Context:
National Level Programme on Anganwadi-Cum-Crèche Under Palna held recently.
Anganwadi-cum- Crèches initiative:
- Aim – To meet the demand for quality childcare facilities and enable women to actively participate in the workforce.
- It is under the Palna Scheme.
- A part of the Samarthya sub-component of Mission Shakti.
- Target – To establish 17000 Crèches out of which 5222 have been approved.
Palna Scheme:
- Centrally sponsored scheme
- Ministry – Ministry of Women & Child Development.
- Objectives –
- To provide day-care facilities for children (6 months to 6 years) of working mothers.
- Monitoring compliance of the Maternity Benefit Act, 2017 (requires every establishment having fifty or more employees to have the facility of crèche within a prescribed distance) for setting up creche facilities.
- To promote Nutritional, health, and cognitive development of children.
- Key services –
- Early stimulation for children below 3 years of age and Sleeping facility.
- Pre-school education for children between the ages of 3 to 6 years
- Health checkups and immunizations in line with POSHAN 2.0.
- Benefits –
- Lead to the Institutionalisation of day-care centers.
- Formalization of India’s Care Economy.
- Tackle pervasive gender biases and discrimination.
- Provide safety, health, and nutrition benefits for children.
Mission Shakti:
- Aimed at women’s safety, security, and empowerment.
- 2 sub-schemes –
- Sambal – for the safety and security of women and includes schemes such as One Stop Centre, Women Helpline, BetiBachaoBetiPadhao.
- Samarthya – for the empowerment of women and includes Ujjwala, SwadharGreh, etc.
Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements:
1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
2. It, among other things will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy.
3. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2018 Prelims]
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). Hence, statement 1 is not correct.
