Get information on women and child related acts, rules and regulations provided by Ministry of Women and Child Development. Users can know about various women related acts like Dowry Prohibition Act, Dowry Prohibition Rules, Indecent Representation of Women, The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act & rules, National Commission for Women Act, etc. Children related acts like the Child Marriage Restraint Act, the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, the Infant Milk Substitutes Act, etc. are also available.
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National Nutrition Mission
Poshan Abhiyaan, also known as the National Nutrition Mission (NNM), was launched in 2018 (although the programme was being implemented in 2017) by the Government of India with the aim of tackling the malnutrition problem prevalent in India.
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Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation (PM CARES)
Keeping in mind the need to provide relief to the affected in emergent situations of Coronavirus COVID-19, a public charitable trust under the name of PM CARES Fund has been set up. The PM CARES is a dedicated national fund created to combat the dreadful contingencies like COVID-19 pandemic in India. The primary objective of this fund is to deal with forthcoming emergencies or distress situations.
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National Policy for Children
Get detailed information on the National Policy for Children, 2013 provided by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. You can find all the provisions for the protection of child rights in this policy.
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Child development initiatives by Ministry of Women and Child Development
Get detailed about child development initiatives by Ministry of Women and Child Development. Users can get details about various welfare schemes like Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), Universalisation of ICDS and mother and child protection card under ICDS, etc. Information about various programmes like Kishori Shakti Yojana (KSY), Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG), Wheat Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP), etc. is also...
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Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG)
The Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG) was devised in 2010 as a special intervention for adolescent girls of the age group 11 – 14 years to break the intergenerational life-cycle of nutritional and gender disadvantage and offer a supportive environment for the self-development of adolescent girls in the country.
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Budgeting for gender equity by Ministry of Women and Child Development
Get information on budgeting for gender equity provided by Ministry of Women and Child Development. Users can know about the mission statement for gender budgeting, gender budgeting manual, handbook and access other related material like case studies, summary reports, etc.
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National Creche Scheme for the Children of Working Mothers
Early Childhood Care Services for children up to 6 years of working mothers in the community, to promote physical, cognitive, social and emotional development (Holistic Development) of children.
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National Charter for children by Department of Women and Child Development
Get information on National Charter for Children by Department of Women and Child Development, Ministry of Women and Child Development. Users can know about the various rights of a child like right to survival, life and liberty, right to play & leisure, right to free & compulsory primary education, etc. Information about responsibilities of parents, protection of children with disabilities, etc. is also provided.
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Grant-in-Aid Scheme for Assistance to Voluntary Organisations in the Field of Women and Child Development
The policy to give recognition promote, stimulate and develop Voluntary organisations and to provide opportunities to train their manpower so that the commitment of voluntary Organisation is mobilised for the well-being of the communit.