Five Year Strategic Plan (2011-2016)
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Five Year Strategic Plan (2011-2016) Towards a New Dawn Ministry of Women and Child Development Government of India 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations............................................................................................05 Executive Summary...................................................................................08 Introduction............................................................................................. 17 Methodology and Timeframe.....................................................................20 Section 1: Ministry‟s Aspiration: Vision, Mission, Objectives and Functions...26 Section 2: Assessment of the Situation.....................................................34 o 2A: External Factors that Impact Us................................................34 o 2B: Stakeholder Analysis................................................................35 o 2C: Strengths and Weaknesses of the Ministry.................................39 o 2D: Learning Agenda......................................................................53 Section 3: Outline of Strategy..................................................................54 o 3A: Potential Strategies..................................................................54 a. National Policy for Children.....................................................54 b. National Plan of Action for Children.........................................57 c. Child Development.................................................................58 2 d. Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)...........................71 e. Child Protection...................................................................74 f. Child Participation................................................................83 g. Child Budgeting...................................................................85 h. Crèche Scheme...................................................................88 i. Priorities for Women............................................................92 j. Gender Budgeting..............................................................107 k. Trafficking.........................................................................108 l. Nutrition Policy, Advocacy, Coordination and Strategy...........111 m. Media and Communication.................................................131 n. Advocacy...........................................................................132 o. Autonomous Organizations..................................................133 o 3B: Stakeholder Engagement Plan.................................................144 o 3C: Building Knowledge and Capabilities.........................................145 a. Research and Data Collection................................................145 b. Training and Capacity Building...............................................151 3 o 3D: Assigning Weights to Priorities.................................................153 Section 4: Implementation Plan..............................................................155 Section 5: Linkage between Strategic Plan and RFD.................................213 Section 6: Cross Departmental and Cross Functional Issues.......................213 o 6A: Linkage with Potential Challenges Likely to be Addressed in the 12th Plan...............................................................................................213 o 6B: Identification and Management of Cross Departmental Issues Including Resource Allocation and Capacity Building Issues..............................216 o 6C: Cross Functional Linkages within Departments/Offices.................221 o 6D: Organizational Review and Role of Agencies and Wider Public Service..........................................................................................221 Section 7: Monitoring and Reviewing Arrangements...................................223 4 ABBREVIATIONS ANM Auxiliary Nurse Midwife ASHA Accredited Social Health Activist AWCs Anganwadi Centres AWW Anganwadi Worker AWH Anganwadi Helper BDO Block Development Officer CARA Central Adoption Resource Agency CBGA Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability CBO Community Based Organisation CD Child Development CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women CMBS Conditional Maternity Benefit Scheme CMO Chief Medical Officer CPCR Commissions for Protection of Child Rights CPI Consumer Price Index CSR Centre for Social Research CSO Civil Society Organisations CSWB Central Social Welfare Board CWCs Child Welfare Committees CW Child Welfare DCPO District Child Protection Officer DCPS District Child Protection Society DHO District Health Officer DLHS District Level Household Survey ECCE Early Childhood Care and Education EFA Education For All FCI Food Corporation of India FNB Food and Nutrition Board FYSP Five Year Strategic Plan 5 HNI High Networth Individuals ICMR Indian Council of Medical Research ICT Information and Communication Technology ICCW Indian Council for Child Welfare ICDS Integrated Child Development Scheme ICPS Integrated Child Protection Scheme IGMSY Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana IMNCI Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness IMR Infant Mortality Rate INGO International Non Government Organisation IPC Indian Penal Code IYCF Infant and Young Child Feeding JSY Janani Suraksha Yojana JJB Juvenile Justice Board MDGs Millennium Development Goals MDM Mid Day Meal MHFW Ministry of Health and Family Welfare MIS Management Information System MLTCs Middle Level Training Centres MMR Maternal Mortality Rate MTA Mid Term Appraisal MWCD Ministry of Women and Child Development NCAER National Council for Applied Economic Research NCPCR National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights NCW National Commission for Women NFHS National Family Health Survey NGO Non Government Organisation NIN National Institute of Nutrition NIPCCD National Institute for Public Cooperation and Child Development NNMB National Nutrition Monitoring Board NNP National Nutrition Policy NPAC National Plan of Action for Children NPAN National Plan of Action on Nutrition 6 NPC National Policy for Children NRDWP National Rural Drinking Water Programme NRHM National Rural Health Mission PCPNDT Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques PHC Primary Health Centres PI Plan India PIP Programme Implementation Plan PMES Performance Monitoring and Evaluation System PRIs Panchayati Raj Institutions RCH Reproductive and Child Health RFD Results Framework Document RGI Registrar General of India RGSEAG Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls RMK Rashtriya Mahila Kosh RTE Right to Education Act SCPCR State Commission for Protection of Child Rights SHC Sub Health Centre SNP Supplementary Nutrition Programme SRS Sample Registration System SSA Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan SWOT Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats TFR Total Fertility Rate TSC Total Sanitation Campaign UNCRC United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child UNICEF United Nations Children‟s Fund UT Union Territory WHO World Health Organisation 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 The Ministry of Women and Child Development has nodal responsibility to advance the rights and concerns of women and children and promote their survival, protection, development and participation in a holistic manner. The Ministry was constituted with the prime intention of addressing gaps in State action for women and children and for promoting inter-Ministerial and inter-sectoral convergence to create gender equitable and child-centred policies, programmes, schemes and legislation. 1.1 In accordance with the requirements of the Performance Monitoring and Evaluation System (PMES) of the Government of India, the Ministry is responsible for the development of a Ministry-specific Results Framework Document (RFD), which sets out the overall vision for the Ministry. Amongst the activities flowing from the RFD for 2010-11 is the development of an implementable Five-Year Strategic Plan (FYSP) for the period between 2011 and 2016 - a process which will contribute to the development of India‟s Twelfth Five-year Plan and coincide with the culmination of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) target of 2015. 2.0 The preparation of the FYSP has been an exercise in refining the Ministry‟s vision, mission, objectives and functions for the women and children of India; organising and augmenting the internal capacities of the Ministry – by identifying knowledge gaps and creating a learning agenda; forging strategic partnerships with external stakeholders through periodic consultations; articulating priorities and formulating implementation strategies to achieve short term targets and long term goals; and creating more effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. 3.0 The Ministry‟s vision encapsulates its aspiration for the holistic development of women and children belonging to all ages, castes, religions, language groups, communities, socio- economic status and geographical locations. The Ministry aspires to promote the nurture, care and protection of all children; provide them with a safe and secure environment within which they can creatively develop their potential, enjoy their childhood and adolescence and fearlessly voice their concerns. Ensuring the right of children to life and 8 survival (particularly focusing on the girl child); enhancing their physical, psychological and cognitive development as well as emotional and social well being; and access to nutrition, education, health care, shelter and justice are