Tag: ICDS
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POSHAN Abhiyan: A Contemporary Approach to a Problem Long Ignored
On 8th March 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the POSHAN Abhiyaan to attack one of the most critical evils of India-malnutrition. Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nutrition (POSHAN) Abhiyan brought about a significant shift in the country’s approach in dealing with malnutrition, transitioning into mission-mode envisaging multi-dimensional attacks on the causes of the…
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Women in the Informal Sector: A Saga of Constraints and Vulnerabilities
The advent of globalization and marketization has resulted in an emergent trend towards the ‘informalisation’ of the labor market. Policymakers have identified the income-generation potential and the significance of the informal sector as a source of jobs in adverse economic crises. However, the phenomena of globalization and the work sphere cannot be disassociated from their…
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Balamrutham Programme: An Overview
By Anjana Mohan, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. A country is born and brought up by its citizens. These citizens are the ones that rule the country and endow upon themselves the burden and struggles of keeping the country perfect for human civilization. Yet, many a times, the protection and provision of basic amenities for its people…
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Integrated Child Development Scheme: An Analysis
By Akash Agarwal, Amity Law School, Noida. ICDS is one of the most successful welfare schemes established by the Ministry of Women and Child Development under the sole guidance of Government of India. ICDS, an integrated community and family welfare scheme had its inception on 2nd October 1975 with 33 projects all over the country. Since Independence,…