COVER HINDI - Ministry of Women and Child Development

creches sanctioned during 2004-05 were 9709 which were
increased to 12600 creches during the year 2005-06 which
indicates 29.77% increase in number of units over the
previous year. The amount released for these units during
2004-05 was Rs. 1605.02 lakhs which was increased to
Rs. 2849.65 lakhs during 2005-06.
9.9 During the year 2006-07 (Up to 31 st October, 2006)
11475 units have been sanctioned and an amount of Rs.
1995.30 has been released to the voluntary organizations
and State Boards.
National Crèche Fund (NCF)
9.10 The National Crèche Fund (NCF) Scheme has been
merged with the Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche scheme
for the children of working mothers. In January 2006,
CSWB was asked to settle the accounts upto the year 2005-
06 and to accord ex-post-facto sanction/release fund on
the basis of the actual expenditure incurred by the voluntary
organizations.
9.11 During the year 2006-07 (31.10.2006) an amount
of Rs.1.15 crore has been sanctioned/released to implement
521 creches across the country under NCF.
Creche Unit run under a CSWB programme
Welfare Extension Projects (WEP) - (Border
Area Projects)
9.12 Under this Project women and children in remote
areas were provided services like maternity and child
welfare, medical services, social education, craft training
etc. A decision was taken in the meeting of committee of
Secretaries set up for the execution of the recommendations
of Expenditure Reforms Commission that these Projects
run by Central Board in different Sates to be phased out
w.e.f. 31/3/2005 as similar type of Projects like ICDS have
been set up in almost all the blocks of each part of the
country. However, three States namely J&K, Tripura and
A&N islands were funded 21 Projects with 105 Centres
upto 2005-06, as per the instructions/orders of Govt. of India.
These projects were given grant up to 2005-06.
9.13 An amount of Rs.1,11,45,021/- Demonstration
Project, Rs.1,06,60,996/- Welfare Extension Project
(Community Development) and Rs.10,05,27,743/- Border
Area Project was released during the year 2005-06, for
clearing past liabilities on account of salary-pensiongratuity
etc. for the staff of Border Area Project, Welfare
Extension Project (CD) and Demonstration Project.
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