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, ratified by Government of India in 2003. CARA primarily deals with adoption of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children through its associated /...
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Annual Reports of Ministry of Women and Child Development
Information about annual reports of Ministry of Women and Child Development is given. Users can access and download reports of the Ministry from 2001 onwards. Access to annual report of other associated organisations, Sampark Quarterly news letter and other reports and manuals is 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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Child Protection & Welfare Schemes, Ministry of Women & Child Development
Get Information on Child Protection & Welfare Schemes provided by the Ministry of Women & Child Development. Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India have come up with various schemes, programmes, social welfare schemes, Health and Nutrition, scholarship for women empowerment, Girl Child pregnant women, mothers, ward members, Anganwadi Workers, Women Health Volunteers, the women living in the rural & tribal...
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Kishori Shakti Yojana, Ministry of Women & Child Development
Get Information on Kishori Shakti Yojana provided by the Ministry of Women & Child Development.The Adolescent Girls (AG) Scheme under ICDS primarily aimed at breaking the inter-generational life-cycle of nutritional and gender disadvantage and providing a supportive environment for self-development.
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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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Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS), Ministry of Women & Child Development
The Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) is a centrally sponsored scheme aimed at building a protective environment for children in difficult circumstances, as well as other vulnerable children, through Government-Civil Society Partnership.
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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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Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) Sabla, Ministry of Women & Child Development
SABLA aims at empowering Adolescent Girls (AGs) of 11 to 18 years by improving their nutritional and health status, upgradation of home skills, life skills and vocational skills. The girls would be equipped with information on health and family welfare, hygiene and guidance on existing public services.
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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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Women Empowerment Scheme, Ministry of Women & Child Development
Get Information on Women Empowerment Scheme provided by the Ministry of Women & Child Development. Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India have come up with various schemes, programmes, social welfare schemes, Health and Nutrition, scholarship for women empowerment, Girl Child pregnant women, mothers, ward members, Anganwadi Workers, Women Health Volunteers, the women living in the rural & tribal areas, ex-...
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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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Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme, Ministry of Women & Child Development
The campaign aims at ensuring girls are born, nurtured and educated without discrimination to become empowered citizens of this country. The Campaign interlinks National, State and District level interventions with community level action in 100 districts, bringing together different stakeholders for accelerated impact.
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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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General Grant-in-Aid Scheme in the field of Women and Child Development
The role of voluntary organizations and their participation in social welfare activities has been recognized by Government both as an important resource as well as to emphasis that social problems and social issues require active participation of the community, Government anti the voluntary organizations together have to shoulder responsibilities and functions depending on the types of activities each is best equipped to perform.
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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...