Child Care in India

Source:  IE Subject:  Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections Context: Two new national-level analyses highlight that childcare is no longer just a social welfare function but a critical economic growth lever for India. About Child Care in India: What it is? Childcare refers to the system of early childhood care, learning, nutrition, safety, and developmental support …

Poshan Tracker:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to health.   Context: The Ministry of Women and Child Development has spent over ₹1,000 crore on its Poshan or Nutrition Tracker, which records real-time data on malnourished and ‘severe acute malnourished’ children in each anganwadi. But four years since its launch, the Government is yet to make the …