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CONTENTS
Editorial 2
Budget Position 3
International Women’s Day 4
Celebration
Events: Jannuary 7
Events: February 10
Madam President 10
Gives Away Dr. Durgabai
Deshmukh Awards
National Workshop on Public- 12
Private Partnership in ICDS
Events: March 14
Training Programmes 17
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FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
Ministry of Women and Child Development
celebrate International Women’s Day, 8 March 2008
International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated each year the world over
on 8th March with a plethora of programmes including meetings, seminars,
workshops, mass campaigns, road shows and awards for excellence to women
achievers, etc. to focus attention on the status of women. The objective is to
ensure that the world recognises women as a force for according a better
status to her at family, society, community and national levels. The status of
women is gradually improving but as our Hon’ble President Smt. Pratibha
Patil said, ‘much has been achieved but much needs to be achieved, our
efforts have to continue’. The case of Ms. Shanthi Duraisamy of Tamil Nadu
who established a business empire and Ms. Sandhya Raman in theatrics
illustrate that, given the opportunity, women can excel in any field. These
are incidentally among Stree Shakti Puraskar recipients on International
Women’s Day Programme at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi.
At a press meet before the week-long celebrations by the Ministry of Women
and Child Development to mark the International Women’s Day, Smt. Renuka
Chowdhury, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) talked about
the 24 percent hike in the budget outlay for women and child development,
50 percent rise in salaries of Anganwadi Workers and launch of two special
schemes for women’s empowerment-Dhanalakshmi and Ujjwala, the former
being a conditional cash transfer scheme for growth of girl child and latter,
for rescue and rehabilitation of trafficked women. She added that the proposals
submitted would be handled by a computerised tracking system to ensure
transparency.
A major highlight of IWD celebrations was the launch of public-private
partnership between VLCC, ITC, and Self-Help Groups for vocational
programmes to economically empower women. Other events included a
Conference on Prevention of Trafficking at Vigyan Bhawan and a Workshop
on Prevention of Female Foeticide at YMCA and Health Melas organised by
FNB at India Gate Lawns and by the Ministry at Select City Walk and Siri
Fort.
With the dynamism of our Minister Smt. Renuka Chowdhury and enthusiasm
of the officers, we are striving towards a more inclusive and positive world
for women and children.
I also wish all women a Happy Mother’s Day falling on 11 May 2008.
Editorial Board
Chief Editor
Dr. (Smt.) Kiran Chadha, Joint Secretary, (MWCD)
Dr. (Smt.) Kiran Chadha
Chief Editor
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Members
Dr. A.K. Gopal, Director, NIPCCD
Dr. Dinesh Paul, Additional Director, NIPCCD
Shri H.K. Barthwal, Editor, NIPCCD
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BUDGET POSITION
The budgetary position as on 31 March 2008 under Plan and Non-Plan Heads in respect of Ministry of Women and
Child Development has been as under.
Plan and Non-Plan Expenditure
Figures in Rs crore
Year Plan/ B.E.2007-08
Progressive
Allocation up to Percentage of 4/3
Non-Plan 31 March 2008
1 2 3 4 5
2007-08 Plan 5793.00 5527.42 95.42
Non-Plan 60.00 43.94 73.23
Online Sex Education Counselling
In the wake of the alarming rise in teenage pregnancies and scanty knowledge about sex, the Ministry of Women
and Child Development has developed a plan to launch online counselling on sex education.
About 40 pecent population in India consists of children who need to be educated on sex and other issues, said
Smt. Renuka Chowdhury, Minister of State for Women & Child Development (Independent Charge). In online
consultation, children will be provided proper information on biological and reproductive systems etc, by experts
like Dr. Prakash Kothari and Dr. Sudhakar Krishnamurthy.
Malnutrition among School Children: Ministry of State has suggested nutrition monitors in schools to
tackle the malnutrition problem among school children. She advised a gathering of school principals to ensure
nutritional value of snacks being served on educational premises.
Safe Environment for Children: A 24-hour helpline has already been launched for help of children who face
abuses of various kinds including corporal punishment. The child abuses sometimes claim their lives, which
make it imperative to provide relief.
Surce: The Asian Age, 26 January 2008
Smt. Renuka Chowdhury, Minister of State, Women & Child Development (Independent Charge)
with recipients of Bravery Awards at a function in New Delhi on 25 January 2008.
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International Women’s Day Celebration
ANANYA : SURVIVAL TO SUCCESS - CELEBRATE HER LIFE
International Women’s Day was celebrated on 8 March
2008. The theme for the Ministry of Women and Child
Development for 2008 was “Survival to Success -
Celebrate her Life”
The week-long celebration commenced on 3 March 2008
with a press conference as curtain raiser. Smt. Renuka
Chowdhury, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent
Charge) for Women and Child Development spoke to the
press about the 24% hike in allocation for women and
child development, a rise of 50% in the salaries to
Anganwadi Workers and two special schemes for
women’s empowerment - Dhanalakshmi (a conditional
cash transfer scheme which monitors the growing up of
the girl child) and Ujjwala (a scheme for rescue and
rehabilitation of trafficked women). She also announced
that proposals submitted to the Ministry would by handled
by a computerised tracking system which will ensure
greater transparency.
Smt. Renuka Chowdhury also announced the launch of a
public-private-partnership between VLCC, ITC and the
Central Social Welfare Board for a Vocational Training
Programme. Under this initiative, VLCC and ITC will
sponsor the training of women inmates of Short Stay
Homes in beauty care and house keeping so that they,
become capable of taking up jobs in the private sector.
On 4 March 2008, a Conference on Prevention of
Trafficking at Vigyan Bhawan was organised in
collaboration with United Nation’s Office on Drugs and
Crimes (UNODC) and IOM. The forum was represented
by all stakeholders and the Conference was inaugurated
by Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge),
Ministry of Women and Child Development and Shri
Vyalar Ravi, MOIA was the guest of honour.
On 5 March 2008, a Workshop on Prevention of Female
Foeticide was organised at YWCA. It was inaugurated
by Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
Women and Child Development and was well attended
by various stakeholders from the Media, NGO community
and spiritual organisations.
On 8 March 2008, presentation of Stree Shakti Puraskaar
at Siri Fort auditorium was organised. Fifteen women
were awarded Stree Shakti Puraskar by Smt. Sonia
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Gandhi, Chairperson, UPA in the presence of
Smt.Gursharan Kaur, wife of Hon’ble Prime Minister of
India. The awards are given in the names of Jhansi Ki
Rani Lakshmi Bai, Kannagi, Rani Gaidenlieu, Devi Ahilya
Bai and Mata Jija Bai. The award carries a cash prize of
Rs.3 lakh and a citation. The awardees are selected by the
National Screening Committee on the basis of nominations
received from State Governments.
Food and Nutrition Board organised a Health Exhibition
at Siri Fort, and an Exhibition on Nutrition from 8-10
March 2008 on the Lawns of India Gate by the Nutrition
Exhibition was inaugurated by Hon’ble Speaker of Lok
Sabha, Shri Somnath Chatterjee in the presence of Smt.
Renuka Chowdhury, Hon’ble Minister of State for Women
and Child Development (Independent Charge) on 8 March
2008.
A wall calendar on nutrition for the year 2008-09 was
released by the Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha, Shri
Somnath Chatterjee on the occasion of International
Women’s Day.
A booklet on nutritious recipies for complementary
feeding of infants and young children developed by the
Food and Nutrition Board was also released by the
Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha, Shri Somnath
Chatterjee.
The Ananya Flag on empowerment of women was
hoisted by Smt. Sonia Gandhi. The message of Mr. Ban
Ki moon, UN Secretary General, was read out by the
Derector, UN Information Centre and Spokesperson of
UN Secretary General.
The Ananya Flag
The Ananya Flag signifies the hopes and dreams
of Indian women. Emanating from the east, the
rainbow colours signify a new rising; bursting forth
in freedom and unfurling the new hopes of the
Indian women. Ananya, meaning ‘the
incomparable’ is the theme of the festival.
On this occasion, the Ministry of Women and Child
Development also distributed specially designed
bangles and bands in the ‘Ananya’ colours. The
new logo of the campaign by the Central Social
Welfare Board was also released by Smt. Renuka
Chowdhury.
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Stree Shakti Puraskar for 2004, 2005 & 2006 Conferred
Stree Shakti Puraskar for outstanding
achievements in the area of women’s
empowerment were presented by Smt.
Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of UPA.
The award instituted by the Ministry
of Women and Child Development
carries a citation and a cash prize of
Rs. 3 lakh.
Presiding over the function, Smt.
Renuka Chowdhury, Minister for
Women and Child Development said
the programmes and policies initiated
recently by the Government would
bring forth perceptible improvement in
the socio-economic status of women.
The Minister emphasised the
importance of such scheme as ‘Dhanlakshmi’
which has been recently launched to encourage
the family of girl child and to check female foeticide by
giving cash incentives and ‘Ujjwala’ for rehabilitation of
trafficked victims. But the Government’s efforts would
not suffice until women come forward to assert
themselves, she said.
Awardees for the Years 2004, 2005 and 2006
Presenting the awards Smt. Sonia Gandhi said that the
journey of empowerment of women is challenging but it
should not be stopped at any cost. Underlining the
importance of women’s welfare and empowerment, Smt.
Sonia Gandhi said whenever there is a crisis in a society
women are the worst affected.
2004 2005 2006
Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmi Bai Mrs. Tirveni Balkrishna Dr. Smt Rani Bang Smt. Vanguri Suvarth
Stree Shakti Puraskar Acharya (Maharashtra) (Maharashtra) (Andhra Pradesh)
Kannagi Stree Ms. Pinki Virani Smt. Shaik Shamshad Smt. Kalpana Sarkar
Stree Shakti Puraskar (Delhi) Begum (Andhra Pradesh) (Madhya Pradesh)
Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang Smt. Manmohini Smt. Selmin Lyngdoh Smt. Senu Tsuhah
Stree Shakti Puraskar Debnath (Tripura) (Meghalaya) (Nagaland)
Devi Ahilya Bai Smt. Kavita Srivastava Smt. Neeta Bahadur Smt. D. Shanthi
Stree Shakti Puraskar (Rajasthan) (Uttar Pradesh) (Tamil Nadu)
Mata Jijabai Smt. Shamshad Begum Smt. Sandhya Raman Smt. Nighat Shafi Pandit
Stree Shakti Puraskar (Chattisgarh) (Delhi) (Jammu & Kashmir)
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THE EVENTS : JANUARY 2008
Seminar on Female Foeticide
The Kerala State Social Welfare Board organised a oneday
state level seminar on Female Foeticide on 11
January 2008 at Rajagiri College of Sciences,
Kalamassery, Ernakulam as a part of Central Social
Welfare Board’s campaign against female foeticide.
During the event, Smt. Rajani Patil, Chairperson, Central
Social Welfare Board urged the NGOs of the state to
fight against this social evil and be a model to others.
The seminar drew students of medicine, nursing, social
work, sociology, home science and law besides
representatives from voluntary organisations and officers
of the Departments of Health, Social Welfare and Women
and Child Development.
RASHTRIYA MAHILA KOSH
During the month of January 2008 (up to
30.01.2008), Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK)
sanctioned loans aggregating to Rs. 107 lakh to 12
NGO partners. During the month, January 2008 (up
to 30.01.2008), RMK disbursed loans aggregating
to Rs. 240 lakh to 12 NGO partners - Rs. 175.00
lakh in Andhra Pradesh to 7 NGOs, Rs. 25.00 lakh
in Gujarat to 1 NGO, Rs. 22.50 lakh in Tamil Nadu
to 2 NGOs, Rs. 10.0 lakh in Delhi to 1 NGO and
Rs. 7.50 lakh in Orissa to 1 NGO partner.
FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD
The field infrastructure of Food and Nutrition Board
(FNB) organised training courses in Home Scale
Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables and Nutrition for
Adolescent Girls and Housewives, Nutrition Education
Programmes in rural, urban and tribal areas and monitored
ICDS anganwadis in respect of Supplementary Feeding
and Nutrition & Health Education component. Training
of trainers and orientation training courses on nutrition
and health education were organised for the Child
Development Project Officers, Medical Officers, Lady
Health Visitors, Supervisors and grassroots level
functionaries respectively.
South Asia Ministerial Conference
Held in New Delhi
Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil
inaugurated the Sixth South Asia Regional Ministerial
Conference, Commemorating Beijing, co-hosted by
Government of India and UNIFEM South Asia Regional
Office, in New Delhi from 17-19 January 2008.
Ministers responsible for Women’s Development,
SAARC Secretary General, Secretaries of the Women’s
Ministries and a section of civil society through women’s
organisations from the region, including Afghanistan
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and
Srilanka, besides India, participated in the meeting. At
the end of the Conference, India Forward Moving
Strategies for Gender Equality 2008 was adopted.
The conference reviewed the progress made by SAARC
countries on the Beijing Platform for Action in the areas
of violence against women, disaster preparedness and
its management, and economic empowerment. It also
identified the following thrust areas for the next two
years:
Preventing violence against women and enforcing
gender-related enactments
Promoting economic security and rights of women
Buttressing women’s empowerment and their
participation in decision-making processes
Protecting human rights of women in conflict with
law
Devising modalities for follow-up of CEDAW
stipulations
Ensuring that women can pass on their nationality to
their children.
A special highlight of the conference was the launching
of SAARC Gender Database, by the SAARC Secretary-
General, which contains vital statistics related to violence
against women including trafficking and HIV/AIDS.
UNIFEM in association with the regional government
holds such metings bianually as a follow-up to the Fourth
World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995.
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CENTRAL SOCIAL WELFARE BOARD
Meet on Female Foeticide in Chandigarh
Prevention of Trafficking
National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child
Development (NIPCCD), an autonomous organisation
under the Ministry of Women and Child Development,
the nodal training institute for issues relating to trafficking,
conducted the first training on combating trafficking, in
women and children during 21-31 January 2008.
MWCD, in collaboration with ATSEC partners and
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes organised
Training for Researchers for Rapid Situational Analysis
of Homes in the country from 21-23 January 2008 at
YMCA, Greater Noida (UP).
Chandigarh State Social Welfare Board in cooperation
with eminent NGOs and social activists organised a
Women’s Meet on Female Foeticide on 19 January 2008
at PGI Chandigarh. The meet was inaugurated by Kumari
Selja, Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge),
Housing and Poverty Alleviation. Shri Pawan Kumar
Bansal, Hon’ble Minister of State (Ministry of Finance),
was the Guest of Honour and Smt. Rajani Patil,
Chairperson, Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB)
presided over the function. The function was also graced
by numerous dignitaries.
Inaugurating the Meet, Kumari Selja called for urgent action on the declining female ratio in the northern region of
the country while CSWB Chairperson suggested stringent punishment in order to deter people from such practices
as sex selection. She suggested that economic empowerment of women must take place and also that 33% reservation
for women in political bodies would enhance their contribution to policy and planning. Smt. Lalit Joshi, Chairperson,
Chandigarh State Social Welfare Board informed the participants of the drive of the Chandigarh Board to organise
50 camps for women in Chandigarh to generate awareness about the evils of female foeticide.
Workshop on Safe Environment
Smt. Renuka Chowdhury chaired the workshop on Safe
Environment for Children organised by Ministry of
Women and Child Development for School Principals
of Delhi at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 25
January 2008 with some schools of Delhi (Kendriya
Vidyalayas, Government Schools, Public Schools and
MCD Schools) and other concerned authorities in the
Government and outside. The objective was to jointly
devise ways to involve educational organisations and
students in the joint effort to provide a safe and secure
environment for children.
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Meeting of State Ministers/State Secretaries
A conference of ministers in charge of Women and Child
Development, Secretaries and other senior officers of the
States and Union Territories was held on 28 and 29 January
2008 at PHD House, New Delhi under the Chairpersonship
of Minister of State (Independent Charge), Women and Child
Development.
The Conference deliberated upon the status and efficacy of
the programmes, schemes and legislations of the Ministry
of Women and Child Development (MWCD) in their States/
UTs. The subject of the implementation status of Integrated
Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in various States/UTs
and proposed restructuring of the ICDS was taken up on 28 January 2008 in detail and the constraints and
problems faced by the States were discussed. Their suggestions and observations were also discussed. On the
second day of the Conference, Child Protection issues and programmes related to women’s social and economic
empowerment were discussed. Special focus given to on the need to provide adequate mechanisms for
implementation of the important legislations such as Prevention of Domestic Violence Act 2005. The need for
greater sensitisation, at par with the States/UTs, on issues relating to female foeticide and declining sex ratio,
molestation and violence against women was also stressed.
State Level Seminar on Women Trafficking and HIV/AIDS
A two-day State Level Seminar on Women Trafficking and HIV/AIDS was organised by the Orissa State Social
Welfare Board in collaboration with Women and Child Development Department, Government of Orissa and UNDP
on 31 January and 1 February 2008 at Bhubaneshwar, was inaugurated by Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, Minister
for Urban Development and Public Enterprises, Orissa. He emphasised the need of opening a HIV Testing Centre in
each district of the State.
Smt. Surama Padhy, Minister of State, Cooperation, Government of Orissa was the Guest of Honour. She spoke
about the importance of girls in society and said that every citizen has to take up social responsibilities in their
respective spheres.
Presiding over the inaugural ceremony, Smt. Pravati Parida, Chairperson of the Orissa State Board apprised the
gathering about the plan of action of the Board to create awareness against trafficking of women, HIV/AIDS and the
social evil of female foeticide at the district level. The programme was initiated by a rally in which more than 700
people from of NGOs, students, officials, social activists and media participated to create awareness among the
general public through slogans and placards. The rally was flagged off by Smt. Surama Padhy and covered a 3 km
route in the heart of the city.
Girl Child and Sex Ratio
The representative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) participated in the Northern
Regional Seminar on Combating Foeticide and Infanticide, organised by NCPCR at Chandigarh, and made a
presentation on the initiatives of this Ministry on the issue.
As part of the National Inspection and Monitoring Committee set up to implement the PC & PNDT Act, the
representatives of this Ministry inspected USG clinics in parts of South Delhi on 30-31 January 2008.
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THE EVENTS : FEBRUARY 2007
Madam President Gives Away Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Awards
On 5 February 2008, H.E. Smt. Pratiba Devisingh Patil,
Hon’ble President of India conferred the Dr. Durgabai
Deshmukh Awards (2003 and 2004) for women’s
development on the organisations ‘Abhaya’ of
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and ‘Women’s Welfare
Society’ of Belgaum, Karnataka. The award is given every
year to an organisation that has done exemplary work
for the empowerment of women.
Addressing the gathering H.E. Smt. Pratibha Devisingh
Patil said, “...my deep concern is that women still do not
have the same opportunities as men. Real development
cannot take root if it bypasses women, who represent the
very pivot around which social change takes shape. For
achieving our objective of growth with equity and
delivery of services with people’s participation, the
mainstreaming of women into the national development
process is essential.”
Smt. Renuka Chowdhury, Hon’ble Minister of state for
Women and Child Development (Independent Charge)
described the occasion as ‘a day we will mark in our
personal milestones’. She elucidated the human need to
recognise the work being done in society. Smt.
Chowdhury emphasised the need for team work and to
collectively address issues in order to carry forward the
torch of women’s empowerment.
Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh award was instituted in 1997,
the Golden Jubilee Year of India’s Independence, in
memory of Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh, the founder
Chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board. The
award carries a cheque of Rs. 5 lakh, a citation and a
shawl.
The sixth Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Award for the year
2003 was awarded to Abhaya of Thiruvananthapuram for
its work to improve the condition of women mental
patients in Kerala.
The seventh Dr. Durgabai Deshmukh Award for the year
2004 was awarded to Women’s Welfare Society, Belgaum,
for its work for the development of women in Karnataka.
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FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD
The meeting of the Shadow Committee of Codex
Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special
Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) was held on 1 February
2008 under the Chairpersonship of Ms. P. Bolina,
Joint Secretary, to discuss the proceedings of the 29th
Session of the CCNFSDU held at Germany from
12-16 November 2007 and deliberate on the further
course of action.
The field infrastructure of FNB organised training
courses in Home Scale Preservation of Fruits and
Vegetables and Nutrition for adolescent girls and
housewives, nutrition education programmes in
rural, urban and tribal areas and monitored ICDS
anganwadis in respect of Supplementary Feeding
and Nutrition and Health Education component.
TOTs and OTCs were organised on nutrition and
health education for the CDPOs, Medical Officers,
LHVs, Supervisors and grassroots level
functionaries, respectively.
Fighting Human Trafficking
Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) led a
delegation comprising officers from Ministry of Women
and Child Development, Ministry of Home Affairs, and
Labour Ministry to attend the Vienna Forum to Fight
Human Trafficking during 13-15 February 2008.
Workshop on Gender Budgeting
The Ministry of Women and Child Development
organised a two-day workshop on 7-8 February 2008
for Joint Secretary level officers of various Ministries/
Departments of Government of India at Kuchesar in U.P.
More than 13 senior officials of various Ministries/
Departments participated and were given intensive
training on outcome budget, indicators and other tools
and strategies of gender-budgeting.
On 11 February 2008, Economic Adviser, Ministry
of Women and Child Development addressed a group
of NGOs on the theme of Financing for Gender Equity
at the Bahai House.
On 15 February 2008, representatives of this Ministry
participated in the Research Advisory Committee of
the Council for Social Research and guided them on
their project on “Women Managers-Breaking of the
Glass Ceiling.”
Illegitimate Children Can Claim
Maintenance: SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that illegitimate children
have a right to claim maintenance from their biological
father. The judgment came on a petition filed by a girl
from Himachal Pradesh.
The apex court directed the father to pay a monthly
maintenance and clear the amount due from the date
of the trial court’s verdict within three months.
Women Get Little or No Payment for Work Done: NFHS
National Family Health Survey 3 has revealed that women are often made to work without being
paid. According to the survey, one out of four women did not receive any payment for the work done
by her. In contrast, 92 percent of the men earned cash for their work and only 5 percent did not get
paid. What is worse, one in six women, who did get paid, did not have any say on how she could
spend her earnings. Her husband or in-laws were the decision makers. Freedom of movement outside
the home was also a luxury for most women. Whereas only about half of them were allowed to go to
the market or to a health facility alone, only 38 percent were allowed to travel alone outside their city
or village.
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National Workshop on Pubic-Private Partnership in ICDS
A National Workshop on Public-Private Partnership
(PPP) in Integrated Child Services (ICDS) was
organised at PHD House, New Delhi by the National
Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development
(NIPCCD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Women
and Child Development (MWCD) on 11 February 2008.
The main objectives of the workshop were to: discuss
the scope, nature and extent of Public-Private Partnership
in ICDS; identify areas of ICDS for PPP; evolve suitable
modalities/mechanisms for translating it into a
Memorandum of Understanding between the effective
partners to encourage PPP in ICDS; and share the
initiatives undertaken by the States/UTs on PPP in ICDS.
Seventy-two participants attended the workshop.
Inaugurating the Workshop Smt. Renuka Chowdhury,
Ministry of State (Independent Charge), MWCD said that
the organisation of the said Workshop was very timely
as children are our future resource. The ICDS is the largest
programme in the world catering to young children below
six years of age. Given the overall potential of the
programme, the Eleventh Five-year Plan has outlined
commitments for universalisation of ICDS by laying
emphasis on enhancing its overall quality.
She was optimistic that the present workshop would lead
to a fruitful dialogue and enlist the participation of credible
institutions in ICDS Scheme so as to eventually increase
the reach and coverage of ICDS services.
Shri Anil Kumar, Secretary, MWCD, said that
PPP is one of the effective strategies to address
the myriad challenges that development of the
nation poses. He stated that corporate
philanthropy has a long history in India,
however, the synergies between welfare and
corporate philanthropy were never more
relevant than it is today. This Workshop, he
opined, has primarily created a platform for
all those present on the occasion to deliberate
on the manner in which PPP could be explored
and used in the context of ICDS. The
proposed tie-ups could take a multitude of
forms, both in scale, period of association and
intensity, the Secretary said. Not only this, the identified
activities could be further fortified under mutually
agreeable Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) .
Highlighting the objectives of the ICDS, its convergence
with other Ministries/Departments for better services, its
restructuring and universalisation, Ms. P. Bolina, Joint
Secretary, MWCD dwelt on the evolution of PPP in the
social sector. She said, PPP in ICDS would lead to
enormous benefits for the community in terms of better
service delivery, skill development, improved access to
unreached areas, effective monitoring and better
infrastructure in Anganwadi Training Centres and ICDS
projects.
Welcoming the MOS, Secretary MWCD, other dignitaries
and the delegates of the Workshop, Dr. A.K. Gopal,
Director NIPCCD said that the ICDS Scheme is the
world’s largest Governmental programme addressing the
issues of malnutrition, health care, mother and child care
needs as also the school readiness of a substantial
population. It is a single-window system for making
available services and counselling to parents and
communities. Dr. Gopal said, PPP offers a mutually
beneficial position for all parties concerned. The return
on investment (ROI) in social projects is in the form of
improved quality of life, a healthier population and skilled
manpower.
The session ended with a vote of thanks by Shri Mahesh
Arora, Director, MWCD
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Workshop on Child Budgeting
Analysis of the Government budget allocations and
actual expenditures on sectors that have an impact
on children’s well-being reveals these priorities as
well as the ability of government programmes to reach
India’s children, who now constitute 40% of the
country’s population. With the understanding that
analysis of resource allocations for children in Union
and State Government budgets can provide crucial
insights on the deficiencies in public policy towards
children in India, Ministry of Women and Child
Development has since 2006 been undertaking
analysis of Union and State Budgets in partnership
with the Centre for Budget and Governance
Accountability (CBGA) and UNICEF.
In order to address both the issues of allocations and
effective utilisation of funds earmarked for children,
the Ministry of Women and Child Development
convened a one-day National Consultation on
Budgeting for Children: Tracking Outlays, Achieving
Outcomes on 12 February 2008 in New Delhi to
identify issues, challenges and opportunities in
accelerating progress towards quality service delivery
through improved planning, allocations and resource
utilisation. The consultation focused on identifying
priority actions that can help remove procedural
constraints that are resulting in under-utilisation of
allocated resources, and the low absorption capacity
of implementing agencies. The consultation also
developed recommendations for improving planning
and budgetary processes within an outcomes-based
framework.
The workshop was attended by representatives of
concerned Ministries and Departments, Planning
Commission, Finance, Planning and Women and
Child Development/Social Welfare Departments of
State Governments, national and international NGOs,
UN agencies and others organisations. Minister of
State (Independent Charge) Smt. Renuka Chowdhury
chaired the workshop.
RASHTRIYA MAHILA KOSH
Loans Sanctioned: During February 2008 (up to 25.02.08),
Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) sanctioned loans aggregating
to Rs. 1,117.50 lakh to 33 NGO partners - Rs. 121.50 lakh
in Andhra Pradesh to 14 NGO partners, Rs. 38.00 lakh in
Delhi to 1 NGO partner, Rs. 8.00 lakh in Kerala to 1 NGO
partner, Rs. 600.00 lakh in Madhya Pradesh to 2 NGO
partners, Rs. 13.50 lakh in Maharashtra to 1 NGO partner,
Rs. 82.50 lakh in Orissa to 3 NGO partners, Rs. 3.00 lakh in
Rajasthan to 1 NGO partner and Rs. 251.00 lakh in Tamil
Nadu to 10 NGO partners.
Loans Disbursed: During February 2008 (up to 25.02.08),
RMK disbursed loans aggregating to Rs. 402.50 lakh to 14
NGO partners Rs. 210.50 lakh in Andhra Pradesh to 8 NGO
partners, Rs. 10.00 lakh in Delhi to 1 NGO partner, Rs.
100.00 lakh in Himachal Pradesh to 1 NGO partner, Rs
2.00 lakh in Manipur to 1 NGO partner and Rs. 80.00 lakh
in Tamil Nadu to 3 NGO partners.
A workshop-cum-seminar on Rashtriya Mahila Kosh and
Micro-finance was conducted in collaboration with the
Agricultural Finance Corporation Ltd. and Mrs. Dutt
Foundation at Mumbai on 16 February 2008.
A view of participants attending the Sensitisation Programme on Juvenile
Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Amendment Act held by NIPCCD
during 12-14 February 2008. The participants are being addressed by
Dr. Dinesh Paul, Additional Director
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THE EVENTS : MARCH 2008
Gender Budgeting
The representative of this Ministry of women and Child
Development made a power point presentation on the
concept, tools and strategies of Gender budgeting in
India at ASCI, Hyderabad on 6 and 7 March 2008
before a 30-member delegation from Afghanistan.
FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD
Exhibition on Nutrition: Food and Nutrition Board
organised an Exhibition on Nutrition from 8-10 March
2008 on the lawns of India Gate on the occasion of
International Women’s Day Celebrations, 2008 as a
historic event. The Exhibition was inaugurated by
Hon’ble Speaker of Lok Sabha, Shri Somanath Chatterjee
in the presence of Smt. Renuka Chowdhury, Hon’ble
Minister of State for WCD (Independent Charge) on 8
March 2008. A Wall Calendar on Nutrition for the year
2008-09 and a booklet on Nutritious Recipes for
complementary feeding for infants and young children
were also released by the Hon’ble Speaker.
Shri Anil Kumar, Secretary (Women and Child
Development) delivered the key note address. Earlier, Ms.
P. Bolina, Joint Secretary (Women and Child
Development) welcomed the Hon’ble Speaker of Lok
Sabha, Hon’ble Minister of State for WCD and the august
gathering. Dr. Jai Singh, Technical Adviser (In-charge)
of FNB delivered the vote of thanks.
About 45 panels depicting the nutrition scenario in the
country, simple and economical sources of food for better
nutrition for infants, young children, pregnant and
lactating women, adolescent girls and family were put
up. Important nutrition messages conveying Dos and
Don’ts for good health were also exhibited.
Prevention of Trafficking
The Ministry of Women and Child Development
(MWCD) in partnership with United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and Corporate Sector
organised a Conference on Issues of Trafficking in Supply
Chains in Garment Industry on 15 March 2008. Secretary,
MWCD delivered the inaugural address on the need and
priority to prevent trafficking of vulnerable sections of
population, especially women and children.
Consultative Committee Meeting
The meeting of the Consultative Committee of Parliament
on Malnutrition was held under the Chairpersonship of
Hon’ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) on
18 March 2008 in the Parliament House Annexe. The
Committee recommended strengthening the infrastructure
of Food and Nutrition Board to make its presence felt up
to the district level to eradicate malnutrition in the country
by way of nutrition education and awareness, which is a
long-term sustainable intervention.
Government offers Rs. 1 lakh if girl
turns 18
Scheme To Help Correct Gender Ratio in 5
States
India is getting serious about saving the girl child,
both born and unborn. In a serious bid to save the girl
child, government has decided to launch a scheme
which will provide upto Rs. 1.4 lakh each to families
of girl child in the 10 poorest districts and those having
the worst gender ratio in 5 states, including Punjab
and Haryana, where female foeticide is rampant.
Ministary of Women and Child Development is giving
final shape to the scheme which is also to be
implemented in Bihar, Orissa and Jharkhand in
collaboration with Life Insurance Corporation of
India.
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Parliamentary Standing Committee
A Meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development for examination of Demands
for Grants (2008-09) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development was held on 28 March 2008 under the
Chairmanship of Shri Janardan Dwivedi in Parliament Annexe. Secretary (WCD) made an in-depth presentation on the
schemes and programmes of the Ministry and its achievements as well as the initiatives for 2008-09. The committee
deliberated on various issues pertaining to the Ministry on the Demands for Grants 2008-09.
Panel to Decide Upper Age Limit of Childhood
When does childhood end? At 18, when a girl can marry; 16, when she can give consent for sex; or 14, when a
person can work in hazardous jobs? These legal ambiguities may soon be history with moves afoot to hammer
out a uniform definition of “child” in India.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has constituted a committee, comprising
representatives from ministries of HRD, labour and women and child development, to redefine the upper age
limit of childhood in the country. The committee, chaired by NCPCR member Deepa Dikshit, is likely to follow
the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child while arriving at a common age, after which a person should not
be legally regarded as a child.
According to Article 1 of United Nations Convention on Rights of Child (UNCRC), “a child means every human
being below the age of 18 years unless, under the law applicable to the child, majority is attained earlier”. The
Article, however, grants individual countries the discretion to determine by law whether childhood ceases at 12,
14, 16 or whatever age is found appropriate. Being a signatory to UNCRC, NCPCR in its preamble, vows to
protect the rights of anyone under the age of 18.
Having a single definition of childhood age will have far-reaching consequences. “There are multiple variations
in India about the definition of a child. NCPCR believes that UNCRC’s definition of a child should be universally
accepted by the government for right to education, prevention of child labour, booking anyone under criminal
law or any other purpose. This would certainly be a step forward for protection of child rights in education, as
lakhs of children in the age group of 15-18 years will then be able to avail of government schemes of free and
compulsory education. Currently the right to education is restricted to the age of 14, when a child is in Class VIII
or IX. There should be compulsory education till 18 years, when they can at least study till Class XII, NCPCR
chairperson Shantha Sinha told TOI.
There are wide variations regarding the definition of a child in India. For purposes of legal protection against
kidnapping and related offences, it’s 16 years for boys and 18 for girls. But for special treatment under the
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000, the age is 18 for both boys and girls. And the
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 defines a child as any person below the age of 18, and
includes an adopted step or foster child.
“Article 21A of the Constitution of India says that the state shall provide free and compulsory education to all
children within the ages of six and 14, while Article 45 specifies that the state shall endeavour to provide early
childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six.” Sinha said.
The Times of India, 14 January 2008
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC COORPERATION & CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Executive Committee/ General Body Meetings of NIPCCD
The 59th meeting of the Executive Council of the National
Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development
(NIPCCD) was held on 31 March 2008 at NIPCCD
premises, New Delhi. The Executive Committee reviewed
the activities and programmes of the Institute during the
year and expressed satisfaction on the same.
The 39th General Body Meeting of the Institute was held
on 31 March 2008 in the PHD House. The performance
A delegation from Ministry of Education, Afghanistan
visited NIPCCD on 5 March 2008 to be apprised of
the activities of the Institute. The members of the
delegation held discussions on projects on women and
children and other issues with Dr. Dinesh Paul,
Additional Director NIPCCD.
of the Institute in various areas of women and child
development was reviewed in the meeting. The members
appreciated the progress made by the Institute in the year
under review.
Ms Kamalakshi Sharma was nominated as Vice -
chairperson of NIPCCD. NIPPCCD family extends
her a warm welcome and hopes that the lnstitute would
benfit from her expert contribution and able guidance.
RASHTRIYA MAHILA KOSH
Loans Sanctioned: During the month of March 2008
(upto 26.03.2008) RMKsanctioned loans
aggregating Rs. 70.30 lakh to 8 NGO partners -
Rs. 12.00 lakh in Jharkhand to 1 NGO partner, Rs.
5.00 lakh in Karnataka to 1 NGO partner, Rs. 13.30
lakh in Manipur to 3 NGO partners, Rs. 10.00 lakh
in Rajasthan to 1 NGO partner, Rs. 15.00 lakh in
Uttar Pradesh to 1 NGO partner and Rs. 15.00 lakh
in West Bengal to 1 NGO partner.
Loans Disbursed: During the month of March 2008
(upto 26.3.2008), Rashtriya Mahila Kosh disbursed
loans aggregating to Rs. 134.50 lakh to 4 NGO
partners –Rs. 2.00 lakh in Manipur to 1 NGO partner,
Rs. 37.50 lakh in Orissa to 1 NGO partner, Rs. 50.00
lakh in Rajasthan to 1 NGO partner and Rs. 45.00
lakh in Tamil Nadu to 1 NGO partner.
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Letters to the Editor
Our compliments to the entire MWCD Newsletter Sampark team.
As an institution involved in empowering the women’s organisations, we find this quarterly is a good resource
material in our endeavour. In the July-Sept 2007 issue, the items like Do You Know and Dealing with Rape Victims
and highlights on nutrition were particularly useful and relevant. However, we suggest that advance information be
provided on forthcoming training courses and workshops so that interested persons can participate in the same.
Augustine Varikyal
Director, Raipur Diocesan Social Welfare Society
Seva Sadan, Tatibandh, Dist. Raipur, Chhatisgarh
The receipt of July-Sept 2007 issue of MWCD Newsletter Sampark is thankfully acknowledged. We are getting the
copies of the publication regularly. This publication covers the various activities related to development and welfare
of women and children in an excellent manner, and therein lies its success. Your entire team deserves appreciation
for nicely bringing out the publication.
Dr. Iftirwalr Anees Siddique
President, Sardar Hameedi Taleemi-wa-Samji Mission,
196 Chilla Amroha, Dist. JP Nagar (UP)
Training/Workshops/Orientation Courses organised by NIPCCD
The Institute organised the following training programmes/workshops during the quarter, January - March 2008.
S. No. Name of the Programme Venue Dates
1. Two Regional Level Consultations of the Members of CWCs Bangalore 3-4 January, 2008
Guwahati 22-23 January 2008
2. Job Training Courses for CDPOs/ACDPOs Bangalore 7 Jan -6 Feb
Indore
3. Orientation Training for Counselling of Adolescent Girls on
Family Life Education Guwahati 7-11 January 2008
4. Effective Implementation of Constitutional Provisions for Safety,
Protection and Development of Women and Children:
A Consultation Meet Indore 8-10 January 2008
5. Training on Financial Management and Financial Report for the
Functionaries of Voluntary Organisation New Delhi 8-11 January 2008
6. Orientation Course for State Programme Officers and Deputy Directors
Dealing with ICDS Lucknow 9-11 January 2008
7. Training Programme on Micro Enterprise and Small Business Development
for Trainers of SHGs Indore 14-17 January 2008
8. Orientation Training Programme on Prevention of Trafficking of
Women and Children for Representatives of PRIs New Delhi 17-19 January 2008
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S. No. Name of the Programme Venue Dates
9. Training on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and
Children for SAARC Countries New Delhi 21-31 January 2008
10 Skill Training on NHED for Instructors of AWTCs/MLTCs and
ICDS Functionaries Bangalore 21-25 January 2008
11. Refresher Course for CDPOs/ACDPOs Lucknow 21-25 January 2008
12 Training Programme for the Representatives of Voluntary Organisations
On Formation of Clusters and Federations Guwahati 21-25 January 2008
13. Workshop on Parent Education New Delhi 24 January 2008
14. Sensitisation Programme on Juvenile Justice
(Care and protection of Chidlren) Guwahati 28-30 January 2008
15. Sensitisation Programme on Prevention of Female Foeticide and
Infanticide for Medical and Para-Medical Professionals New Delhi 30 Jan.– 1 Feb. 2008
16. Job Training Course for CDPOs/ACDPOs Guwahati 4 Feb. -4 Mar. 2008
17. Training of Instructors of AWTCs/MLTCs on Prevention of Undernutrition
with Special Emphasis on Prevention of Micronutrient Malnutrition New Delhi 4-8 February 2008
18. Training on Counselling Skills and Support Services for the police
Personnel of CAW (Crime Against Women) Cells New Delhi 5-8 February 2008
19. Consultation Meet on Promotion of child Mental health in Schools for
Principals/Managers of Educational Institutions Lucknow 6-7 February 2008
20. Workshop on Management of Classroom Behaviour Problems of Bangalore 12-13 February
Children for Teachers 18 -19 February 2008
21. National Workshop on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in ICDS New Delhi 11 February 2008
22. Orientation Course on Management of Creche Services New Delhi 11-15 February 2008
23. Orientation Training for Executive Heads of AWTCs of ICDS Training Lucknow 11-15 February 2008
24. Two Regional Consultation Meets on Countering Child Abuse Lucknow
Bangalore 12-13 & 18-19 February 2008
25. Regional Consultation Meet Countering Child Abuse Indore 27-28 February 2008
Pune 27-28 February 2008
26 Sensitisation programme on Juvenile Justice
(Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act 2006 New Delhi 12-14 February 2008
27 Orientation Course on Good Governance in Voluntary Organisations Bangalore 12-15 February 2008
28 State Level Consultation of Members of CWC
(Child Welfare Committee) of Gujarat Indore 14-15 February 2008
29 Gender Sensitisation Training for Law Enforcement Agencies of
Madhya Pradesh Indore 15-17 February 2008
30 Training Programme on Formation and Management of Self-Help
Groups for Social Organisations Guwahati 18-22 February 2008
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S. No. Name of the Programme Venue Dates
31 Orientation Training on Planning and Designing a Project Proposal Guwahati 19-22 February 2008
32 Training on integrating Gender Perspectives in Health and
Nutrition Programmes New Delhi 18-22 February 2008
33 Review Meeting-cum-Exposure Visit of Nodal Officers of Swayamsiddha New Delhi 19-20 February 2008
34 Orientation of State Programme Officers and Deputy
Directors dealing with ICDS New Delhi 20-22 February 2008
35 Parent Education Workshop New Delhi 23 February 2008
36 Refresher Course for CDPOs/ACDPOs Indore 25-29 February 2008
37 Training of Trainers of Police Training Institutes on Prevention of
Trafficking of Women and Children New Delhi 26-28 February 2008
38 Two Workshops for Parents on Management of Classroom Behaviour
Problems of Children Bangalore 1-7 March 2008
39 Sensitisation Programme on Prevention of Trafficking of Women and
Children for Police Officials of Gujarat Indore 3-4 March 2008.
40 Training of Trainers of AWTCs/MLTCs on Recent Developments in
Health and Nutrition Care of Children and Women Indore 3-7 March 2008
41 Refresher Course for Instructors of MLTCs/AWTCs Lucknow 4-8 March 2008
42 State Level Consultation of Members of CWC (Child Welfare Committee)
and JJBs of Madhya Pradesh Indore 8-9 March 2008
43 Orientation Training for Instructors of MLTCs New Delhi 10-18 March 2008
44 Workshop on Child Rights under National Initiatives for Child Protection
for the Representatives of Allied System Lucknow 11 March 2008
45 Two Regional Level Consultations on Child Protection for the
Members of Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) Bangalore 11-12 March 2008
46 Two Regional Level Consultations on Child Protection for the
Members of Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs) New Delhi 13-14 March 2008
47 Orientation Course on Prevention of Trafficking of Women and Children New Delhi 17-19 March 2008.
48 Two State Level Training and Sensitisation Programmes on JJ Hyderabad
(Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act 2006 Aizwal 25-27 March 2008
49 Training on Mobilising and Management of Community Resources New Delhi 25-28 March 2008
50 Teacher Education Workshop New Delhi 26-27 March 2008
51 Parent Education Workshop New Delhi 31 March 2008
52 Sensitisation Programme for Functionaries of Voluntary Organisations on
Women’s Empowerment New Delhi 31 March-4 April 2008
53 State Level Training and Sensitisation Programme on Juvenile Justice
(Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act 2006 at Prayas New Delhi 27-29 March 2008
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Empowered Girls-Empowered Women
Launch of “Dhanalakshmi” Scheme announced to mark International Women’s
Day 2008.
Launch of “Ujjwala” Scheme for relief, rescue and rehabilitation of trafficked
women.
The gender gap at the primary stage reduced and significant decline in dropout
rate of girls.
Empowered Women-Empowered Society
India has more than 10 lakh elected women representatives – greater than the
sum of elected women representatives all over the world.
69,690 Self-Help Groups (SHGs) have been formed with 90% having Bank
Accounts under Swayamsiddha.
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and Rules, 2006
empowers women against emotional, verbal and physical abuse.
Edited and Published by : Dr. (Smt.) Kiran Chadha, Joint Secretary, MWCD, on behalf of the Ministry of Women and
Child Development, Shastri Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001
Concept : National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD), 5 Siri Institutional
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