Personal Life & Political Career
Ninong Ering (born January 3, 1959) is an Indian politician, belonging to the Indian National Congress (INC). He represents Arunachal East (Lok Sabha constituency) in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament.
Political career
Ering was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Paschhat East Province as an independent candidate from 1990 to 1995. In 1995, he again challenged in the same constituency as an independent candidate, but he was by the candidate of the congress, Tobar Jamoh. From 1999 to 2004, he returned to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. From 1999 to 2002, he was established by the government of Arunachal Pradesh and from 2002 to 2004 he was deputy speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. In 2009, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha. He was re-elected in the 16th Lok Sabha of the same constituency in 2014.
Introduction of The Menstruation Benefit Bill, 2017
Ninong Ering introduced a private member's bill, entitled "The Menstruation Benefit Bill, 2017", which proposes that women work in the public and private sectors for two paid days off each month. The bill also aimed to provide better facilities for rest in the workplace during menstruation. The bill to be debated nationally and to the list of countries where one can think that the government plans to ask questions about the government. In one response, the Ministry of Women's Affairs and Child Development stated that there were no such proposals and that the Ministry had no plan for legislation on the issue. The Ministry has a number of awareness exemptions for teens. Ninong Ering, in his interview at The BloombergQuint, congratulated his entire team and his PRSLAMP legislative scholars for their work on the bill. This initiative is aimed at national support and the development of several women activist organizations.
Criticism of Swami Ramdev
On February 19, 2011, Ninong Ering criticized the anti-corruption campaign of Indian religious leader Swami Ramdev and called it a "bloody dog". Mr. Ering does not consider himself an Indian, so he should withdraw from the Indian Parliament. The congressional party claimed to have asked Ering about this.
Personal life
Ering is Aadi by faith and a member of the North East Hill Evangelical Council of Arunachal Pradesh. He has four children, two daughters and two sons, and is the son of the late Shri Daying Ering and Smt. Odam Ering.
