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Govt mulls women livelihood scheme in mid-Gangetic plains
New Delhi, July 15 (PTI) The Indian government of
India is planning to implement a central livelihood scheme in
the mid-Gangetic plains for empowerment of women from
vulnerable sections.
The implementation of the programme, which would be of
eight years duration, will be through the National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), officials in the
Ministry of Women and Child Development said.
It will also be assisted by the International Fund for
Agricultural Development (IFAD).
To begin with, the scheme 'Priyadarshini' will be
implemented in select districts of northern state of Uttar
Pradesh and eastern state of Bihar.
"The objective of this project is to empower in a
holistic and sustainable manner vulnerable groups of women to
enable them to address their social, political, legal, health
and economic problems," Minister of State for Women and Child
Development Krishna Tirath said.
On the ICDS scheme being run in across the country,
Tirath said the government has modified the sharing pattern of
ICDS Scheme between the Centre and the states.
The sharing pattern of supplementary nutrition in
respect of northeastern states between Centre and states will
be changed from 50:50 to 90:10 ratio from 2009-10.
So far as other states and Union Territories (UT)s are
concerned, the existing sharing pattern of 50:50 will
continue. However, for all other components of ICDS scheme,
the ratio has been modified to 90:10 as against 100 per cent
Central assistance given earlier.
The ministry has the overall responsibility of
monitoring the ICDS scheme, using its extensive network for
gathering community level information on implementation.
A Central cell established in the ministry collects
and analyses the periodic work reports. The existing
Management Information System ensures a regular flow of
information and feedback between each Anganwadi and the
project, between each project and the state government, and
between the state government and the Centre.
Tirath also said in Rajya Sabha that her ministry runs
two schemes for providing shelters to widows deserted by their
families near religious places, women prisoners released from
jail and without family support, women survivors of natural
disasters and trafficked women and girls.
The schemes, namely 'Swadhar' and 'Short Stay Homes'
provide shelter to 43,768 women inmates in these homes across
the country. PTI
India is planning to implement a central livelihood scheme in
the mid-Gangetic plains for empowerment of women from
vulnerable sections.
The implementation of the programme, which would be of
eight years duration, will be through the National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), officials in the
Ministry of Women and Child Development said.
It will also be assisted by the International Fund for
Agricultural Development (IFAD).
To begin with, the scheme 'Priyadarshini' will be
implemented in select districts of northern state of Uttar
Pradesh and eastern state of Bihar.
"The objective of this project is to empower in a
holistic and sustainable manner vulnerable groups of women to
enable them to address their social, political, legal, health
and economic problems," Minister of State for Women and Child
Development Krishna Tirath said.
On the ICDS scheme being run in across the country,
Tirath said the government has modified the sharing pattern of
ICDS Scheme between the Centre and the states.
The sharing pattern of supplementary nutrition in
respect of northeastern states between Centre and states will
be changed from 50:50 to 90:10 ratio from 2009-10.
So far as other states and Union Territories (UT)s are
concerned, the existing sharing pattern of 50:50 will
continue. However, for all other components of ICDS scheme,
the ratio has been modified to 90:10 as against 100 per cent
Central assistance given earlier.
The ministry has the overall responsibility of
monitoring the ICDS scheme, using its extensive network for
gathering community level information on implementation.
A Central cell established in the ministry collects
and analyses the periodic work reports. The existing
Management Information System ensures a regular flow of
information and feedback between each Anganwadi and the
project, between each project and the state government, and
between the state government and the Centre.
Tirath also said in Rajya Sabha that her ministry runs
two schemes for providing shelters to widows deserted by their
families near religious places, women prisoners released from
jail and without family support, women survivors of natural
disasters and trafficked women and girls.
The schemes, namely 'Swadhar' and 'Short Stay Homes'
provide shelter to 43,768 women inmates in these homes across
the country. PTI
