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Time of India
04-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Union min launches regional training centre of women, child in city
1 2 Ranchi: The Regional Training Centre of the Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development (SPNIWCD) was inaugurated on Friday at the JUPMI Building, located within the Smart City premises in Ranchi. The inaugural ceremony was attended by Annapurna Devi , Union minister for women and child development. The centre, envisioned as a hub for capacity building and policy implementation, will not only serve the state but also cater to neighbouring states including Bihar, Odisha, and West Bengal. The SPNIWCD currently operates five regional training centres across India, making the centre the sixth and the first in the eastern region. The newly launched centre is equipped with two modern training rooms, each with a seating capacity of 75 participants, and includes a residential facility with 78 rooms to accommodate trainees from across the region. The centre will include district social welfare officers, child development project officers, women supervisors, district child protection officers, and members of the child welfare committees. Speaking on the occasion, minister Devi said, "The centre is expected to play a critical role in decentralizing capacity-building efforts in eastern India. It will support the implementation of major flagship programmes such as Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Nutrition 2.0, Mission Shakti, Mission Samarthya, and Mission Vatsalya. By focusing on structured and technical training, the centre aims to enhance the skills and knowledge base of front-line workers and officials, thereby improving service delivery, monitoring, and outreach effectiveness. " Minister of state for defence Sanjay Seth, who too attended the event besides other dignitaries, said, "With this dedicated training facility now operational in the city, access to training and capacity-building resources will become more streamlined, enabling faster and more region-specific implementation of central schemes."
The Print
04-07-2025
- General
- The Print
Regional centre of Savitribai Phule National Institute to be inaugurated in Ranchi
The minister said that the Ranchi centre would help implement central government schemes effectively in these four states. The new regional centre will play an important role for four states – Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. Ranchi, Jul 4 (PTI) Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi is scheduled to inaugurate a regional centre of Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development (SPNIWCD) in Ranchi on Friday. It will not only empower frontline functionaries with better access to training and support, but also strengthen flagship missions at the grassroots level, she added. The SPNIWCD, which was earlier known as National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development, was set up in 1966 and has played a strategic role in advancing the development of women and children. Till now, the Delhi-based national institute has five regional centres in Guwahati, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Indore and Mohali to cater to the region-specific requirements. PTI SAN NN This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
State to get new centre for women, child development
1 2 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. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trading CFD dengan Teknologi dan Kecepatan Lebih Baik IC Markets Mendaftar Undo "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.
