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Equal Opportunities for women and child welfare is the main Motto In Bangaru Telangana
Highlights
The principle of gender inequality is enshrined in the Indian Constitution. The Constitution of India guarantees equality of opportunity, equal pay for equal work, no discrimination to all women. It also allows special provisions to be made by the State in favour of women and children for securing just and human conditions of work that renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women. The multifarious activities of the Department can broadly be classified in to three categories
Women Development and Child Welfare
The principle of gender inequality is enshrined in the Indian Constitution. The Constitution of India guarantees equality of opportunity, equal pay for equal work, no discrimination to all women. It also allows special provisions to be made by the State in favour of women and children for securing just and human conditions of work that renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women.
The multifarious activities of the Department can broadly be classified in to three categories
• Implementation of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Programme. The Programme has been universalized throughout the State with 149 Projects in all.
• Management of the Institutions for the Welfare of Women and Children in need of Care and Protection.
• Implementation and Monitoring of various Protective/Welfare and Empowerment measures relating to Women and Children.
New Initiatives
Arogyalaxmi Programme
The programme provides one full meal for pregnant and lactating women. It is being expanded in all Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) from 1st January, 2015. Pregnant and lactating women are provided one full meal every day in AWCs. 5,66,917 women have been covered incurring an expenditure of Rs 105.86 Crores.
Telangana State Society for Protection and Empowerment of Women
The “Telangana State Society for Protection and Empowerment of Women” is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 2001 on 25 November 2014, for the safety, security, protection and empowerment of women and girls in the State.
24/7 Women Helpline (181)
Initiation has been taken up to start integrated Women Helpline with a view to support schemes/ interventions addressing the issues of violence against women for providing an immediate and 24 hours emergency response through emergency referral to Nirbhaya Centre/ police/ Hospital/Ambulance and other atrocities.
She-Taxi Scheme
The State has constituted a committee for implementation of the Scheme. Notification was issued for calling applications from eligible candidates. The State Government is providing 35% subsidy on each taxi.
Integrated Child Development Services
The ICDS Scheme is a single largest centrally sponsored integrated programme to improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age group of 0-6 years and to contribute to their psychological, physical and social development. Following services are provided through ICDS;
a) Supplementary Nutrition Program to 0 to 6 years children, pregnant and lactating mothers
b) Pre-School Education to Children
c) Immunization
d) Health Checkups
e) Referral Services
f) Health & Nutrition Education to Children, Women and Adolescent Girls.
Out of 31,711 Main AWCs, 25,326 AWCs are in Rural Areas, 3,716 AWCs in Urban Areas and 2,669 AWCs 787 AWCs in Tribal Areas are functioning benefiting 5,66,917 Women and 19,05,385 Children. The Government has decided to enhance the remuneration to Anganwadi workers from Rs.4,200 to Rs.7,000 per month and the remuneration to Anganwadi helpers from Rs.2,500 to Rs.4,500 per month effective from March, 2015. A one-time grant of Rs.1,000 for each of the 35,000 Anganwadi centres will be provided towards the purchase of utensils for cooking.
Supplementary Nutrition Programme
Under Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) ready to eat food is provided to 7 months to 3 years children and hot cooked food is provided to 3-6 years children in all 149 ICDS Projects. At present, the coverage of beneficiaries under SNP component is 85 (average by saturation) for 800 Population and about 24.72 lakhs beneficiaries have been enrolled.
Kishori Shakti Yojana
The scheme aims at empowering Adolescent Girls in the age group of 11-18 years by breaking the inter– cycle of nutritional and gender disadvantages and providing a supportive environment for self-development. The main focus is on Nutrition, Health, Education skill development, and training on home based skills, life skills and Vocational skills. Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act-2005 has been implemented to provide protection to women at home and workplace.
Integrated Child Protection Scheme
The ICPS will provide preventive, statutory, Care and Rehabilitation services to vulnerable children including those from potentially vulnerable families and families at risk, children of socially excluded groups like migrant families, families living in extreme poverty, SCs, STs & OBCs families subjected to or affected by discrimination, minorities, children infected and/or affected by HIV/AIDS, orphans, child drug abusers, children of substance abusers, child beggars, trafficked or sexually exploited children, children of prisoners street & working children.
Juvenile Welfare
Juvenile Welfare is addressed through education and focussed institutional and non institutional services. Vocational training is an important part under this programme.
There are two Children Homes, three Observation Homes, one Special Home and one Home exclusively for the Girls and one after Care Home in the Telangana State.
Non-institutional services are extended through “YUVA Adolescent Counseling & Guidance Clinics. These services include Psychological & Health related awareness, Counseling & Guidance Services to the children & Adolescents.
Disabled and Senior Citizens Welfare
The Disability Act,1996, deals with both prevention and promotion aspect of education, employment and vocational training of barrier free environment, provision of rehabilitation services for persons with disability.
A number of schemes are being implemented for the empowerment and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. These schemes aim to promote Physical, Psychological, Social, Educational and Economic rehabilitation and development of Persons with Disabilities to enhance their quality of life and enable to lead their lives with dignity.
Survey, Assessment of Needs and Issue of Medical Certificates and Identity Cards
Software for Assessment of Disabled for Access, Rehabilitation & Empowerment (SADAREM) is a computer aided disability assessment method evolved by the department in collaboration with the concerned departments like Medical & Health, Rural Development etc. The software is used to assess the disability as per the Government of India guidelines and generate disability certificate and identity cards with unique ID, and also to identify the services entitled from time to time. Thus, the data base generated will be hosted in the public domain to enable service providers to reach out to the disabled persons. 5,27,159 computerized disability certificates were given through SADAREM.
Aids and Appliances
The Government planned to organize Camps in all the districts in two phases with cooperation of ALIMCO (Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India) during the year 2014-15. Camps were conducted in Warangal, Nalgonda, Mahabubnagar, Khammam,and Medak Districts from 08-12-2014 to 07-01-2015 and 2948 beneficiaries were identified in each district for various Aids & Appliances. Camps are proposed to be conducted in the remaining districts during the months of February and March, 2015.
G.Rajendra Kumar
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