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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
MWCD Newsletter Sampark
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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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