Women-Led Development
Context
Union Budget 2022-23 provides impetus to Women-Led Development for the next 25 Years.
Key Points
- 67.7 Per cent of the Indian population constitutes women and children as per the 2011 census.
- Empowerment and protection of women and children and ensuring they are wholesome development is crucial for the sustainable and equitable development of the country.
- For effective implementation of various schemes and programmes, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has been classified under three umbrella schemes. MissioPoshan 2.0, Mission Vatsalya and Mission Shakti.
- The three aforementioned Missions will be implemented during the 15th Finance Commission
period 2021-22 to 2025-26.
The structure, composition and budgetary allocation of the three reclassified schemes as
announced for 2021-22 are given below.
announced for 2021-22 are given below.
| S.NO | Umbrella Scheme | Schemes include |
Budget 2021-22
[Rs. In Crores]
|
| 1 | Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 |
Umbrella ICDS-
Anganwadi Services, Poshan Abhiyan,
Scheme for Adolescent Girls, National Creche Scheme. |
20105.00 |
| 2 | Mission VATSALYA | Child Protection Services and Child Welfare Services | 900.00 |
| 3 |
Mission Shakti [Mission for Production and Empowerment for Women]
|
SAMBAL
[One Stop Centre, Mahalia Police Volunteer, Women's Helpline/ Swadhar/ Ujjawala/ widow homes etc.]
SAMARTHYA
[ Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Creche, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandhana Yojana, Gender/ Budgeting/ Research].
|
3,109 |
Union Budget 2022-23: Key Proposals for Promoting Women and Child Development.
Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has been allocated Rs 25,172.28
crore in the Union Budget 2022-23.
crore in the Union Budget 2022-23.
The budget allocated for Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 (Umbrella
Integrated Child Development Services- Anganwadi Services, Poshan Abhiyan,
Scheme for Adolescent Girls) is Rs 20,263 crore for 2022-23.
Integrated Child Development Services- Anganwadi Services, Poshan Abhiyan,
Scheme for Adolescent Girls) is Rs 20,263 crore for 2022-23.
The budget allocated for Mission Shakti (Mission for Protection and Empowerment
for Women) is Rs 3,184 crore for Financial Year 2022-23.
Mission VATSALYA (Child Protection Services and Child Welfare Services),
the budget allocated is Rs 1,472 crore for FY 2022-23, which is an increase of 63.5 per
cent as it was Rs 900 crore in 2021-22.
About the Schemes
Saksham Anganwadi are new generation anganwadis that have better infrastructure
and audio-visual aids, powered by clean energy and providing an improved environment
for early child development.
and audio-visual aids, powered by clean energy and providing an improved environment
for early child development.
Mission POSHAN 2.0 is an Integrated Nutrition Support Programme.
It seeks to address the challenges of malnutrition in children, adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers through a strategic shift in nutrition content and delivery.
By the creation of a convergent eco-system to develop and promote practices that nurture health,
wellness and immunity.
wellness and immunity.
Poshan 2.0 seeks to optimize the quality and delivery of food under the Supplementary Nutrition Program.
Sub Schemes
Anganwadi Services,
Scheme for Adolescent Girls,
Poshan Abhiyaan.
- Poshan 2.0 shall focus on Maternal Nutrition, Infant and Young Child Feeding Norms, Treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) / Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and Wellness through AYUSH.
- Mission POSHAN 2.0 including Poshan Abhiyaan has a total financial implication of ₹1,81,703 crore, comprising ₹1,02,031 Crore as Central share and ₹79,672 Crore as State share. The increase in Central share is approx. Rs 10,108.76 Cr. (10.99%).
- Cost-sharing is a ratio between the Central and States/UTs, as approved by Government i.e., 60:40 for
States and UTs with the legislature. 90:10 for North East Region (NER) & Himalayan
States and UT of J&K and 100 per cent for Union Territories without legislature.
Mission Sakthi
- Mission Shakti envisages unified citizen-centric lifecycle support for women through
integrated care, safety, protection, rehabilitation and empowerment to unshackle
women as they progress through various stages of their life. - Mission Shakti has a total financial implication of Rs 20989 crore, with a Central Share
of Rs 15761 crore and a State share of Rs 5228 crore.
Sub-Schemes
Sambal
- The “Sambal” is for the safety and security of women, the “Samarthya” subscheme is for the empowerment of women.
- The Sambal sub-scheme consists of the existing scheme of One Stop Centres (OSC), Women Helplines (181-WHL) and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP).
- Besides, a new component of Nari Adalats has been added as women’s collectives to promote and facilitate alternative dispute resolution and gender justice in society and within families.
- The sub-scheme of ‘Sambal’ will be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored scheme with 100 per cent central funding from the Nirbhaya Fund/ MWCD budget with provision for direct release of funds to the District Collector or the concerned Directorate/Commissionerate in State/ UT.
Samarthya
- It is for the empowerment of women, consisting of existing schemes of Ujjwala, Swadhar Greh and Working Women Hostel.
- In addition, the National Creche Scheme for children of working mothers and the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), which has been under the Umbrella ICDS Scheme till now, is also subsumed in ‘Samarthya’.
- Mission Shakti has a total financial implication of Rs 20989 crore, with a Central Share of Rs 15761 crore and a State share of Rs 5228 crore.
- The sub-scheme ‘Samarthya’ will be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with a funding ratio of 60:40 between Centre and State Governments/UTs with the legislature, except North East & Special Category States/UTs with legislature where the fund ratio will be 90:10. For UTs without legislature, 100 per cent funding will be provided by the Central Government.
- The total Central share funds outlay under Mission Shakti has been increased to approx. 24 per cent from Rs. 12742 crore to 15761 crores.
Mission Vatsalya
The objectives of Mission Vatsalya are
- To secure a healthy and happy childhood for every child in India.
- Foster a sensitive, supportive and synchronized ecosystem for the development of children.
- Assist States/UTs in delivering the mandate of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015.
- To Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Components under Mission Vatsalya will include statutory bodies; service delivery structures; institutional care/services; non-institutional community-based care; emergency outreach services; training and capacity building.
Mission Vatsalya has a total financial implication of Rs 10916 Crore, with a Central Share of Rs 6928 Crore and a State share of Rs 3988 Crore.
During the last five years, the total allocation under Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme
was Rs 3852 crore which shows an increase of about 63.68 per cent in allocation under Mission Vatsalya as compared to the CPS scheme.
