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Material Pertaining to Women & Child Development Sector
The Women & Child Development Division of the Planning Commission look after all works relating (i) Empowerment of Women; and (ii) Development of Children in close collaboration with the nodal Ministry of Women and Child Development.
The Division bears the responsibilities for fulfillment of the commitments made in the Approach Paper and Five Year Plan Document through formulation of suitable programmes and policies and their implementation towards inclusive growth, women’s agency and child rights. The major function of the Division includes the following:
1. Over all guidance and Advise to both Central and States Governments in the area of Women’s Agency & Child Rights.
2. Work relating to Five Year Plans and Annual Plans
A . Central Sector
(I) Preparation of material for inclusion in the Approach Paper.
(II) Setting up of Steering Committee in the Planning Commission and its related Works viz. organizing meetings, preparation of background material /agenda, minutes of the meeting, preparation of the of steering committee reports
(III) Setting up of Working Groups on Women and Children at the Ministry level and coordination with the Ministry for their meetings/Reports.
(IV) Preparation of chapter for inclusion in the Five Year and Annual Plan Documents.
(V) Examination of Plan Proposals for Five Year Plans and Annual Plans of Ministry of Women and Child Development and discussion with the Ministry and recommendation of the outlays.
B. State Sector
(I) Examination of Plan Proposal (Five Year Plan and Annual Plan) of various states relating to Women and Child Development sector and organizing Working Group Discussion to review the implementation of policies and programme with physical and financial targets and achievements and recommendation of sectoral outlay.
(II) Examination of proposal for Additional Central Assistance (ACA) for Women and Child Development sector by States.
(III) Preparation of Notes and participation in ther performance review meetings for different states taken by Memebers/Pr.Advisers/Advisers
3. Mid-Term Appraisal
(i).Review of the progress of implementation of policies and programmes
(ii) Assessment of achievements in terms of Physical & Financial targets.
(iii) Suggestions for Mid Term Corrections
4. Other Works
(I) Setting up of Committees/Groups and Task Forces on issues relating to Women & Children, organizing their meetings and preparation of Reports;
(II) Preparation of background notes and organizing Performance Review Meetings of the Ministry of Women and Child Development
(III) Work relating to Women Component Plan(WCP) and Gender Budgeting (GB);
(IV) Examination and preparation of briefs and comments on Cabinet Notes, EFC Memos, SFC Memos with regard to schemes of Ministry of Women & Child Development besides participating in EFC and SFC meetings;
(V) Advisory role with regard to Subodinate Organizations of Ministry of Woomen & Child development i.e. National Commission for Women (NCW), National Commission for Protection of Child rights (NCPCR), national Institute of Public co-operation and Child Development (NIPCCD), Rashtriya Mahila Kosh (RMK) and Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB) besides participation in General Body and Governing Body meetings of NIPCCD, RMK and CSWB
(VI) Representing Planning Commission in the meeting of Parliamentary Committees, Inter-Ministerial Committees, Expert Groups/Committees, Task Forces on the subject relating to Women & Child Development;
(VII) All parliamentary matters viz. answering Questions, supply of material withn and ouside the Planning Commission;
(VIII) Coordination with other Ministries/Departments, UN and other International Agencies and subject Divisions within Planning Commission on women and child issues;
(IX) Examination of the proposals on Research Studies, Seminars, Workshops and Conferences on Women and Child issues received through Socio-Economic Research Division of the Planning Commission;
(X) Representing Planning Commission in the meetings of various Sanctioning Committees constituted under respective schemes and other committees on women and child issues constituted by the Minstry of Women & Child Development;
(XI) Preparation of material relating to women and child sector for inclusion in Economic Survey, President’s Address to the Joint Session of the Parliamnet, Prime Minister’s Independence Day Speech, Finance Minister’s Budget Speech etc.;
(XII) Any other works assigned by the higher authorities of Planning Commission.
Setting up of Committees/Groups and Task Forces on issues relating Examination and preparation of briefs and comments on Cabinet Notes, EFC Memos, SFC Memos with regard to schemes of Ministry of Women & Child Development besides participating in EFC and SFC Meetings.
5. Advisory role for Subordinate Organizations of Ministry of Women & Children i.e. National Commission for Women. National Child Protection Commission, National Institute for public Cooperation and Child development, Rashtriya Mahila Kosh and Central Social Welfare Board besides participation in General Body and Governing Bodies meetings of National Institute for public Cooperation and Child development, Rashtriya Mahila Kosh and Central Social Welfare Board.
6.Repersenting Planning Commission in the meeting of Parliamentary Committees, Inter-Ministerial Committees, Expert Group/Committees, Task Forces on the subject relating to Women & Child Development.
7. All parliamentary matters viz. answering Questions, supply of material within and outside the Planning commission.
8. Coordination with women and child related Ministries/Departments ,UN and other International Agencies and subject Divisions within Planning Commission.
9. The Division examine the proposals of Research Studies, Seminars, Workshops and Conferences on Women and Child issues received through Socio-Economic Research Division of the Planning Commission.
10. The Division also represents Planning Commission in the various Sanctioning Committees for various schemes Constituted by Ministry of Women & Child Development besides various committees constituted on the various issues relating to women and children
11.The Division also prepares and furnish relevant material relating to women and child sector for inclusion in Economic Survey, President’s Address to the Joint Session of the Parliament, Prim Minister’s Independence Day Speech ,Finance Minister’s Budget Speech.
12.Any other works assigned by the higher authorizes of Planning Commission.