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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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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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.
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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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Rashtriya Bal Kosh (National Children's Fund)
To raise funds from individuals, institutions, corporate and others. to promote and fund the various programmes for children who are affected by natural calamities, disasters, distress and in difficult circumstances through voluntary agencies and State Governments.
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Grants in aids to State Governments by Ministry of Women & Child Development
Get information on advices and sanctions for release of Grants in Aids to State Governments by Ministry of Women and Child Development. Users can know about total amount of fund released along with advice number, sanction number, date of grants issue by the ministry in each month of the year to a particular state.
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National Policy for the Empowerment of Women, Ministry of Women & Child Development
The goal of this Policy is to bring about the advancement, development and empowerment of women. The Policy will be widely disseminated so as to encourage active participation of all stakeholders for achieving its goals.
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Initiatives to combat trafficking by Ministry of Women and Child Development
Get information about the initiatives undertaken by Ministry of Women & Child Development to stop trafficking of women and children. Users can get information about protocol for pre-rescue, rescue and post-rescue operations of child victim of trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation and protocol on inter state rescue and post rescue activities relating to trafficked persons. Get information on acts like the Immoral Traffic (...
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Information on Women and Child Welfare related acts
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...
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National Nutrition Policy, Ministry of Women & Child Development
The need for a National Nutrition Policy is implicit in both the paramountcy of nutrition in development as well as in the complexity of the problem.
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Scheme of Family Counseling Centres
Get information on Scheme of Family Counseling Centres (FCC) provided by Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD). Users can view financial norms of FCC like fixed honorarium for counselors in category A and B, financial support for non recurring item of expenditure, etc. Information on cost of other recurring expenditure is given. Users can obtain information of training programmes of Counselors and office bearers.
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Website of e-Incremental Learning Approach (e-ILA)
With the launch of e-ILA, the Ministry of Women and Child Development aims to tap the potential of technology to address this challenge. e-ILA or e-Incremental Learning Approach are online thematic modules on Nutrition and Early Childhood Education (ECE) developed to support the worker improve their knowledge and skills in an ongoing, incremental manner. In addition to providing easily accessible and interactive online content for revision...
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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 Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a maternity benefit scheme providing Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), or the direct transfer of financial subsidies, to pregnant lactating women to tackle the problem of under nourishment in women. PMMVY plays a vital role in alleviating this severe issue by providing timely and adequate support for their first living child to pregnant women and mothers who are lactating.
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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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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,...