The terms affirmative action and positive action refer to policies that take race, ethnicity, or gender into consideration in an attempt to promote equal opportunity. The focus of such policies ranges from employment and education to public contracting and health programs. The impetus towards affirmative action is twofold: to maximize diversity in all levels of society, along with its presumed benefits, and to redress perceived disadvantages due to overt, institutional, or involuntary discrimination. Read more at Wikipedia
‘CII promoting entrepreneurs among SC/STs’
...(DICCI), the APIIC, and Andhra Pradesh government here, Mr. Krishna said that the CII had developed a code of conduct on affirmative action being followed by member companies. The code related to non-discrimination, assistance and transparency with respect...


