Poshan tracker an effective tool in monitoring the schemes: Union Minister for Women & Child Development
Coordination among departments is vital in the implementation of the schemes by the ministry: Smriti Irani
Ministry of Women and Child Development holds Zonal Conference in Chandigarh with the objective of sensitizing State Governments/UT Administrations on the three Umbrella Missions
Chandigarh, 2nd April 2022
Poshan tracker with its large sample size helps in improving the quality of the assessment and is an effective tool in monitoring the Women and Child Development schemes. The Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smt. Smriti Irani said this during the inaugural session of the Zonal Conference organized today with states & stakeholders in Chandigarh. During the session, she requested the stakeholders to use ‘Mission Shakti’ Scheme implementation Guidelines in their assessment. Stating Women & Child Development as an important pillar in the Governance structure, the minister said coordination among departments is vital in the implementation of the schemes by the ministry.
The Zonal Conference was organised with the objective of sensitizing State Governments/UT Administrations on the three Umbrella Missions i.e. Mission Poshan 2.0, Mission Shakti and Mission Vatsalya of the Ministry to facilitate proper implementation of the Schemes over the next 5 years in the true spirit of cooperative federalism to ensure that the transformational social changes envisaged under the Missions is accomplished for the benefit of women and children of the country.
Smt. Aditi Das Rout, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development gave a detailed presentation on Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 during the Conference.
Shri Dhrijesh Kumar Tiwari, statistical advisor from the Ministry of Women and Child briefed the participants about the salient features of Mission Shakti. He said the Ministry will put in place a comprehensive portal for Mission Shakti which would require timely feeding and updation of data on the portal.
Smt. Indra Malli, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development highlighted the basic features of Mission Vatsalya and briefed the participants about the recent amendments in the Juvenile Justice Act.
The representatives from the Departments of Women and Child Development from the states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand and Union Territories of Chandigarh, J&K, Ladakh & Delhi and other organizations expressed their views on various schemes related to Women and Child Development during the consultation session with the states/Union Territories.
The Ministry will also be holding Zonal Conferences with States/UTs in Bengaluru (4th April), Guwahati (10th April), Mumbai (12th April) and Bhubaneswar (13th April).
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