Secretary, Woman and Child Development Department, Subrat Sahu has asked all the district officers to prepare further action plan in accordance with the departmental budget amount sanctioned for the year 2014-15.
In the two-day review meeting, which concluded here on Saturday, Sahu, while reviewing physical and financial progress of Model ‘anganwadi’ centres, pre-school kits and uniform for the year 2013-14, instructed to send the materials to all the anganwadi centres soon.Sahu, who presided over the concluding session, while reviewing various court cases, asked the departmental officers to ensure compliance of court orders seriously and within time limit.
During the meeting, the Secretary gathered detailed information from the district woman and child development officers and district programme officers on the status of court cases, appointment of assistants and workers in anganwadi and ‘mini anganwadi’ centres, departmental enquiry against Gazetted and Non-gazetted staff, pending pension cases and disposal of applications received from Mukhyamantri Jandarshan, important persons, besides anganwadi workers and assistants.
Evaluating details on malnutrition among children, the Secretary reviewed the figures received from Navjatan Scheme and Weighing Festival.He held discussions with the officials on information about the beneficiaries of ‘Mukhyamantri Baal Sandarbh Yojana’ and on giving more benefits to children from the scheme.He asked the district officers to update the departmental figures through software prepared by NIC.
Sahu also reviewed physical and financial condition of fund sanctioned for Anganwadi building in the financial year 2013-14 and the Anganwadi centres sanctioned under the 13th Finance Commission.