State to get new centre for women, child development
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Union women and child development (WCD) minister and Koderma MP Annapurna Devi on Wednesday said that the inauguration of a new regional centre of the Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development (SPNIWCD) in Ranchi would be held on July 4.
"The new regional centre will cater to states in the eastern region -- Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, and West Bengal -- which collectively host over 7 lakh functionaries, spread across 115 districts, under flagship schemes such as
Mission Shakti
, Mission Vatsalya, and Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0," the minister said in a statement.
"Previously, training needs of these four states were partially catered through regional centres located in Guwahati and Lucknow, posing logistical challenges for many functionaries due to long travel distances.
The new regional centre will also offer the Advance Diploma in Child Guidance and Counselling and will facilitate better accessibility for front-line functionaries in these Eastern region states," the ministry said on Wednesday.
The National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) was recently renamed as the SPNIWCD. "This renaming took place under the visionary leadership of Union Minister for WCD Annpurna Devi," the department said.
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"The renaming of the NIPCCD is a tribute to the legacy of one of India's foremost social reformers and a reaffirmation of our commitment to women and child-centric development," Annapurna said.
Highlighting the importance of setting up new regional centres, she further said that the inauguration of the new centre in Ranchi would mark a significant step towards decentralised, region-specific capacity building in the Eastern region.
This Centre will not only empower our frontline functionaries with better access to training and support but also strengthen our flagship missions at the grass-roots level.
The NIPCCD, now renamed as the SPNIWCD, has its headquarters in New Delhi and presently has regional centres in Bangalore, Guwahati, Lucknow, Indore and Mohali. It serves as the apex body for training, research, documentation, and capacity building in the field of women and child development. The institute plays a pivotal role in strengthening implementation mechanisms under various flagship schemes through its online and physical training programmes, the department said.
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