Lok Sabha Question No. 1892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-02
Subject: Schemes for Girl Child
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1892

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2024

## SCHEMES FOR GIRL CHILD

## 1892. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has implemented various schemes for the betterment of  children,  especially  for  girl  child  in  the  country,  if  so,  the  details  thereof, scheme-wise;
- (b) the details of the criteria, rules and regulations framed for implementation of these schemes;
- (c) whether many States have not shown interest in implementing some of these schemes,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Union Government to ensure implementation of the said schemes in these States;
- (d) whether the Government has also examined the use of Double Fortified Salt under various Women and Child Development (WCD) schemes to deal with the issue of anaemia among mother and child in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government for promoting use of Double Fortified Salt under WCD schemes in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) For better implementation and efficient monitoring, all schemes implemented by the Ministry for the betterment of children have been clubbed into three verticals, viz. (1) Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 for improving nutrition & health indicators in the country (2) Mission Shakti, for safety, protection and empowerment of women; and (3) Mission  Vatsalya, for protection, care and  welfare  of children in difficult circumstances. Details of the schemes are as under:

(i)  Saksham  Anganwadi  &  Poshan  2.0  (Mission  Poshan  2.0): Under  this programme,  Anganwadi  Services  Scheme,  POSHAN  Abhiyaan  and  Scheme  for Adolescent  Girls  have  been  reorganized  into  3  primary  sub-verticals:  (i)  Nutrition Support for POSHAN and for Adolescent Girls (ii) Early Childhood Care and Education

[3-6 years] and (iii) Anganwadi Infrastructure including modern, upgraded Saksham Anganwadis.

(ii) Mission Shakti: Mission Shakti comprises of two sub-verticals, i.e., 'Sambal' for safety  and  security  of  women  and 'Samarthya' for  empowerment  of  women.  The existing schemes of One Stop Centres (OSC), Women Helpline (181-WHL) and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) have been made part of Sambal sub-vertical; while the existing  schemes  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana  (PMMVY),  Ujjwala, Swadhar Greh (renamed as Shakti Sadan) and Working Women Hostel (renamed as Sakhi  Niwas),  National  Hub  for  Empowerment  of  Women  (NHEW)  and  National Creche Scheme (renamed as Palna) have been subsumed in the 'Samarthya' subvertical.

(iii)  Mission  Vatsalya: Mission  Vatsalya  has  subsumed  the  Integrated  Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) for better outreach and protection for children in need and care in a mission mode with the objective to: (i) Support and sustain Children in difficult circumstances.  (ii)  Develop  context-based  solutions  for  holistic  development  of children  from  varied  backgrounds.  (iii)  Provide  scope  for  green  field  projects  for encouraging innovative solutions.  (iv) Cement  convergent  action by  gap  funding,  if required.

(b) The  criteria, rules & regulations and Standard Operating Procedure for implementing the aforesaid schemes have been circulated to all States/UTs and the same have also been placed on the website of the Ministry i.e. www.wcd.nic.in .

(c)  Beti  Bachao Beti Padhao scheme is not implemented in State of West Bengal. Regular  correspondence  and  constant  review  meetings/  VCs  through  sustained engagement are done with the State Government for implementation of this scheme.

(d) & (e) Under POSHAN Abhiyaan scheme, fortified rice is supplied to Anganwadi Centres to meet the requirement of micronutrients and control anaemia among the children. Greater emphasis is being given on the use of millets for preparation of Hot Cooked Meal at least once a week and Take Home Ration (THR - not raw ration) at Anganwadi centers for beneficiaries.

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