A district level "One Day for Child Quarterly Programme" was conducted here. Along with this, the District Child Protection Committee, District Task Force and District Level Advisory Committee meetings were also held.
District Legal Services Authority Secretary Neha Das, Zilla Parishad Chief Executive Officer Tapiram Majhi, Additional District Magistrate (General) Prabir Kumar Nayak, District Chief Medical and Public Health Officer Dr Dolamani Patel and DSP Balkhrishna Kanhar were present in the meeting, which was presided over by district Collector Saroj Kumar Samal.
Collector Samal advised everyone to work sincerely to protect the interests of the child and directed the officials to complete all the programmes on child protection within the specified time schedule. He also desired that all district level quarterly meetings like block level and panchayat level meetings are held regularly. The group development officers were directed to look into the implementation of the plan.
On the occasion, the District Collector said that various programmes like Biju Sishu Suraksha Yojana, Biju Kanyaratna Yojana, Sakhi, Anwesha, Akanksha, Banishree, Balika Samriddhi Yojana, Janani Child Protection Yojana, Beti Bachao and Beti Padhao, Mission Vatsalya and Asirbad etc will be effectively implemented in the district.
He sought interdepartmental coordination and ordered the officials to work diligently to reduce maternal and child mortality in the district. The district Collector further said that the family and society will be benefited if women are financially independent. As many as 114 villages of the district were declared as child marriage-free.