Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration

1. Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration Dr. ShashikalaSitaram ATI, Mysore

2. Brief details of the Nomination • Name of the Nominee • Nominating Authority • Category of the Nomination • Officers of Central / State Government/ Individual

3. Area(s) under which nomination is made • Implementation of innovative scheme / project • Initiative- Personal monitoring of the implementation of the ongoing governmental policies to ensure result oriented goals • Ministry/ Department/ Organisation • Background of the Initiative ( Conceptualisation) • Motivator for the project initiative –(43 Lakh girl child not born)

4. Purpose and priorities of the initiative Primary objective: • To improve the sex ratio/ eliminate sex determination • To avoid female foeticide/infanticide • To avoid multiple sex selective abortion Secondary Objectives: • reduce chances of maternal death • To provide a secure environment for the girl child • To motivate the families on the pride of having a girl child • To Prevent Child marriage

5. Date of implementation of the initiative ( when, is it ongoing?) • Strategies adopted for bringing about the transformation and positive impact (Rigorous monitoring) • Early ANC registration with an aim of 100 percent coverage. • Audit of all 2nd trimester abortion • Audit of all male children born in a month

6. contd • ANM and Anganwadi worker driven contact program against female foeticide/infanticide. • Attendance in monthly review meetings by Collector is mandatory for all VHS/ Anganwadi workers. • Creating a team of four health professional for Coordination with the Four Taluks and compiling and consolidating the data for presentation to Collector and elsewhere.

7. Measures taken to create a positive impact on the people • Convergence of other department schemes to dovetail with government’s programs targeted for girl child • Campaign against sex determination/ child marriage/ maternal death/ nutritional supplementation. • Generating awareness through Panchayati Raj institutions through regular meetings • Use of ICT material for explaining about program of the govt and impact f Child Sex ratio during the routine door o door visit of Anganwadi workers has also been incorporated as a routine part of their activity. • Other measures ( capacity building, coordinatioin with other district officers, SHG involvement)

8. Role of various stakeholders • Building perceptible systemic changes – * a systematic procedure for collection storage and maintenance of various data including registration, check up * Review at the DCs meetings • Making public delivery systems efficient

9. Common parameters • Increased transparency & stakeholder participation • Ensuring Sustainability • Innovativeness of Idea and its Replicability

10. Increased efficiency of processes and effectiveness of outcomes • Display of leadership / Team Work • Other factors which speak of the positive nature of the initiative

11. Other details • Recognitions for the Initiative • Conclusion • Recommendation • Duration of the spot study • Villages / Places visited during the Spot Study • Stakeholders met Representing the DARPG Representing LalBahadurShastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie

12. Thank you