The Policy recognises every person below the age of eighteen years as a child and covers all children within the territory and jurisdiction of the country.
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Food and Nutrition Board of Ministry of Women and Child Development
Get information about Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) of Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD). Users can get information on the activities of FNB like nutrition education and training nutrition. Users can also know about training material, home scale preservation of fruits and vegetables, food standardization etc. Details of mass media communication, mass awareness campaigns, advertisement campaign, infant and young child nutrition,...
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Website of CARA- Central Adoption Resource Authority, Ministry of Women & Child Development
Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is a statutory body of Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India. It functions as the nodal body for adoption of Indian children and is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions. CARA is designated as the Central Authority to deal with inter-country adoptions in accordance with the provisions of the Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption, 1993,...
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Information on Integrated Child Development Services Scheme
Information on Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme by Ministry of Women and Child Development. Information on Supplementary nutrition, Immunization, Health check-up, pre-school non-formal education and nutrition and health and education are available. Users can also get information about the target Group and Service Providers of various services. Details of ICDS training programme such as types of training courses, training...
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Functions of Specialised Adoption Agencies, Central Adoption Resource Authority
Specialized adoption agencies (SAAs) are responsible for the care, protection, and well-being of children in their care. They also provide information to prospective adoptive parents about the child's medical history, and provide post-adoption services including counseling.
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Swayamsiddha Scheme by Ministry of Women and Child Development
Get information on Swayamsiddha Scheme of Ministry of Women and Child Development. Users can get details of immediate objectives of the programme such as establishment of self reliant women self help groups (SHGs), creation of confidence and awareness among members of SHGs regarding women status, health, nutrition, education, sanitation and hygiene etc. Information about formulation, implementation and monitoring of block-specific composite...
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Functions of Authorised Foreign Adoption Agency, Central Adoption Resource Authority
Register the prospective adoptive parents interested to adopt children from India and to complete their Home Study Report expeditiously. Follow-up with Specialised Adoption Agency for ensuring early adoption after receipt of No Objection Certificate for the adoption from the Authority.
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Kishori Shakti Yojana by Ministry of Women and Child Development
Get information on Kishori Shakti Yojana (KSY) by Ministry of Women and Child Development. Users can know about broad objectives of the scheme such as improvement of nutrition, Health and Development status of Adolescent Girls, awareness of health, hygiene, nutrition and family care etc. Get details of coverage, target group, infrastructural facilities and financial norms about KSY. Links to guidelines for implementation of scheme, state wise...
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Roles of State Government and State Adoption Resource Agency, Central Adoption Resource Authority
The State Adoption Resource Agency shall function as the executive arm of the State Government for promotion, facilitation, monitoring and regulation of the adoption programme in the State.
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National Plan of Action on Children
Information on National Plan of Action Commitment to the Child by Ministry of Women and Child Development is given. Users can get details on situation of children, child health, maternal health, its objectives, etc. Information about nutrition, education, water and sanitation, girl child, adolescent girls, children and environment, children in especially difficult circumstances, etc. is also available.
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Nutrition programme for adolescent girls
Information on Nutrition Programme for adolescent girls by Ministry of Women and Child Development. Users can get details about the objectives of the scheme like improvement of nutrition, health and development status of adolescent girls. Services like health education to the beneficiaries and families, distribution of free food grains, form of utilization certificate, state wise release of funds etc are also available.
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Roles of District Child Protection Unit, Central Adoption Resource Authority
The District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) is responsible for identifying and monitoring child protection services at the village level.
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Right to Information Act at Ministry of Women and Child Development
Information about right to information act of ministry of women and child development. Users can know about ER Sheet of CSS, Right of Information Act, Appointment of Appellate Authorities/ CPIO under RTI Act etc. Information on allocation of work at the level of DS/Director level, preparation of the seniority list of Section Officers of CSS, seniority list of assistants/UDCs/LDCs, and work allocation of all officers are also given.
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Website of National Commission of Women (NCW) Women's HelpLine
National Commission of Women (NCW) Women Helpline is intended to provide Digital Complaint Registration System for women affected by violence through referral (Linking with appropriate authority such as police, One Stop Centre, hospital) and providing information about women related government programmes across the country. This Women Helpline is being operated from the premises of the National Commission for Women, New Delhi.
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Scheme for welfare of working children by Ministry of Women and Child Development
Get information about scheme for welfare of working children provided by Ministry of Women and Child Development. Users can get details about objective, target group, programme component etc. Information related to eligibility for assistance, inspection and audit, monitoring and evaluation and release of grants in aid is also available.
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Website of Mission Shakti
Mission Shakti is a scheme in mission mode aimed at strengthening interventions for women safety, security & empowerment.