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Meeting of State Secretaries in charge of Woman & Child Development

Crèche . Meeting of State Secretaries in charge of Woman & Child Development. Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme 28 th October 2010. This presentation covers……. Context Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme Present Status Issues. CONTEXT….

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Meeting of State Secretaries in charge of Woman & Child Development

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  1. Crèche Meeting of State Secretaries in charge of Woman & Child Development Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme 28th October 2010

  2. This presentation covers…… • Context • Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme • Present Status • Issues

  3. CONTEXT… • Sustained initiatives on education and employment of women • Increased opportunities for employment of women both, within and outside the home • Globalisation and large scale migration - disintegration of the joint family system - rapid increase in nuclear families • As per Census 2001 • 36% households are joint, supplemented nuclear or broken extended families • 52% households are nuclear or single parent

  4. CONTEXT contd…1/2 • 1/7th of the female population – main workers • 49.34 lakh women work in the organized sector • Legislations makes provision of day care mandatory in the organised sector: • Factories Act 1948 • Mines Act, 1952 • Plantation Act, 1951 • Unorganised Sector largely unserviced

  5. Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme • Launched in 2006 • Target Group • Children of working mothers- mainly in the unorganized sector • Age group 0-6 years • Families with a monthly income of less than Rs 12,000 per annum

  6. Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme • Services • Supplementary nutrition • Emergency health care • Pre-school education • Care up to eight hours per day • Monitoring • Internal monitoring by mother NGOs • External monitoring by 18 agencies

  7. RGNCS- mode of implementation Central Sector Scheme implemented by • Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB) and its State arms - State Social Welfare Boards (SSWB) • Two national level mother NGOs – Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) and Bharatiya Adam Jati Seva Sangh (BAJSS) (Post complaints regarding irregularities in functioning and management, BAJSS creches, have been transferred to CSWB)

  8. Number of Creches

  9. STATEWISE NUMBER OF CRECHES

  10. RGNCS- mode of implementation • Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB) • Financial assistance provided to voluntary organizations on recommendation of State Social Welfare Board • SSWB: • Identifies NGOs for running the crèches • NGO identifies location of crèche and crèche worker • SSWB field officers assess requirement of crèche and suitability of worker • Monitoring through field worker • Involvement of State Government /District administration introduced under new Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

  11. SOP– Involvement of State Governments • Establishing credibilty of NGOs • Review of pre-funding appraisal report by SSWB in consultation with State Government • Monitoring – • District level monitoring committee headed by District Magistrate • Local Committees with Patwari, Govt. School teacher/Village level worker, representative of Village Panchayat

  12. RGNCS- mode of implementation Indian Council of Child Welfare (ICCW) • 32 State /UT Councils (SCCWs) and District Councils (DCCWs) • SCCWs consist of elected representatives from life members of ICCW • Some DCCWs headed by District Collectors/ District Magistrates • Setting up, managing and monitoring of Crèches through SCCWs/ DCCWs • Local Committees for monitoring

  13. Issues – Ensuring Quality of Services • Sample inspection of crèches has shown • Significant number of crèches non-existent • Gaps in provision of services • Running time only 4-5 hours instead of 8 hours • Inappropriate target group: very few children of- • 0-3 years • Working mothers • Inspection of crèches by State Government to assess quality

  14. Issues – Assessment of Demand • Developing procedures for determining demand • Use of census data • Involvement of District Administration • Coverage of slum clusters in urban areas • Coverage of women in unorganized areas (agriculture/ industrial/ construction/ migrant labour etc.) • Proof of Concept to be developed in association with selected States

  15. Issues – Mode of Expansion • Options – A. Through existing mother agencies B. New creches through State Governments C. Developing synergies with Anganwadicentres • Similar target group and services • Different working hours • Pooling of resources possible

  16. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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