Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY), Conditional Maternity
Benefit (CMB) is a centrally sponsored scheme for pregnant and lactating
(P & L) women to improve their health & nutrition status to better enabling
environment by providing cash incentives to pregnant and nursing mothers.
It is being implemented using the platform of ICDS. The scheme was
introduced in October, 2010 on pilot basis now operational in 53 selected
districts including Bihar. The scheme attempts to partly compensate for
wage loss to Pregnant & Lactating women both prior to and after delivery of
the child. The scheme envisages providing cash directly to the beneficiary
through their Bank Accounts/Post Office Accounts, in response to individual
fulfilling specific conditions. The scheme covers all pregnant and lactating
women above 19 years of age and above for first two live births are entitled
for benefits under the scheme except all Government/PSUs (Central & State)
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana
Akshay Urja Shops to be set up in the districts.
Akshay Urja Shops will
be set up in all the districts of
the country by the ministry of
New & Renewable Energy
(MNRE). Sanction has already
been accorded for setting up
287 Akshay Urja Shops besides
113 Aditya Solar Shops. This
scheme provides for financial
support as recurring grant and
incentive linked with turn-over
for operation of the shops, for a
period of two years. Prior to
2005-06, the scheme was being
implemented since 1995 for
setting up Aditya Solar Shops.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
e-Governance of Panchayats
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been reviewing the implementation of the E-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) in
the review meetings which are held from time to time to monitor the progress of the Project.
Two important Applications under e-Panchayat Mission
Mode Project (MMP) that foster transparency and accountability
in Panchayati Raj Institutions are PRIASoft (web based Panchayat
accounting software) and PlanPlus (web based participatory
planning software).
Ministry of Panchayati Raj is implementing the e-Panchayat
Mission Mode Project (MMP) that addresses all core aspects of
Panchayats’ functioning viz. Planning, Monitoring,
Implementation, Budgeting, Accounting, Social Audit, etc. Under
e-Panchayat MMP, 11 Core Common Software Applications
(reduced from 12 due to merger of two Applications) are
envisaged which collectively constitute the Panchayat Enterprise
Suite (PES). Four of these Applications namely PRIASoft,
PlanPlus, National Panchayat Portal and National Panchayat
Directory (now renamed Local Governance Directory) have been
adopted by the States since two years. Six more Applications
namely Area Profiler, ServicePlus, Asset Directory, ActionSoft
Introduction of New Drug Policy
The government has notified the NationalPharmaceutical Pricing Policy, 2012 (NPPP-2012) where it has also been proposed to regulate and control the prices of National List of Essential Medicines- 2011.
The salient features of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy, 2012 (NPPP- 2012) are as under:
• The regulation of prices of drugs is on the basis of essentiality of drugs as under National List of Essential Medicines– 2011.
• The regulation ofprices of drugs is on the basis of regulating the prices of formulations only.
• The regulation of prices of drugs is on the basis of fixing the ceiling price of formulations through Market Based Pricing
(MBP).
The provisions under National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Policy- 2012 (NPPP- 2012), are to put in place a regulatory framework for pricing of essential drugs as per the strength and dosages as specified in National List of
Essential Medicines- 2011 which satisfy the priority healthcare needs to majority of the population.
Gender Budgeting
The Government has adopted Gender Budgeting based on the recommendations of the Expert Group on classification system of Government transactions constituted by the Ministry of Finance under the Chairmanship of the Chief Economic Advisor to
Government of India.
December, 2004 to establish a ‘Gender Budgeting Cell (GBC)’. The GBCs have been formed with the objective of influencing and effecting a change in the Ministry’s policies, programmes in a way that could tackle gender imbalances, promote gender equality and development. On 8th March 2007, the Ministry of Finance also issued a Charter for Gender Budget Cells (GBCs) outlining the composition of GBCs and their functions.
The following steps are being taken by the Government in the sphere of Gender Budgeting:
i. Since 2005, the Ministry of Womenand Child Development (MWCD) along with the Ministry of Finance has been pursuing with various Ministries/Departments for setting up of GBC As per information available, so far 56 Central Ministries/Departments set up GBCs.
ii. As part of the Union Budget, every year, since 2005-06, a Gender Budget Statement 20 is prepared by the Ministry of Finance, which reflects 30% and above allocations made for women by different Ministries / Departments. In
2012-13, an allocation of `88,142.80 crores in relation to 29Ministries/ Departments wasreported in the GB Statement.
iii. Further in order to strengthen the process of gender budgeting, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has been undertaking various capacity building measures for officials of Central, State Governments and various stakeholders. A Gender Budgeting Plan Scheme was launched during 2007-08 to this effect. The Ministry has also developed a Gender
Budgeting Handbook for Government of India Ministries &Departments and a Gender Budgeting Manual for Trainers. The Ministry has also undertaken one-to-one sessions with several departments to promote Gender
Budgeting.
Integrated Child Protection Scheme
The Government, in the Ministry of Women and Child Development,
has introduced in 2009-10, the Integrated Child Protection Scheme
(ICPS) for implementation throughout the country with the objective
of creating a protective environment for children, especially those in
difficult circumstances. The Scheme requires signing of Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) with States/UTs before implementation. All
States and Union Territories, except Jammu & Kashmir, have signed
the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central
Government for implementation of the Scheme. ICPS has not been
introduced in the State of Jammu & Kashmir as the State Government
has to amend its Juvenile Justice Act to bring it in line with the
provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)
Act, 2000 enacted by the Central Government. The Ministry of
Women and Child Development has taken up the matter with the State
Government of Jammu & Kashmir to amend its JJ Act expeditiously.