COVER HINDI - Ministry of Women and Child Development

National Guidelines on Infant and Young
Child Feeding
1.52 The second edition of the National Guidelines on
infant and young child feeding was released on 17 th May
2006 and these guidelines have been integrated into the
reproductive and child health programme under the
National Rural Health Mission and in the training curricula
for Integrated Child Development Services personnel.
Observation of World Breastfeeding Week
1.53 The world breast feeding week (1-7 August 2006)
was observed on the theme “Infant Milk Substitute Act :
Making it Known to People”.
Double Fortification of Salt
1.54 The double fortification of salt with iron and iodine
was considered by the Central Committee for Food
Standards and approved. The standard for the double
fortified salt is under finalization.
Health Awareness Week for
Parliamentarians
1.55 Health Awareness week was organized for
parliamentarians at Parliament Annex during 7-11 August
2006. Food and Nutrition Board put up a nutrition
exhibition in the Vatsalya Mela organized by Ministry of
Women and Child Development in New Delhi during 14-
19 Nov. 2006.
Investigation into child abuse and murder
in Nithari village, Noida
1.56 The Ministry of Women & Child Development
constituted a Committee under the chairpersonship of Smt.
Manjula Krishnan, Economic Adviser in the Ministry to
investigate into the allegations of large scale sexual abuse,
rape and murder of children in Nithari village of Noida on
3 rd January, 2007. The committee also had Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs and director, Min of women &
Child Development, as members. The Committee Visited
NOIDA twice and met officials of the District
Administration, local police and Chief Medical
Superintendent apart from the members of the affected
families and local community. They also examined the
various documents made available to them by the District
Officials/Police. Based upon these documents as well as
the information gathered from their meetings with all
concerned, the Committee prepared a report which was
submitted to the MOS(WCD) on 17 th January 2007
Visit of Committee of National
Commission to resettlement colonies for
riot victims in Gujarat
1.57 A committee of the National Commission for
Women led by the Chairperson Dr. Girija Vyas visited on
6 th May 2006, the resettlement colonies in Gujarat set up
for riot victims affected by the 2002 Communal riots to
assess the conditions of living of the affected women.
Expressing deep concern at the deplorable living
conditions of women and emphasizing on the lack of basic
amenities in the colonies, the NCW has asked the
Government to take steps to improve the infrastructure to
ensure better living conditions for the riot victims.
New scheme of Resource Centres
launched by RMK
1.58 The Governing Board of Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
(RMK) under the chairpersonship of Hon’ble MOS
(Independent Charge), MWCD, in its meeting on 6
September 2006 has approved a new scheme called
Resource Centre Scheme which will enable RMK to
identify/designate various national level organizations like
IIMs, NIDM, Universities, Research Centres, and reputed
NGOs etc. with requisite infrastructure as RMK Resource
Centres to provide the facilities of capacity building,
training for new skills, vocations and professions, skill
upgradation, design improvement, enterprise development,
livelihood management etc. which are key components of
micro credit programme. These facilities will be provided
in a regular and periodic manner to the grass root
beneficiaries (SHG members/leaders), and staff of
implementing agencies including NGOs.
12 Annual Report 2006-07