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Ministry of Women and Child Development Schemes for Development, Protection and Welfare of Children Posted On: 25 MAR 2021 1:05PM by PIB Delhi Government of India implements various schemes for the development, protection and welfare of children in the country, including rural children, as detailed below: i. Anganwadi Services, under umbrella Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which provides a package of six services including Supplementary Nutrition (SNP) to children in the age group of 0-6 years. The scheme is implemented through a network of approx. 14 lakh Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) across the country. Mid-Day Meal Scheme (MDMS), is an on-going Centrally-Sponsored Scheme which covers all school children studying in Classes I-VIII of Government, Government-Aided Schools, Special Training Centres etc. supported under Samagra Shiksha programme. The objectives of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme are as follows: a) Improving the nutritional status of children in Classes I-VIII. Encouraging poor children, belonging to disadvantaged sections, to attend school more regularly and help them concentrate on classroom activities. Providing nutritional support to children of elementary stage in drought-affected areas during summer vacation. Environment Education, Awareness and Training (EEAT) scheme is an ongoing scheme which aims to promote environmental awareness and mobilize student’s participation for environment conservation. The objectives of the scheme are achieved through three programmes namely National Green Corps (NGC) – “Ecoclub” Programme, National Nature Camping Programme (NNCP) and Capacity Building Activities (CBA). Under the National Green Corps (NGC) programme, about 1.6 lakh schools and colleges have been identified as Eco-clubs, wherein, nearly forty lakh students are participating in awareness programmes on various environmental issues like pollution, waste management, etc. The activities include celebration of important environmental days, organizing plantation drives, cleanliness drives, etc. Further, for convergence with POSHAN Abhiyaan, instructions have been given to Eco-clubs to promote herbal/ nutri-gardens, kitchen garden, plantation of medicinal plants, etc. within the school/ college campuses and neighbourhoods. The Government of India has enacted the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 with the objective to prohibit child marriages rather than only restraining them. The Act prohibits the solemnization of child marriages where a person who, if a female has not completed 18 years of age and if a male has not completed 21 years of age. According to the Act, child marriage is a cognizable and non-bailable offence. Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme is implemented by the Government as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The objective of the scheme is to create a safe and secure environment for overall development of children who are in need of care and protection. This includes orphan/abandoned/surrendered children. Under the scheme, institutional care is provided through Child Care Institutes (CCIs) as a rehabilitative measure. The programmes and activities include, inter-alia, age-appropriate education, access to vocational training, recreation, health care, counselling etc. Under the non-institutional care component, support is extended for adoption, foster care and sponsorship. This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

Mar 25, 2021 udaen

Ministry of Women and Child Development Schemes for Development, Protection and Welfare of Children Government of India implements various schemes…

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Ministry of Women and Child Development Initiatives to curb Childhood Malnutrition Posted On: 25 MAR 2021 1:06PM by PIB Delhi In order to address the problem of malnutrition in the country, including the stunting and wasting in the children of age group under 5 years of age, Government implements several schemes and programs like Anganwadi Services, Scheme for Adolescent Girls and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana under the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services Scheme as direct targeted interventions. Government has also set up POSHAN Abhiyaan, which aims to prevent and reduce prevalence of stunting, underweight and anaemia among children (0-6 years) and reduction in prevalence of low birth weight in the country through Jan Andolan involving panchayati raj institutions/village organizations, etc. Government has taken further measures to strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with focus on developing practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity to disease and malnutrition. Steps have also been taken to improve nutritional quality and testing, strengthen delivery and leverage technology under the Poshan Tracker, a robust ICT enabled platform, to improve governance with regard to real time monitoring of provisioning of supplementary nutrition for prompt supervisions and management of services. Government has advised States/UTs to ensure that the quality of supplementary nutrition conforms to prescribed standards laid down under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and regulations made thereunder and also to promote use of AYUSH systems for prevention of malnutrition and related diseases. A programme to support development of Poshan Vatikas at Anganwadi centres to meet dietary diversity gap leveraging traditional knowledge in nutritional practices has also been taken up. Mission Poshan 2.0, an integrated nutrition support programme, has been announced in Budget 2021-22. Govt. has allocated around (RE) Rs. 17852.31 Crore and spent approx Rs. 14790.96 Crore during 2020-21 on nutrition related schemes/programmes to curb childhood malnutrition, stunting and wasting. This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

Mar 25, 2021 udaen

Ministry of Women and Child Development Initiatives to curb Childhood Malnutrition In order to address the problem of malnutrition in…

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