FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD (FNB)
- Food and Nutrition Board in the Ministry of Women and Child Development is involved in policy making, strategy development as well as identifying measures for the improvement of the nutritional status of the people of our country.
- The National Nutrition Policy was formulated in 1993, and as a follow-up the National Plan of Action was developed in
- The National Plan of Action identified the different sectors in the government for taking up coordinated action to combat malnutrition.
RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL CRECHE SCHEME FOR THE CHILDREN OF WORKING MOTHERS
- Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme provides day care facilities to the children in the age group of 0-6 years from families with monthly income of less than Rs. 12,000/-.
- In addition to being a safe space for the children, the creches provide services as supplementary nutrition, pre-school education and emergency health care, etc.
- The scheme is presently being implemented through the Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB), Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW).
INTEGRATED CHILD PROTECTION SCHEME (ICPS)
- Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing this comprehensive centrally sponsored scheme since 2009-10 on a predefined cost sharing financial pattern.
- The objectives of the Scheme are to contribute to the improvement in the well being of children in difficult circumstances, as well as reduction of vulnerabilities to situation and actions that lead to abuse, neglect, exploitation, abandonment and separation of children from parents.
CHILDLINE SERVICES
- Childline is a 24 hour toll free emergency outreach telephone service (1098) for children in distress.
- At present, Childline is functioning in 276 cities / districts.
- Childline operations are coordinated, monitored and expanded by Childline India Foundation, which is a society substantially funded by the Government of India.
SCHEME FOR WELFARE OF WORKING CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION
- The scheme is being implemented since January, 2005 with the objective of providing nor-formal education, vocational training, etc., to working children to facilitate their entry/re-entry into mainstream education in cases where they have either not attended any learning system or where, for some reason, their education has been discontinued.
DHANLAKSHMI – CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFER FOR GIRL CHILD (CCT)
- A new Pilot Scheme, Dhanalakshmi was launched in March 2008, by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- The Scheme provides cash transfer to the family of the girl child (preferably the mother) on fulfilling certain specific conditionalities: at birth and registration of birth, on progress of Immunization (6 monthly transfer), on completion of full immunization and on enrolment and retention in school (MWCD to provide cash transfer till Class 8 and MHRD cash incentives from class 9 to 12).