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The learning loss has been widely discussed and acknowledged. However, primary school students are likely to face larger risks, such as lack of socio-emotional development and nutritional loss, if schools continue to remain shut.

It is estimated that there are approximately 50 million pregnant women and lactating mothers in India each year. Despite this, pregnant women and lactating mothers were initially excluded from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s COVID-19 vaccine advisory due to the lack of data from clinical trials about the effect of the vaccine on them.

The country has over 500 direct benefit transfer schemes for which various Central, State, and Line departments are responsible. However, these schemes have not reached those in need. The pandemic has revealed that leveraging our existing schemes and providing universal social security is of utmost importance. This will help absorb the impact of external shocks on our vulnerable populations.

It’s been over a year since COVID 19 changed the world as we know it – paralyzing the economy, exposing vast structural inequities and severely affecting the most vulnerable sections of society. Crucially, in India, it also revealed the insufficiency of existing social safety nets to protect those who need it the most – the poor.

The PMMVY and its maternity benefits need to become more inclusive. The fact that the PMMVY covers only the first birth goes against the Constitution of India, along with violating clauses within its parent act—the NFSA. Here’s how:

In November 2008, on her visit to the London School of Economics (LSE), Queen Elizabeth II while referring to 2007/08 financial crisis asked why no one saw the financial crisis coming.

गर्भवती महिलाओं को अगर सरकार द्वारा शुरू की गई योजनाओं का लाभ नहीं मिल पा रहा है तो अब उन्हें परेशान होने की जरूरत नहीं है।

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) on Tuesday launched a health and nutrition helpline to ensure children under six years of age get nutritional supplements and regular immunisation doses.

गर्भवती महिलाओं को अगर सरकार द्वारा शुरू की गई योजनाओं का लाभ नहीं मिल पा रहा हो या टीकाकरण, राशन से संबंधित या कोई समस्या हो या छात्रों को सही पोषण न मिल रहा हो वो अब एक मिस कॉल से अपनी सभी समस्याओं का निवारण पा सकेंगे।

दिल्ली के महिला एवं बाल विकास मंत्री राजेन्द्र पाल गौतम ने आज दिल्ली सचिवालय में हुए एक कार्यक्रम में दिल्ली बाल अधिकार संरक्षण आयोग की स्वास्थ्य और पोषण के विषय में सूचना प्रदान करने वाली ’सेहत एवं पोषण साथी‘ नामक हेल्पलाइन नंबर का फोन करके उद्घाटन किया।

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) organised an orientation-cum-training session for members of Vidhan Sabha Monitoring Committees, which are responsible for ensuring implementation and monitoring of government programmes.

छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य योजना आयोग और यूनिसेफ के संयुक्त प्रयास से कोविड सेल के अंतर्गत शासन की योजनाओं एवं संचालित कार्यक्रमों की वास्तविक जानकारी के लिए सर्वेक्षण कार्य कराया गया।

Around 70,000 children are born every day in India. This means that there is a large group of pregnant women and lactating mothers who require care (medical attention and nutrition), resources (income support due to loss of wages), as well as social support.

“Had I received the Jan Dhan transfer, Rs 500 would have given me a ray of hope… nothing more… prices have increased so much. How is it possible to run a family on Rs 500?” said Pinky Sharma, a housewife and Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana account-holder from West Delhi.

There is a lot of uncertainty over how schooling will look like post-lockdown. Can schools run full scale? Will learning happen through TV and/or the Internet? What will happen to those who can’t afford to pay school fees? Will children from private schools shift to public schools?

The Union government estimates that about a crore individuals — migrant workers and their families — have returned to their homes in rural India since the country-wide lockdown was imposed…

Highlighting, rapid rise in corona positive cases after the return of migrants in state, minister Singhdeo during a talk show arranged by Indus Action, said that it was expected. It’s not an exaggeration, but state was prepared to fight the disease by making adequate arrangements in advance.

A helpline for children in the State, affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown, was launched on Monday by the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) with the help of the Department of Women and Child Development (DWCD).

Until very recently, most Indians were unaware of a statute titled the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979.

Ever since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic forced the nation to go under a complete lockdown, Shanti’s (name changed) six-year-old daughter has been repeatedly posing a rather difficult question.

“People don’t always need advice. Sometimes all they need is an ear to listen and a heart to understand.” This is the motto of COVID Response, a non-profit well-being initiative bridged together by three impact-first mental health organisations: Mind Piper (mindpiper.in), Aatma Prakash (aatmaprakash.com), and I AM (iamwellbeing.in).

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) on Tuesday launched a helpline to provide counseling support to children and parents in carrying out “meaningful engagement and constructive day-to-day functioning” during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Tuesday launched a helpline to provide counseling support to children and parents in carrying out “meaningful engagement and constructive day-to-day functioning” during the coronavirus pandemic.

बाल अधिकार संरक्षण आयोग (DCPCR) ने कोरोना वायरस (coronavirus) के दौरान सार्थक जुड़ाव और रचनात्मक कार्य करने के लिए बच्चों और माता-पिता को सहायता प्रदान करने के मकसद से काउंसलिंग हेल्पलाइन 011-411-82977 शुरू की है।

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) on Tuesday launched a helpline to provide counseling support to children and parents in carrying out “meaningful engagement and constructive day-to-day functioning” during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) on Tuesday launched a helpline to provide counseling support to children and parents in carrying out “meaningful engagement and constructive day-to-day functioning” during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) on Tuesday launched a counselling helpline to help parents and children carry out constructive activities during the ongoing lockdown. The helpline was launched on Twitter by Minister of Women and Child Development Rajendra Pal Gautam.

बाल अधिकार संरक्षण आयोग (DCPCR) ने कोरोना वायरस (coronavirus) के दौरान सार्थक जुड़ाव और रचनात्मक कार्य करने के लिए बच्चों और माता-पिता को सहायता प्रदान करने के मकसद से काउंसलिंग हेल्पलाइन 011-411-82977 शुरू की है।

COVID-19 poses a disproportionate threat to India’s most poor and disadvantaged citizens. I interviewed Tarun Cherukuri to understand his perspective on the politico-economic and welfare responses to the crisis.

प्रदेश के प्राइवेट स्कूलों में इस वर्ष अपवंचित वर्ग के बच्चों की आधी से ज्यादा सीटें खाली रहेंगी। आखिरी तिथि बीतने तक छह जिलों में 20 हजार से अधिक सीटों के लिए मात्र नौ हजार छात्रों ने ही आवेदन किया है।शिक्षा का अधिकार (आरटीई) अधिनियम के तहत निजी स्कूलों में पहली कक्षा की 25 फीसदी सीटों पर अपवंचित वर्ग के छात्रों को एडमिशन मिलता है।

Karnataka accounted for the third-highest number of children studying in private schools under the 25% Right To Education quota but was seventh when it came to the fee reimbursed by the government to each beneficiary student.

Karnataka accounted for the third highest number of children studying in private schools under the 25% Right To Education quota, but was seventh when it came to the fee reimbursed by the government to each beneficiary student. This is according to the Bright Spot Report: Status of Social Inclusion, published recently by Delhi-headquartered NGO Indus Action.

प्रशिक्षण में इंडस एक्शन संस्था द्वारा बताया गया कि छात्र पंजीकरण की आखरी तारीख 1 मार्च 2020 निर्धारित हैं।अभिवावकों पर छात्र पंजीकरण विकल्प पर जा कर भी पंजीकरण करवा सकते है।

Young Leaders Jigyasa Labroon (Slam Out Loud), Rafiul Alom Rahman (Queer Muslim Project), Tarun Cherukuri (Indus Action), and Dipti Diwedi (ISDM Alumna, Swechha) participated in an invigorating panel discussion.

68 per cent of children studying under section 12 (1)(c)- RTE are from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. More than 1.5 lakh students got enrolled under RTE in Delhi till 2018 -19.

There is growing awareness and demand in society on education. This is also seen in the yearly increase in the children admitted under Section 12(1)(c) that mandates private schools to reserve 25 percent of their seats for students from disadvantaged sections.

In the tenth year of its existence, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009, has seen an impressive growth of 19% increase by year over year in admission since 2015-16. This finding by Indus Action in its annual report The Bright Spots 2019 throws a very different landscape of education in the country.

68% of children studying under section 12 (1)(c)- RTE are from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu

A famous French philosopher, political activist, and literary critic once had said that “We are our choices”.

Stakeholders really need to understand the essence of the National Education Policy, 2019 and the challenges connected with it

The Right to Education (RTE) Act transformed Indian education in many ways and new research shows that RTE expanded the school choices of disadvantaged households by giving them better access to private schools.

It was at his Master’s program at Harvard Kennedy School during which Tarun Cherukuri spent considerable time reading about the Right to Education (RTE).

Indus Action, an organization solving barriers in policy implementation to bridge the gap and enable sustainable access to legislated rights for disadvantaged families, released in its report that Delhi spent the highest amount per child per year to ensure that underprivileged got to study in private schools under Right to Education Act. This is part of their annual Bright Spots Report 2019 which was released during the three-day Sustain Develop Grow event held in New Delhi.

Private schools in at least two districts of the city haven’t been paid a single penny as reimbursement for admitting students from the economically weaker section/disadvantaged.

Delhi and Tamil Nadu spent the highest amount per child per year to ensure the underprivileged got to study in private schools under the Right to Education Act. In a report titled The Bright Spots, NGO Indus Action said that Tamil Nadu spent Rs 25,000- 33,000 for the purpose for different classes,

As per the reports by the NGO Indus Action has said that Tamil Nadu spent Rs 25,000- 33,000 for different classes, while Delhi spent Rs 26,908 on a primary student and Rs 26,708 for a student in the upper primary classes. Madhya Pradesh’s spending was lowest at Rs 4,419.

Indus Action, a non-profit organisation solving barriers in policy implementation to bridge the gap and enable sustainable access to legislated rights for disadvantaged families, aims to enroll one million underprivileged students in high-quality private schools by 2020.

Indus Action, a non-profit organisation solving barriers in policy implementation to bridge the gap and enable sustainable access to legislated rights for disadvantaged families, aims to enroll one million underprivileged students in high-quality private schools by 2020.

In its effort to create inclusive education, Indus Action is working towards providing disadvantaged communities to get access to legislated rights especially the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009. This is part of their annual Bright Spots Report 2019 which was released during the three-day Sustain Develop Grow event held in New Delhi.

This is part of their annual Bright Spots Report 2019 which was released during the three-day Sustain Develop Grow event held in New Delhi. In its effort to create inclusive education, Indus Action is working towards providing disadvantaged communities to get access to legislated rights especially the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009.