Flagship programme Beti Bachao Beto Padhao and One –Stop Centres launched
Flagship programme Beti Bachao Beto
Padhao and One –Stop Centres launched
33% reservation of women in police
force, Special Mahila Police Volunteers, Gender Champions and mobile phone
panic buttons to prevent crimes against women
Khoya Paya portal, landmark MoU with
Railways and expansion of Childline to track/restore/rehabilitate missing
children
Sweeping Adoption reforms to make the
process easy, transparent and quick
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Year end
review
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The Union Ministry of Women and Child
Development this year made rapid strides to address the issues of women and
child development. Special emphasis of the new measures remained addressing the
issue of crimes against women, measures for protecting children especially girl
child, adoption reforms, tracking/rehabilitating/restoring missing children,
empowerment of women and good governance.
Juvenile Justice ( Care &
Protection of Children) Bill 2015 :
In a landmark achievement, the above
Bill has been passed by the Rajya Sabha on 22nd December, 2015.
This Bill now stands passed in the Parliament since the Lok Sabha passed it on
7thMay this year. The JJ Bill, 2015 will now become an Act with the
Presidential approval.
This law will strengthen provisions for
both children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law.
Under Section 15, special provisions have been made to tackle child offenders
committing heinous offences in the age group of 16-18 years.
The Juvenile Justice Board has been
given the option to transfer cases of heinous offences by such children to a
Children’s Court (Court of Session) after conducting preliminary assessment.
The provisions provide for placing children in a ‘place of safety’ both during
and after the trial till they attain the age of 21 years after which an
evaluation of the child shall be conducted by the Children’s Court. After the
evaluation, the child is either released on probation and if the child is not
reformed then the child will be sent to a jail for remaining term.
The enactment of this law is expected
to act as a deterrent for child offenders committing heinous offences such as
rape and murder and will protect the rights of victim.
To streamline adoption procedures for
orphan, abandoned and surrendered children, the existing Central Adoption
Resource Authority (CARA) has been given the status of a statutory body to
enable it to perform its function more effectively. Processes have been
streamlined with timelines for both in-country and inter-country adoption
including declaring a child legally free for adoption.
Several new offences committed against
children, which are so far not adequately covered under any other law, have
also been made part of this law. These include: sale and procurement of
children for any purpose including illegal adoption, corporal punishment in
child care institutions, use of child by militant groups, offences against
disabled children and, kidnapping and abduction of children.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao:
The adverse and declining child sex
ratio (CSR) across the States is a major cause of concern for the Government as
it has fallen from 927 in 2001 to 918in 2011. The WCD Ministry has taken a
major step to arrest this trend by launching its flagship programme Beti
Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) this year. The programme was launched by the
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at Sonipat in Haryana on 22nd January,
2015. WCD Ministry is working closely with the Ministries of Human Resource
Development and Health and Family Welfare to design and implement the Beti
Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) initiative. BBBP seeks to improve the declining trend
of Child Sex Ratio (CSR) in 100 selected districts in every State/ UT from the
current level of 918 by preventing gender- biased sex selection and ensuring
survival, protection and education of the girl child.
An exhaustive National Media
Campaign for advocacy and mind set change with a 360 degree approach
was rolled out in January, 2015. Pan India awareness programmes have been
organized including radio (in Hindi & regional
languages), TV, SMS campaigns, Mobile Exhibition Vans in 96 BBBP Districts,
field publicity with the support of Song and Drama Division (4309 Programmes)
and Directorate of Field Publicity (114 Programmes) of Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting.During the year 2014-15 and 2015-16, Rs. 48.10 crore was spent
for the advocacy campaign. The campaign for 2015-16 would include online
digital media, Radio and TV campaign, Cinema Halls, IVR based 139 (the
universal railway enquiry number), community engagement through Song &
Drama Division of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
The Minister of Women & Child
Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has written to Members of Parliament
(MPs) for integration of BBBP under Adarsh Gram Yojana for improving Child Sex
Ratio in the village(s) selected. Digital India week exhibition of best
practice under BBBP, Mobile application on BBBP, widespread use of social and
online media by BBBP like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, website, MyGov,
Vikaspedia etc., are other initiatives taken up vigorously by the Ministry.
Multi-sectoral District Action Plans
have been operationalized in all states. District Collectors are leading the
initiative and several best practices are seen. An increasing trend is visible
in at least 50% of the BBBP districts for the period from January-March 2015 in
comparison to the baseline values of Sex Ratio at Birth in 2013-14 (as per
HMIS). Capacity building and Training has been imparted to Master Trainers to
further strengthen capacities of District officials and frontline workers on
the issue. Several organizations have come forward to forge partnershipand
engage on the issue.
Village Facilitation &Convergence
Service:
Village Facilitation &Convergence
Service is a new initiative aimed to linking women in need with the
schemes/programs being implemented by Central/State Government impacting the
lives of women such as BBBP, Sabla, Jan Dhan Yojana, Swach Bharat etc. This is
being implemented initially in 100 Gender critical districts listed under BBBP.
One Stop Centres:
The Ministry has launched the Scheme
for setting up One Stop Centres to facilitate access to an integrated range of
services including medical, legal, and psychological support to women affected
by violence to be funded through Nirbhaya Fund. The One Stop Centres will be
integrated with 181 and other existing helplines. The Centre will be
established in every State/UT on a pilot basis. In the first phase, 36 One Stop
Centres will be established One in each State/UT. So far 30 One Stop Centres
have been sanctioned, out of which ten have become fully functional.
Nirbhaya Fund Utilisation:
Proposals of more than Rs 600 cr have
been appraised and recommended under the Nirbhaya Fund. These include:
i) One
Stop Centre with total project cost of Rs. 18.58 crore
ii) Universalisation
of Women Helpline with Rs. 69.49 crore of Ministry of Women and Child
Development (MoWCD).
Proposals of Ministry of Home Affairs include:
i) Creation
of Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF) for supporting the States/UT
Administrations for implementation of Victim Compensation Scheme of Rs. 200.00
Crore.
ii) Creation
of Investigative Units for Crime against Women (IUCAW) in all police districts
of the country of Rs. 324.00 Crore.
Funds amounting to Rs. 10.71 crore have been
released in respect of One Stop Centres and an amount of Rs. 13.92 crore has
been sanctioned for Women Helpline. Ministry of Home Affairs is processing the
proposals as per instructions issued by the Ministry of Finance, Department of
Economic Affairs under Nirbhaya Fund for disbursement of funds
Women Helpline:
A schematic proposal to enable the
universalization of a Helpline specifically for women with a common
number 181 across the country has been approved. This Helpline will be
linked with One Stop Centres being established by the Ministry of Women &
Child Development. So far 21 states have been extended financial assistance
& operationalised this Helpline.
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013:
The Ministry has released a Handbook on
the Act for ready reference of all. It is also available on www.wcd.nic.in.
The Handbook is meant for all workplaces, institutions, organisations to
provide basic understanding of sexual harassment at places of work. It is also
designed to offer Internal Complaints Committee/s and Local Complaints
Committee/s established under the Act with simple, user friendly information on
sexual harassment; what is expected of the Complaints Committee to redress a
complaint and what the inquiry process and outcome should be. The Handbook has
been prepared in consultation with stakeholders and experts.
WCD Ministry has recommended Mandatory
disclosure of constitution of Internal Complaints Committee by Companies in
their annual report under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act. The
Ministries/Departments in Government of India have also been advised to ensure
the compliance of the Act. The Associated Chambers of Commerce &
Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI), Confederation of Indian Society, Chamber of Commerce &
Industry (CCI), and National Association of Software and Services Companies
(NASSCOM) have been requested to ensure effective implementation of the Act
amongst their members in private sector entities.
33% Reservation of Women in Police:
This initiative has been taken up to
strengthen gender sensitivity in police force so as to improve the overall
police responsiveness to gender sensitive cases. So far 7 states and all Union
Territories have joined this initiative and have started recruiting additional
women police officers. Most of the other States have agreed to start working on
this.
Special Mahila Police Volunteer
Programme:
Guidelines for operationalization of
Mahila Police Volunteers have been developed by WCD Ministry and sent to the
Ministry of Home Affairs for adoption. MPVs will act as a link between police
and community and facilitate women in distress. The MPVs shall report the
incidence of violence against women, domestic violence and dowry harassment.
They shall be given an Identity Card to authorize their identity and engagement
with public. The contribution of the MPVs will be rewarded annually.
Engendering Young Boys and Girls in
Educational Institutions through Gender Champions:
To sensitize young boys and girls on
gender equality issues, the scheme of Gender Champions has been introduced from
the school level itself. The initiative has been conceptualized to be
implemented through Educational institutions for sensitizing young boys and
girls and for creating awareness on laws, legislations, legal rights and life
skills education. Gender Champions would be identified in each class from 8th
upwards and Gender Champions Club will be institutionalized in Educational
institutions. The Gender Champion Guidelines developed by WCD Ministry are
being operationalized in collaboration with M/o Human Resource Development.
Department of Higher Education has already taken up the initiative with
University Grant Commission (UGC). UGC vide a notification dated 3rd August,
2015 has requested Colleges and Universities to implement Gender Champions.,
this programme has been started for all educational institutions where selected
boys and girls will be recognized as Gender Champions. The objective is to
catch them young and ingrain gender equality during their formative years.
Recognition and Awards for Women
Achievers:
The Ministry of Women & Child
Development has placed at the forefront of its efforts to recognize and reward
the achievements of women to make a difference of life, aspirations and
opportunities available to women. New awards have been instituted to recognise
exceptional and selfless work done by women, at district and State levels
(throughout the country). These awards will be decided at State/ UT level.
These awards will be presented on International Women's Day.
For the first time, in collaboration
with Facebook, Ministry of Women and Child Development is running a contest to
select 100 women achievers through public nominations and voting. Women who
have contributed in improving their community and making an impact on people
around them shall be felicitated by the Ministry.
The Ministry has also collaborated with
media to highlight women achievers. One such year long programme ‘Abke
Baras Mohey Bitiya hee Dijo’ is being telecast jointly by Focus
TV, ETV and Doordarshan.
SABLA:
This scheme has been specially designed
for providing life skills, supplementary nutrition and basic health check-up
facilities for the out of school adolescent girls. Currently, this scheme is
running in 210 districts in the country which is being expanded to cover all
districts of the country in the next financial year. SABLA aims at all
round development of adolescent girls of 11-18 years by making them
self-reliant. SABLA has benefitted 98.98 Lakh adolescent girls.
Revised Guidelines for STEP:
The guidelines for Support to Training
and Employment Programme for Women (STEP) have been revised and application
format simplified. Funding for beneficiary has been increased. The scheme aims
to provide skills that give employability to women and provide competencies
that enable them to become self -employed/entrepreneurs.
Rashtriya Mahila Kosh:
For effective implementation of RMK,
Rate of Interest (ROI) of RMK loans has been revised downward. ROI chargeable
to end-beneficiaries by NGOs have been reduced to 10% from 14% this year. With
a view to make loaning guidelines of RMK more effective and customer friendly,
the lending guidelines have been further revised and simplified in this year.
Women of India Exhibitions:
In order to link crafts-women directly
to the market, a new initiative titled “Women of India” has been started. Two
thematic exhibitions-cum-sale have already been organized successfully in
Delhi. One such unique exhibition with the theme ‘Women and organic
Products’ was organised this year at ‘Dilli Haat, INA in New Delhi. In the
exhibition, over 600 women artisans /entrepreneurs from Leh to Kanyakumari and
from Kohima to Kutch participated with their organic products, including large
varieties of rice, black rice, rajma, pulses, spices, honey, tea and lemon tea,
organic mushroom, Bee wax, handicrafts, ethnic foods, pickles and preserves,
vegetables and fruits, fabrics, dyes, dresses, cosmetics, organic liquid
pesticides and fungicides etc. The scheme is now being expanded to other
states. This scheme is also being taken up through e-Commerce platform which
will be launched shortly.
Regulation of Matrimonial Websites:
Responding to a number of complaints of
stalking and harassment of women who register on matrimonial websites, it has
been decided to put in place a regulatory framework in order to check this
menace. The matrimonial websites have come on board for this and have agreed to
jointly develop a code of conduct which will be implemented through self-regulation.
Panic Button on Mobile Phones:
To provide security to women in
emergency situations, facility of a physical panic button has been agreed to by
the mobile phones manufacturers and service providers. Mandatory regulations
for this will be issued in collaboration with Department of Information
Technology. In the meantime, mobile phones companies are working on
technological solution for the existing as well future mobile phones. This will
be launched by March 2016.
Extension of Maternity Leave :
In order to enable a women employee to exclusively
breast feed for six months after child birth, the Ministry is working for
extending the maternity leave period to seven months. The Ministry of Labour
has decided to extend this from three months to 6.5 months for which an
amendment of the relevant labour laws is under preparation.
Shelter Home for widows in Vrindavan:
A large facility has been approved for the widows
in Vrindavan who currently are living in near destitute conditions. Construction
is starting in January 2016.
Mandatory Mention of Widows Name on
Death Certificates:
In order to ensure that a widow is facilitated to
get all her entitlements after the death of her husbands, the Ministry is
working with the office of Registrar General of India as well as the State
Governments to ensure that the name of the widow is compulsorily mentioned in
the death certificates of their husbands.
National Policy on Women:
A new National Policy on Women is under
formulation. The High Level Committee set up for this purpose has already
submitted its Report after extensive national and regional stakeholder’s
consultations. The Policy will be notified by March 2016.
Steps taken on Missing Children:
Several measures have been taken up for
tracking, rehabilitating/restoring lost, missing and trafficked children.
i) Khoya
Paya:
The Ministry of Women and Child Development, with
the assistance of Department of Electronics and Information Technology(DeitY),
has launched a web portal Khoya-Paya this year for reporting and searching
missing children. The web portal ‘Khoya-Paya’ will have information of missing
and sighted children. So far approximately 2700 users have registered on the
portal and around 1500 have downloaded mobile application for usage through
their mobile phones. Around 1500 cases of missing/sighted children have been
reported and 140 cases of missing children have been closed on the portal.
ii) MOU
with Railways:
Ministry of Women and Child Development and
Ministry of Railways have framed path-breaking Special Operating Procedures
(SOPs) to be implemented by Railwaysfor runaway, abandoned, kidnapped,
trafficked children via medium of railways. Child Helpline Centres at 20 major
Railway Stations for rehabilitation and rescue of such children have been
established. The Railway Stations will have NGOs/Child Help Groups/Childline
Units working with them who will work towards restoration of children to their
parents/guardians or their rehabilitation in the absence of the former. Posters
are being put out in railway coaches and railway stations to entail citizen
participation in spotting and reporting missing/lost children. Regular Public
announcements will be made at railway stations for information of public as
well as children.
iii) Expanding
Childline
Childline is a nation-wide initiative for rescuing
and assisting children in distress conditions. In the last 18 months, Childline
has been extended to 386 cities. It is proposed to extend this to 500 cities by
the middle of next year.
Adoption Reforms:
In adoption reforms, the Ministry of
Women and Child Development has notified the revised ‘Guidelines
Governing Adoption of Children 2015’ which have come into force with
effect from August, 1, 2015. The revised guidelines coupled with the new IT
enabled adoption system – CARINGS, provide a transparent process of
adoption under which all the child care institutions of the country have been
brought into an integrated system. The Guidelines were brought into effect to
make the entire adoption process hassle free by minimizing delays at various
levels. The provisions include declaring orphan, abandoned and surrendered
children legally free for adoption by Child Welfare Committee(CWC) in a time
bound manner, enabling online registration of PAPs for referral and matching,
conducting Home Study Reports of the PAPs within a period of one month,
mandating District Child Protection Unit(DCPU) to expedite placement of all
adoptable children including setting up of linkage between Specialised
Adoption Agency(SAA) and Child Care Institution(CCI) to reach all
adoptable children etc.
For hassle-free adoption, CARINGS will contain a Centralized Data Bank of
adoptable children and PAPs. Clear cut timelines for domestic and inter-country
adoption have been laid down to ensure early deinstitutionalization of such
children. A toll-free adoption helpline no. 1800-111-311, has been
initiated by CARA for helping domestic prospective adoptive parents, Indian
adoption agencies and general public in adoption related matters.
Adoption data (In-country and
Inter-country) from April ,2012 to March,2015
|
Year
|
In-Country
|
Inter-Country
|
Total
|
|
2012 - 2013 (April,12 to Mar,13)
|
4694
|
308
|
5002
|
|
2013-2014 (April, 13 to Mar, 14)
|
3924
|
430
|
4354
|
|
2014-2015 (April, 14 to Mar, 15)
|
3988
|
374
|
4362
|
Source : M/o WCD
Gender wise In-country adoption data
|
Year
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
April
2012-Mar 2013
|
1848
|
2846
|
4694
|
|
April
2013-Mar 2014
|
1631
|
2293
|
3924
|
|
April
2014-Mar 2015
|
1688
|
2300
|
3988
|
Source : M/o WCD
Foster Care Guidelines:
A new system of providing foster care
to children has been put in placedand new guidelines have been issued. This
permits children to be looked after by individual families as foster parents
thereby providing a much better standard of care and protection than what these
children get in the child care institutions.
Aadhar Cards for Children in Child Care
Institutions:
This initiative has been started in
collaboration with UIDAI to provide Aadhar cards to all children in every child
care institution so that they have permanent identity for future. This will
help them to access various Government services after they grow up.
Mandatory Registration of all Child
Care Institutions:
The State Governments have been ordered
to bring every child care institution into the scope of registration so that
minimum standards of care and protection can be provided to children. The
process of identifying un-registered institutions has already started in most
of the States. This will also bring many more children into the scope of
adoption and they will be able to get family for themselves.
Rapid Survey on Children Data:
The Rapid Survey on Children (RSoC) was
commissioned by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) in 29 States
during 2013-14. The provisional national fact sheet on the survey was released
by the Government on 2nd July 2015 and is available on the website of Ministry
of Women and Child Development.
As per the Rapid Survey on Children
(RSoC), 2013-14, commissioned by Ministry of Women and Child Development, there
is a reduction in underweight children under 5 years of age from 42.5% in
NFHS-3(2005-06) to 29.4%, in RSoC. Similarly, the proportion of severely
underweight children is 9.5% as per RSoC as compared to 15.8% of NFHS-3.
National Nutrition Mission:
A new Mission to tackle the problem of
malnutrition is being launched by March 2016 so that supplementary nutrition
can be provided in a targeted manner with real-time IT based monitoring at
ground level. Necessary software for this has already been put in place and a
detailed proposal has been submitted for approval of Cabinet. The Mission has
been uniquely designed with participation of national and multi-national
entities providing assistance in various forms. Meeting the commitment made by
the Government, as expressed by the Finance Minister in his Budget Speech in
June, 2014, a new National Nutrition Mission has been prepared and will be
launched shortly. It will put in place a comprehensive set of measures and
activities that will address pivotal and complex issues of malnutrition and
focus on outcome monitoring, training and capacity building.
Expanding Anganwadi Infrastructure:
In another initiative, two lakh AWC
buildings are planned to be constructed in 2,534 most backward Blocks of 8
World Bank assisted ICDS Systems Strengthening & Nutrition Improvement
Program (ISSNIP) States [Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh] besides Assam, Odisha &
Telangana in convergence with Ministry of Rural Development under Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) @ 50,000 AWC
buildings per year during the next four years. Construction of AWC buildings
has been included as an approved activity under the MGNREG Act.
‘Guidelines for construction of Anganwadi Centres’ under MGNREGS have been
issued jointly by the Ministries of Women and Child Development and Rural
Development, on 13th August, 2015.Under systematic convergence of ICDS Scheme
with MGNREGS, 28,619 sites have been identified till 20th November,
2015 in IPPE Blocks/High Burden Districts of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan,Telangana and Uttar Pradesh in
first phase.
Private sector companies have also
joined this initiative under their CSR activities in setting up the ‘Next
Generation Anganwadis’. These anganwadis are proposed to be run as a
shared space in which 50% of the time will be devoted to children’s education
and the remaining half will support women’s skill development. The model
Anganwadis will be equipped with solar power, television for e-learning,
hygienic toilets and pure drinking water supply.
The total number of operational
Anganwadi Centres in the country stood at 13,47,890 as on 30th September, 2015.
Junk Food Guidelines:
Ministry of Women and Child Development
constituted a working group under the Chairmanship of Director, NIN, Hyderabad
which examined the regulatory framework of junk food in 23 countries across the
world and made its recommendations. The Ministry of Women and Child Development
has forwarded the recommendation/report of the working group to the Ministry of
HRD for suitably notifying and implementing the same in schools. It has also
written to M/o Health and Family Welfare for including the same in the guidelines
made by Food Safety Standard Authority of India(FSSAI). It has suggested a
comprehensive definition of junk food in the context of children and has
suggested that all food items falling in the definition of junk food should be
banned in the school canteens. It has also suggested that vendors/street
vendors should not be permitted to sell these foods during school timings in a
vicinity of 200 meters from any school. They further suggested that shops and
restaurants selling food within 200 meters of a school should not be permitted
to sell these foods to children in school uniforms. They have also suggested
that a list of desirable food items to be offered in the school canteen.
Film on Good Touch Bad Touch – KOMAL:
A National Award winning animation film KOMAL has
been produced to educate young children on sexual misconduct. The school
organizations have been directed to have this film shown to all children in all
schools.
Film on Maternal and Neo-natal Care
This film has been produced specifically for
showing in maternity wards of hospitals so as to educate new mothers on care of
new born babies so that the neo-natal mortality is reduced.
Implementation of e-Office :
The Ministry has implemented the
paperless e-office system in order to improve efficiency, and effectiveness of Government responses. Nearly 12000 files have been
digitized, service books, record room files have been digitised. This has
resulted in drastic reduction in purchase of stationery items savings for the
Govt. exchequer, improved quality and time for processing cases, apart from
increased transparency and accountability.
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Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launches e-Office in the
Ministry of Women & Child Development
In keeping with the spirit of “Good
Governance” initiative of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi; the
Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched the e-office in the
Ministry. The e-office was formally launched by WCD Minister, Smt. Maneka
Sanjay Gandhi in New Delhi today. Secretary, WCD, Shri V. Somasundaran;
Secretary, DeitY, Shri J. S. Deepak; Additional Secretary, WCD, Ms Nutan Guha
Biwas and other senior officials of the Ministry of WCD and NIC were present on
the occasion.
Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi congratulated the officials for making such a big leap forward towards paperless functioning. The new system brings transparency and accountability, which will help to step up the delivery mechanisms, the Minister explained. She also hoped to bring other organizations like National Commission for Women within the ambit of e-Office soon since they receive a large number of complaints from the public which need rigorous follow-up. Smt Maneka Gandhi urged that applications along with the necessary documents for important programmes of the Ministry like STEP should be received online and processed on the new system.
The legacy data of all the files of the ministry has been digitized and the entire file movement is now taking place electronically.Under the e-office, every receipt of any paper is scanned and digitized and the new file is opened. The file is then processed electronically as per specified procedure and specified hierarchy. The project was initiated in July, 2015 and over 12,000 files of the Ministry have been digitized. Several modules of e-office ie File Management System, Knowledge Management System, Leave Management System, Tour Management System, have been running under the e-office.Personnel Information Management System (e-Service Book) is expected to start from the 1st of January, 2016.
Shri V Somasundaran appreciated the efforts of the NIC team to digitize such a large number of files within just six months. In the new system, a file takes only 4-5 days for processing as compared to 30-40 days earlier and it is possible to locate the point at which the file is held up and avoid delay by expediting the same, he explained.
Shri J S Deepak pointed out that e-Office is a very good system for processing of files and that DeitY is continuously striving to bring new areas within the ambit of digitization.
All files of the M/o Women & Child Development are being processed in e-Office (13383 number of Total Files processed till 22nd December, 2015), Receipts are also getting scanned and processed in e-Office (23993 number of total Receipts processed till 22nd December, 2015).
The e-office has resulted in substantial reduction of processing time which directly impacts the delivery mechanism of the ministry, both for the State Governments as well as related civil society organizations. The e-office has also resulted in better accountability and transparency and will ultimately result in higher manpower efficiency. All the attached offices of the ministry are also going to come on the e-office platform shortly.
Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi congratulated the officials for making such a big leap forward towards paperless functioning. The new system brings transparency and accountability, which will help to step up the delivery mechanisms, the Minister explained. She also hoped to bring other organizations like National Commission for Women within the ambit of e-Office soon since they receive a large number of complaints from the public which need rigorous follow-up. Smt Maneka Gandhi urged that applications along with the necessary documents for important programmes of the Ministry like STEP should be received online and processed on the new system.
The legacy data of all the files of the ministry has been digitized and the entire file movement is now taking place electronically.Under the e-office, every receipt of any paper is scanned and digitized and the new file is opened. The file is then processed electronically as per specified procedure and specified hierarchy. The project was initiated in July, 2015 and over 12,000 files of the Ministry have been digitized. Several modules of e-office ie File Management System, Knowledge Management System, Leave Management System, Tour Management System, have been running under the e-office.Personnel Information Management System (e-Service Book) is expected to start from the 1st of January, 2016.
Shri V Somasundaran appreciated the efforts of the NIC team to digitize such a large number of files within just six months. In the new system, a file takes only 4-5 days for processing as compared to 30-40 days earlier and it is possible to locate the point at which the file is held up and avoid delay by expediting the same, he explained.
Shri J S Deepak pointed out that e-Office is a very good system for processing of files and that DeitY is continuously striving to bring new areas within the ambit of digitization.
All files of the M/o Women & Child Development are being processed in e-Office (13383 number of Total Files processed till 22nd December, 2015), Receipts are also getting scanned and processed in e-Office (23993 number of total Receipts processed till 22nd December, 2015).
The e-office has resulted in substantial reduction of processing time which directly impacts the delivery mechanism of the ministry, both for the State Governments as well as related civil society organizations. The e-office has also resulted in better accountability and transparency and will ultimately result in higher manpower efficiency. All the attached offices of the ministry are also going to come on the e-office platform shortly.
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