Govt. to use IT in women and children schemes

New Delhi: The Ministry of Women and Child Development proposes to use information technology enabled services in delivery and monitoring of various schemes under its watch. It is proposed to have an Information and Communication Technology enabled Real Time Monitoring ( ICT-RTM) of Integrated child Development Services (ICDS) driven by a common Application Software (CAS) in eight states under the World Bank-assisted restructured System Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP) in a phased manner.

The Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme (RGNCS) envisages a mobile/web-based monitoring by implementing agencies on a pilot basis during the plan. The Support to Training and Employment Programme (STEP) of the ministry envisages to conduct concurrent monitoring and random checking of physical and financial reports forwarded by the project implementing agency through a Technical Support Agency (TSA) using MIS.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has been preparing its policies and programmes in accordance with the priorities outlined in the Five-Year and Annual Plans for inclusive growth and development of women and children. The ministry has evolved policies, plans of action, legislations, programmes and schemes for advancement of women and children and has been implementing them with the support of state governments/UT Administrations and Non-Government Organizations for achieving its mandate. In order to address various programmatic, management and institutional gaps and to meet administrative and operational challenges, Government approved Strengthening and Restructuring of ICDS Scheme to cover all the districts in a phased manner during 12th Five Year Plan.

This information was given by the Union Minister of Women & Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in Lok Sabha today.