CHILDLINE was launched in 1996 on an experimental basis as the first emergency outreach service for children by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Realizing the potential of the initiative to address the persistent gap in protection of children in distress, it was adopted in 1999 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment under Read More …
The Department of Women and Child Development (WCD), Government of Odisha, has undertaken decentralisation of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) supplementary nutrition programme in the state to streamline and strengthen the programme and ensure ‘universalisation with quality’ in a time-bound manner. The initiative reaches out to all beneficiaries with a standard weekly menu, meeting Read More …
