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 …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Issues related to health. Context: The Government of India has told in the Lok Sabha that the Data recorded in the Poshan (Nutrition) Tracker have not been made public in the interest of privacy of women and children. The objective is to honour the privacy of women and children …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to health. Context: The Government has informed the Lok Sabha that State Governments and Union Territories have utilised only 56% of the total funds released under the Poshan Abhiyan or Nutrition Mission in the past three years. Out of a total amount of ₹5,312 crore disbursed by …
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 …
