legislative branches, and its departments. The Governor of Jharkhand is C.P. Radhakrishnan, appointed by the President of India.
Jharkhand was a “laboratory” for Naxalites to experiment with their ideas of establishing a parallel government. As of 2005, 16 of the 22 districts in the state, including Hazaribagh district, was transformed into a “guerrilla zone”.
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India with Ranchi as its capital and Dumka as its sub-capital. It is known for its forests, hills, waterfalls and religious sites, and has a rich history and culture dating back to ancient and medieval periods.
Karam is a harvest festival celebrated in India and Bangladesh, dedicated to the worship of Karam-Devta, the god of power, youth and youthfulness. It involves cutting branches of the Karam tree, dancing, singing, offering liquor and rice flour, and immersing the branches in the river.
Jharkhand is an Indian state that was formed in 2000. The chief minister is the head of the state government and is appointed by the governor based on the majority of seats in the legislative assembly. See the list of seven people who have served as chief ministers since 2000.
Jharkhand is divided into five administrative divisions: South Chotanagpur, North Chotanagpur, Kolhan, Palamu and Santhal Pargana. The state has five neighboring states: Bihar, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.