Maneka Gandhi at All India Women Journalists’ Workshop talks about malnutrition
She began her keynote address by sharing her vision of Empowered women contributing as equal partners and well nurtured children with full opportunities for growth and development.
New Delhi, Nov 21 Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday said that the key focus of her ministry was to reduce malnutrition.
She began her keynote address by sharing her vision of Empowered women contributing as equal partners and well nurtured children with full opportunities for growth and development in a safe and protective environment. She also mentioned that there has been colossal improvement in Sex Ratio at Birth witnessed in 58 out of 100 gender-critical districts.
Maneka Gandhi on Mahila Police Volunteers:
"We need your support to nominate and write about women, who can become Mahila Police Volunteers (MPVs). MPVs will act as a role model for the community and be an example of empowered woman by her own conduct. I want you to find role models to show how women do amazing things and who deserve National recognition."
Maneka Gandhi on National Children's Fund:
"We have started National Children's Fund promote excellence and betterment of children. It will provide Scholarships to children residing in Child Care Institutions for higher education. Assistance to children in Child Care Institutions to undertake innovative activities through National Children's Fund."
Maneka Gandhi on focusing on malnutrition:
"We
have
created
a
Real
Time
Monitoring
system
for
ICDS
to
keep
a
tab
on
Growth
Charts
of
children.
The
ICDS
Common
App
Software
drills
down
feature
for
nutritional
and
operational
indicators.
We
have
brought
about
comprehensive
regulations
on
micronutrient
fortification
to
end
malnutrition.
We
are
reviving
the
use
of
millets
across
#ICDS
project
to
quadruple
nutrition
intake
among
children.
We
have
established
food
testing
laboratories
to
test
the
quality
of
food
provided
under
ICDS.
One
Central
Laboratory
at
Faridabad
and
three
Regional
Laboratories
in
Mumbai,
Chennai
and
Kolkata."
Maneka Gandhi on adoption:
"Continuous
monitoring
of
CARINGS,
a
web
based
management
information
on
adoption.
33
special
outreach
programmes
conducted
covering
around
3,000
stakeholders
to
popularise
the
#adoption
guidelines.
We
have
made
special
provisions
to
address
heinous
offences
committed
by
children
above
16
years.
Juvenile
Justice
Act
2015
will
streamline
adoption
procedures
for
orphan,
abandoned
and
surrendered
children.
Come
forward
and
motivate
people
to
participate
in
Foster
Care
of
children
in
need.
Juvenile
Justice
ACT
2015
ensures
detailed
rehabilitation
and
social
re-integration
measures
as
sponsorship
and
foster
care.
Model
Guidelines
for
foster
care,
2016
formulated
by
Central
Government
and
placed
in
public
domain
on
11th
November,
2016.
Foster
Family
is
selected,
approved
and
supervised
by
Child
Welfare
Committee
(CWC)."
Maneka Gandhi on women safety:
"We are aggressively taking up Women Safety issues by taking significant strides. First National Policy for Women was formulated in 2001 seeking concerted efforts from several ministries to make it successful. Adopting rights-based approach instead of projecting women as recipients of welfare benefits. We need gender responsive approach across all sectors. Let women enjoy de jure and de facto fundamental rights and realize their full potential. Our policy focus is Gender sensitive infrastructure and facilities for safety of women and girls."
Maneka Gandhi to women journalists:
"It is worth it for me if I turn you into activists to catapult our objectives of Women Safety and nutrition for children."
The minister also held a question and answer session with the journalists on issues like child abuse, discrimination against women in various fields especially employment, financial empowerment of women, nutrition, malfunctioning of anganwadis in several states etc.
Extensive work carried out by our Min for due diligence guidelines for #matrimonial websites: Smt @Manekagandhibjp #WomenJournosMeetII pic.twitter.com/YrIkycwEak
— Ministry of WCD (@MinistryWCD) 21 November 2016
Women newsbreakers ask compelling questions, on issues ranging from Child Sex Abuse, honour-killing to #TripleTalaq. pic.twitter.com/FmUoENV2mx
— Ministry of WCD (@MinistryWCD) 21 November 2016
Minister concluded by seeking collaboration of women journalists in her ministry's endeavours.
Women newsbreakers share a photo opportunity with Smt @Manekagandhibjp at the 2nd All India Women Journalists' Workshop #WomenJournosMeetII pic.twitter.com/T3ig3a7oDB
— Ministry of WCD (@MinistryWCD) 21 November 2016
The first 'All India Women Journalists' Workshop' was held in June this year.
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