February 22, 2016
WB Govt: Ensuring the development of girls and children
The Kanyashree Scheme for girl children has been one of the biggest achievements of the West Bengal Government. Almost 31 lakh girls have benefitted from this flagship scheme.
Thanks to the Kanyashree Scheme, the school dropout rate among girls as well as instances of early marriage have come down in the State.
The Kanyashree Scheme has received international recognition, being awarded by UNICEF and being showcased at the Girl Summit 2014, co-hosted by the UK government and UNICEF in London. The State government has been celebrating August 14 as Kanyashree Divas for the last three years.
The government has also launched a scheme for children affected by malnutrition, as a part of which 69,39,673 children aged 6 months to 6 years and 13,77,360 pregnant and lactating women have been provided nutrition.
The number of malnutrition-free children aged 5 years now number 60,52,091. From 36.06% in 2011, the number of malnourished kids has come down to 19% in 2015.
The government launched the State Plan of Action on Children 2014-18 on December 16, 2014.
Swabalamban Scheme has been started for the empowerment of women. The government is also rehabilitating sex workers through its Muktir Aalo scheme.
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