Bhopal

97% funds for women's empowerment, child welfare schemes utilized

Staff Reporter

Madhya Pradesh Government has utilised 97 per cent of funds allocated for implementation of women's empowerment and child welfare programmes during financial year 2012-13. Of this, 97.82 funds were used under Plan and 73.51 percent under Non-Plan Heads.

Under Plan Head, 52.05 percent of women's welfare fund was utilised, 93.22 percent of Jabali Yojana, 42.97 percent of women's security against domestic violence and financial assistance to them, 99.73 percent of ladli laxmi Yojana, 92.08 percent of construction of women's shelters, 100 percent of share of Women's Finance Development Corporation. 48.68 percent of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), 80.22 of Beti Bachao Abhiyan, 85.55 percent of legal assistant for women and child welfare and 100 percent funds of Tejaswini Rural Women's Empowerment Project were utilised during the year.

Under Non-Plan Head, 29.18 percent funds for supervision were utilised, 80.03 percent of institutions under Juvenile Justice Act, 90 percent of training under reformative services, 50.48 percent of Child Rights Protection Commission, 86.90 percent for implementation of Juvenile Justice Act, 48.99 percent for Juvenile Welfare Board, 91.84 percent of State Women's Commission, 86.06 of government orphanages and leprosy homes and 82.66 percent funds for destitute women's homes and sewing training centres were utilised during financial

year 2012-13.