Lok Sabha Question No. 3884 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-11
Subject: National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3884

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2023

## NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC COOPERATION AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## 3884. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of Mission Shakti-Women Empowerment Scheme; and
- (b) the functions and salient features of the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD)?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI )

(a) : 'Mission Shakti' is a scheme in mission mode to strengthen interventions for women safety, security and empowerment. It seeks to realise the Government's commitment for  'women-led  development'  by  addressing  issues  affecting  women  on  a  life-cycle continuum basis and making them equal partners in nation-building through convergence and citizen-ownership. It focuses on strategies for improving convergence across Ministries/ Departments and at different levels of governance. 'Mission Shakti' comprises of two sub-schemes 'Sambal' and 'Samarthya' for safety and security, and empowerment of women, respectively. The components of One Stop Centres (OSC), Women  Helplines  (181-WHL),  Beti  Bachao  Beti  Padhao  (BBBP)  and  Nari  Adalatwomen  collective  are  part  of  'Sambal'  sub-  scheme.  The  'Samarthya'  sub-scheme includes  components  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana  (PMMVY),  Shakti Sadan, Sakhi Niwas, Palna (Creche) and Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW).

Under Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW) component of 'Samarthya' subscheme, the Central Government provides financial assistance to States/ UTs for setting up of Hub at State and District levels with the aim to facilitate inter-sectoral convergence of schemes and programs meant for women at the Central, State/ UT and District levels for creating an environment in which women are able to realize their full potential. The support under the HEW provides for guiding, linking and hand holding women to various institutional and schematic set ups for their empowerment and development including access  to  healthcare,  quality  education,  career  and  vocational  counseling/  training, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, backward and forward linkages, health and safety for  workers, social security and digital literacy at districts/ Blocks/ Gram Panchayats level across the country.

(b) : The National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, popularly known as NIPCCD, is a premier organization devoted to promotion of voluntary action, research,  training  and  documentation  in  the  overall  domain  of  women  and  child development.  The  Institute  focuses  on  essential  and  need-based  programmes  for holistic  development  of  children  and  their  protection,  and  for  creating  awareness regarding  women's  empowerment  and  gender  issues,  especially  women's  rightspolitical, social and economic. Training and Capacity Building of field functionaries in the above areas is one of the core activities of the Institute.

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