Government is implementing various schemes/programmes for welfare of women and children across the country
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing various schemes/programmes for welfare of women and children across the country. The schemes are:
- Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)
- Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme
- Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG)
- Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
- Working Women Hostels (WWH)
- Ujjawala
- Gender Budgeting
- Child Protection Scheme (CPS)
- Swadhar Greh
- National Creche Scheme (NCS)
- Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK)
- One Stop Centre and
- Women Helpline.
The above mentioned schemes/programmes are being implemented through State Governments and some of the schemes such as Ujjawala, Swadhar Greh, WWH, National Creche Scheme and RMK are implemented through NGOs. The State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries covered under these schemes/programmes are given at Annexure-I to Annexure-VII.
The Ministry holds regular review meetings with Women and Child Development Departments of State Governments/UT Administrations to discuss the issues for effective implementation of the programmes and schemes to expedite beneficiary coverage and proper fund utilization. Regional level consultations are also held to discuss issues concerning implementation of schemes. For some schemes, the annual inspections are being carried out jointly by the Centre and State Govt. officials. The monitoring reports received from States/UTs are analyzed in the Ministry. The problem areas are communicated to concerned States/UTs for taking corrective actions. In addition, regular State visits are conducted by the Ministry’s officials in order to understand the implementation problems being faced by States/UTs. . For effective implementation of schemes of MWCD run by NGOs and to check funds utilization, the schemes have in-built monitoring mechanism. Also, the regular follow-up is done by the Ministry and the States/UTs for every sanction of fund to the NGOs. The schemes are also periodically reviewed for their proper and better implementation.
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Category
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No. of ICDS Projects
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No. of AWCs
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Beneficiaries of Supplementary Nutrition
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Beneficiaries of Pre-School Education
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Total
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Sanctioned
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Operational
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Sanctioned
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Operational
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Children(6 months – 3 years)
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Children (3-6 years)
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Total Children (6 months – 6 years)
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Pregnant & Lactating mothers (P&LM)
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Total Beneficiaries (Children 6 mo – 6 years plus P&LM)
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Boys (3-6 years)
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Girls (3-6 years)
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Total (3-6 years)
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|
|
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7075
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7075
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1400000
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1356569
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43267406
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34005090
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77272496
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17666918
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94939414
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16308968
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16277871
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32586839
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Details of beneficiaries covered under Scheme for Adolescent Girls is given below:
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Sl.No
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States/UTs
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Nutrition Beneficiaries
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1
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2
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Total
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11003137
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10765391
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Details of beneficiaries for Working Women’s Hostels Scheme.
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Category
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No. of Hostels
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Capacity Of WWH
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No. of DCC
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Capacity of Children
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Total (As on 27.11.2017)
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946
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71035
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370
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10038
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Details of number of Swadhar Greh presently functional and the number of women beneficiaries:
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Name
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No. of Swadhar Greh
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Number of Beneficiaries
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Total
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559
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17231
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This information was given by Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Dr. Virendra Kumar in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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