ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 Towards a new dawn Ministry of Women and Child Development Government of India ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT Government of India CONTENTS Chapter Title Page No. Chapter 1. Introduction 1-4 Chapter 2. Women Empowerment and Protection 5-28 Chapter 3. Child Development 29-55 Chapter 4. Child Protection and Welfare 57-72 Chapter 5. Gender and Child Budgeting 73-81 Chapter 6. Plan, Statistics and Research 83-91 Chapter 7. Food and Nutrition Board 93-101 Chapter 8. National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development 103-115 Chapter 9. Central Social Welfare Board 117-128 Chapter 10. National Commission for Women 129-139 Chapter 11. Rashtriya Mahila Kosh 141-149 Chapter 12. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights 151-167 Chapter 13. Central Adoption Resource Authority 169-185 Chapter 14. Other Programme and Activities 187-200 Annexures 201-285 1 Introduction Annual Report 2018-19 1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Ministry of Women and Child concerns, creating awareness about their rights and Development is the apex body of Government facilitating institutional and legislative support for of India for formulation and administration of enabling them to realize their human rights and regulations and laws related to women and child develop to their full potential. development. It came into existence as a separate Ministry with effect from 30th January, 2006; III. MISSION – CHILDREN earlier, it was the Department of Women and 1.4 Ensuring development, care and protection Child Development set up in the year 1985 under of children through cross-cutting policies and the Ministry of Human Resource Development. programmes, spreading awareness about their The nodal responsibility of the Ministry is to rights and facilitating access to learning, nutrition, advance the rights and concerns of women and institutional and legislative support for enabling children who together constitute 67.7% of the them to grow and develop to their full potential. country's population, as per 2011 Census. The Ministry was constituted with the prime intention IV. CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL of addressing gaps in State action for women PROVISIONS and children and for promoting inter-ministerial 1.5 The concern of the makers of our and inter-sectoral convergence to create gender Constitution for equality of women, on one side equitable and child centered legislation, policies and for assuring the rights of children, promoting and programmes. The function of the Ministry is their well-being and ensuring a better future for to promote the empowerment and protection of them on the other, are enshrined in constitutional women and children and ensure their equitable provisions. These provisions are listed at and wholesome development. Annexure I. For furthering the interests of the I. VISION women and the children of the country, the Government has also enacted a number of laws 1.2 Empowered women living with dignity which are listed at Annexure II. and contributing as equal partners in development in an environment free from violence and V. SUBJECTS ALLOCATED TO THE discrimination; and, well-nurtured children with MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND full opportunities for growth and development in CHILD DEVELOPMENT a safe and protective environment. 1.6 The Ministry has evolved policies, plans II. MISSION – WOMEN of action, legislations, programmes and schemes for advancement of women and children and 1.3 Promoting social and economic has been implementing them with the support empowerment of women through cross-cutting of State Governments/UTs, Government and policies and programmes, mainstreaming gender Non-Government Organisations for achieving its Annual Report 2018-19 3 mandate. The subjects allocated to the Ministry VII. ORGANISATIONS UNDER THE are listed at Annexure III. AEGIS OF THE MINISTRY 1.7 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1.9 The Ministry has three Autonomous have taken the center stage in defining the Organisations viz. National Institute of Public developmental priorities. Women empowerment Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD), is widely recognised as the precondition for Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB), and achieving the several targets of the SDGs like Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) working under poverty eradication, inequality, good health, its aegis, besides three Statutory Bodies namely, decent work and economic growth. Wellbeing of National Commission for Women (NCW) women and children is essential for realisation and National Commission for Protection of of demographic dividend of the country. The Child Rights (NCPCR) and Central Adoption Schemes and initiatives of the Ministry of Women Resource Authority (CARA). NIPCCD and and Child Development are aligned with the RMK are societies registered under the Societies Targets of SDG; and are directly linked to the Registration Act, 1860. CSWB is a charitable social safety net for development and welfare company registered under section 25 of the Indian of women and children in the country. The Companies Act, 1956. These organisations are Ministry of Women and Child Development had funded by the Government of India and they been preparing its policies and programmes in assist the Ministry in its functions including accordance with the priorities outlined in the Five implementation of programmes/schemes. The Year and Annual Plans for inclusive growth and Food and Nutrition Board (FNB) is an attached development of women and children. office of the Ministry. VI. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE 1.10 The National Commission for Women OF THE MINISTRY (NCW) is a National apex statutory body set up in 1992 for protecting and safeguarding the rights 1.8 The Ministry of Women and Child of women. National Commission for Protection Development was headed by the Cabinet Minister, of Child Rights (NCPCR) was set up on 5th Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi and the Minister of March, 2007 as envisaged in the Commission for State, Dr. Virendra Kumar during 2018-19. After Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005. CARA is the formation of the 17th Lok Sabha, Smt. Smriti Central Authority that functions as a nodal body Zubin Irani has taken over the charge as the for promoting and regulating adoption of Indian Cabinet Minister and Ms. Debasree Chaudhuri as children at the National level, as per the provisions the Minister of State of the Ministry. Shri Rakesh under Section 68 of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Srivastava took charge of the Secretary of the Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Ministry with effect from the afternoon of 11th May, 2017 and retired on 31st March, 2019 on VIII. ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE attaining the age of superannuation. Shri Rabindra MINISTRY DURING 2018-19 Panwar took over the charge of Secretary of the 1.11 During the year 2018-19 Ministry has st Ministry on 1 April, 2019. The organisational undertaken various Policy initiatives and Plan structure of the Ministry consists of Secretary, interventions for the development, welfare WCD, two Additional Secretaries, one Additional and protection of women and children. These Secretary & Financial Advisor (AS & FA), four interventions and Ministry’s major achievements Joint Secretaries, an Economic Adviser and a during the year are discussed in the succeeding Statistical Adviser. Organisational chart of the chapters. Ministry is at Annexure IV. 4 Introduction 2 Women Empowerment and Protection Annual Report 2018-19 5 Chapter 2 Women Empowerment and Protection I. INTRODUCTION inclusive rights based approach for women provided under the Constitution on a life cycle 2.1 The Indian Constitution grants equal continuum, forms the framework of the policy, rights to all genders as enshrined in the preamble, which will guide various sectors to integrate fundamental rights, fundamental duties and the the key principles of gender equality into their Directive Principle. Women in India have the prevailing policies, strategies and programme fundamental rights to not be discriminated on the documents and enable the holistic empowerment grounds of gender and get equal protection under of women. the law. The Constitution not only grants equality to women, but also empowers the State to adopt 2.4 The draft envisions a society in which, measures of positive discrimination in favour women attain their full potential and are able of women to neutralise the cumulative socio- to participate as equal partners in all spheres of economic and political disadvantages faced by life. The draft policy addresses the diverse needs them. It also imposes a fundamental duty on every of women through identified priority areas: citizen to renounce the practices derogatory to the (i) Health including Food Security and Nutrition; dignity of women. (ii) Education; (iii) Economy (including agriculture, industry, labour, employment, NRI 2.2 Empowerment of women is a process that women, soft power, service sector, science and leads women to claim their rights to have access to technology); (iv) Governance and Decision equal opportunities in economic, cultural, social Making; (v) Violence Against Women; (vi) and political spheres of life and realise their full Enabling Environment (including housing, shelter potential. This progress has to be accompanied by and infrastructure, drinking water and sanitation, their freedom in decision making both within and media and culture, sports and social security); and outside their home with the ability to influence the (vii) Environment and Climate Change. direction of social change. The Ministry has taken