Women and child development schemes to be reviewed in meeting

A comprehensive national review of all schemes related to women and child development across the country will be done by the government in a two-day conference starting tomorrow.
The conference, to be inaugurated by Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi, is expected to take up major issues including re-structuring of Integrated Child Development Scheme, reform of Adoption process and mandatory registration of child care institutions.
It will review the implementation of various schemes of the Ministry and will be attended by Women and Child Development minister of state governments, officers of state governments, representatives of World Bank, UNICEF and Tata Trust among others.

"The Ministry has undertaken a large number of initiatives for women and child development and protection since May, 2015 and these initiatives are at various stages of implementation. Prior to this Conference, periodic review being undertaken through meetings and video conferencing at official level from time to time," an official release from the ministry said.
The ministry is also expected to propose new initiatives to be undertaken in the area of protecting women and children including deliberating on framing a comprehensive strategy on trafficking of women, the release said.
Progress of implementation of 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao', One-Stop Centres, National Helplines will be reviewed.

According to sources, the ministry may also pull up state governments for lack of adequate performance in certain areas and will also make the national review a regular annual exercise to be held preferably at the beginning of every financial year.