by Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH, OCT 22
With a view to improving
sex ratio between the age group of zero to six years, district Jind and Jhajjar
of Haryana have been included in the pilot project known as ‘Thematic
Convergence Project’ started in collaboration with Panchayati Raj Institutions
(PRIs).
While
stating this today, Director General, Women and Child Development Department,Haryana,
Mrs. Sumita Misra said that census 2011 reported 914 females per 1000 males in
the age group of 0-6 years in the country. This being an issue of concern and
while recognizing the urgent need for action to improve the sex ratio, she
said,the Central Government decided to initiate district level action plan for
improving child sex ratio through the Gram Panchayats.
She
said that Union Women and Child Development Minister, Mrs. Krishna Tirath
recently inaugurated this Thematic Convergence Project in New Delhi. She said
that apart from Haryana, the scheme was implemented in 12 districts of other
states namely Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Orissa, Maharashtra and Jammu and
Kashmir.
She
said that District Gender Convergence Officers would be appointed in the seven
states earmarked under the scheme. She said that the purpose of the National
Mission for Empowerment of Women was to ensure empowerment of women through
convergence of schemes and activities at Central and State level through
setting up of National and State Mission Authorities (SMA) and State Resource
Centre for Women (SRCW).
The
Gender Convergence Officer (GCO) at the district level would coordinate with
different departments and other stakeholders at the district level, block and
village level for mainstreaming convergence on the issue of Child Sex Ratio
(CSR). He would be actively engaged with selected Gram Panchayats and extend
support to PRI members in organizing special Gram Sabha, facilitate preparation
of agenda and analysis of data to disseminate and discuss the core issue. He
would coordinate with women groups, CBOs and local authorities to enhance
understanding of CSR and gender issues.
The GCO will also liaise
and communicate with members of Village Health Nutrition and Sanitation
Committee to ensure their involvement and ownership in the programme. He would
organize and facilitate meetings of the various committees at district, block
and village level and workshop for elected representatives. Also, he would
identify and implement appropriate monitoring mechanisms for the smooth
implementation of the programme, including follow-up on the performance of the
pilot project and timely reporting. She said that women candidates would
be preferred for the post of GCO.
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