Stay updated with breaking news from Child Development Services. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
While demand-side changes, such as the creation of job opportunities, are certainly needed to increase female participation in the labour force, there is an equivalent need to share the care work burden that is disproportionately thrust on women.
It has been more than four years since the Government of India launched its flagship programme National Nutrition Mission or Poshan Abhiyaan with an aim to improve nutritional outcomes for children, adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers in the country. That was a much-needed campaign as the country is notorious for malnutrition. However, findings by the government of India’s think tank NITI Aayog based on data from National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4) (2015-2016) and NFHS-5 (2019-2021), showed that no significant improvement has been seen in nutritional intake over the y...
A prevalence of anaemia of 40% or more warrants serious concern.
That precious funds meant to be spent on ensuring nutritious meals for poor children, pregnant women and lactating mothers in Punjab should have been diverted and misused by the authorities is a grave lapse as it has a direct bearing on the health of the kids. The Accountant-General (Audit) has foun