COVER HINDI - Ministry of Women and Child Development

3.41 State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights
— The Bill also provides that State Governments may
constitute State Commissions for Protection of
Child Rights in their State and designate a State
level and other district level children’s Court in
their respective State.
— The Bill has similar provisions for State
Commissions
in respect of their constitution, reporting, functions
and powers.
Assistance to Voluntary Organisations for
providing Social Defence Services
3.42 Under the scheme, assistance is given to voluntary
organisations working in the field of child and women
welfare for innovative projects and activities, which are
not covered in the existing schemes of the Ministry of
Women and Child Development. Under the Scheme in
addition to the innovative projects being sanctioned in the
field of women and child development projects are also
sanctioned for combating trafficking in source areas and
destination areas. Rs. 39 lakhs have been utilised in the
current year till November, 2006 from the allocated funds
of Rs. 45 lakhs for the year.
Children’s Day/Vatsalya Mela
3.43 The Ministry of Women and Child Development
Children’s Day celebrations - 2006
organized a festival for women and children, Vatsalya
Mela, from 14 to 19 Nov., 2006 in Delhi. The function
was inaugurated in the presence of Hon’ble Prime Minister.
The National Child Awards for Exceptional Achievements
were presented to the 29 Awarded children on the occasion.
A list of the Awardees is annexed. About 600 children
participated in the function. The Vatsalya Mela was
subsequently opened by Smt. Renuka Chowdhury,
MOS(WCD) in the evening of 14 th Nov., 2006. The Mela
facilitated the increased participation and promotion of
women and children in various activities.
National Plan of Action for Children, 2005
3.44 Ministry of Women and Child Development has
prepared a National Plan of Action for Children, 2005 after
harmonizing the goals for children set in the UN General
Assembly Special Session on Children held in 2002 and
the monitorable targets set in the Tenth Five Year Plan,
and goals for children in related Ministries/Departments.
The Action Plan has been prepared in consultation with
concerned Ministries and Departments, States/Union
territory Governments, Non Governmental Organizations
and experts. The National Plan of Action includes goals,
objectives, strategies and activities for improving
nutritional status of children, reducing IMR and MMR,
increasing enrolment ratio and reducing drop out rates,
universalization of primary education, increasing coverage
for immunization etc. The Ministry is preparing quarterly
monitoring reports for the National Plan of Action for
Children, 2005 on the basis of eight parameters prescribed
Smt. Renuka Chowdhury, Hon’ble Minister of State, (I/C)
WCD at the children stall in Vatsalya Mela held at Talkatora
Ground, New Delhi
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