As per the National Family Health Survey-3 2005-06, the percentage of underweight children below 5 years among scheduled tribes is 54.5% as against the National average of 2.5% for all category of children. Madhya Pradesh Happens to be the worst affected State and Sikkim is placed at the best place with only 19.7 per cent of underweight children compared to the National average of 42.5 per cent. The State-wise details of underweight children below 5 years in the country as well in Scheduled tribes is as under:
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Saturday, August 7, 2010
Malnutrition Amongst Tribals
National Tribal Policy to Address Tribal Concerns
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has formulated a draft “National Tribal Policy” identifying the strengths of tribal traditions and culture, covering all important issues of tribals. The Policy derives strength from the principles enshrined in the Constitution and the provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996. Simultaneously, the Policy also. The main issues covered in the Policy relate to : Alientation of Tribal Land; Tribal –Forest Interface; Displacement, Resettlement & Rehabilitation; Enhancement of Human Development Index; Creation of Critical infrastructure; Violent Manifestations; Conservation & Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PTGs); Adoption of Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) Strategy; Empowerment; Gender Equity; Enlisting Support of Non-Governmental Organisation; Tribal Culture & Traditional Knowledge; Administration of Tribal Areas; the Regulatory & Protective Regime etc.
The draft Policy aims at addressing the crucial issues concerning tribals by adopting a strategy which includes mainly:-
I. Devolution of more powers to local bodies in Scheduled/Tribal Areas.
II. Developing a quantifiable Tribal Development Index.
III. Preparation of a separate Tribal centric strategy in each of the social and development sectors.
IV. Strengthening ITDPs/ITDAs, MADAs and Clusters in tribal areas to make them the focal point of development & regulatory functions.
V. Adopting Area Planning approach in the Scheduled /Tribal Areas.
VI. Encouraging affirmative action by industries to improve the Human Development Index.
VII. Supporting Voluntary action in service deficient far flung areas.
VIII. Empowerment of the community in terms of the provisions of the PESA Act to ensure involvement and control of the community in planning and implementation of programmes.
IX. Ensuring that jobs are filled by local ST candidates by relaxation of qualification (if necessary) and building up their capacity after recruitment.
This information was given by Shri. Tushar A. Chaudhary, the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
The draft Policy aims at addressing the crucial issues concerning tribals by adopting a strategy which includes mainly:-
I. Devolution of more powers to local bodies in Scheduled/Tribal Areas.
II. Developing a quantifiable Tribal Development Index.
III. Preparation of a separate Tribal centric strategy in each of the social and development sectors.
IV. Strengthening ITDPs/ITDAs, MADAs and Clusters in tribal areas to make them the focal point of development & regulatory functions.
V. Adopting Area Planning approach in the Scheduled /Tribal Areas.
VI. Encouraging affirmative action by industries to improve the Human Development Index.
VII. Supporting Voluntary action in service deficient far flung areas.
VIII. Empowerment of the community in terms of the provisions of the PESA Act to ensure involvement and control of the community in planning and implementation of programmes.
IX. Ensuring that jobs are filled by local ST candidates by relaxation of qualification (if necessary) and building up their capacity after recruitment.
This information was given by Shri. Tushar A. Chaudhary, the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
National Mission on Sustainable Habitat
he Government has approved "National Mission on Sustainable Habitat" in February this year which seeks to promote sustainability of habitats through improvements in energy efficiency in buildings, urban planning, improved management of solid and liquid waste, modal shift towards public transport and conservation through appropriate changes in legal and regulatory framework. It also seeks to improve ability of habitats to adapt to climate change by improving resilience of infrastructure, community based disaster management and measures for improving advance warning systems for extreme weather events. This was stated by Shri Saugata Roy, Minister of State, Urban Development in reply to a question in Lok Sabha Today.
The Mission is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan for Climate Change and addresses sustainability concerns related to habitats, primarily urban areas.
The Mission is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan for Climate Change and addresses sustainability concerns related to habitats, primarily urban areas.
Assessment of Performance under NRHM
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| The performance of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has been assessed by (i) three common Review Missions having large representation of Non-Governmental Sector, (ii) Kaveri Gill’s Study for Planning Commission, (iii) Performance Audit of NRHM by Comptroller and Auditor General of India and (iv) the report on the first phase of Community Monitoring under NRHM. Improvement in the health Indicators have been assessed by Sample Registration Survey(SRS) of Registrar General of India and District Level Health Surveys(DLHS)-III of 2007-08. |
Family Welfare Programme
The Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh [JSK]/National Population Stabilisation Fund [NPSF] has adopted the following strategies towards population Stabilization.
1. The Prerna strategy (Responsible Parenthood Practices) of Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh (JSK) promotes population stabilization by encouraging delayed marriage (after the legal age) among girls, by rewarding the women who marry after the legal age and ensure proper spacing in the birth of their children. Total number of couples awarded under this scheme from 2008 till date are 662.
2. The Santushti strategy provides private sector gynaecologists and vasectomy surgeons, an opportunity to conduct sterilization operations in Public Private Partnership (PPP). Under this scheme, 84 private nursing homes working with JSK have carried out 4984 sterilizations during the year 2009-10.
3. The JSK Call Centre on Reproductive, Family Planning and Child Health provides authentic information on issues related to family planning, reproductive and child health. Call Centre is getting on an average 300 calls daily. It has received approximately 1,75,000 calls and addressed 2,59,113 queries from the high fertility states of UP, Bihar, MP and Rajasthan.
4. JSK regularly undertakes advocacy on the issue with stakeholders such as the corporates, national media, adolescents and students from high secondary schools, NGOs and the community in the high fertility states.
Power Generation from Wind and Solar Energy
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy through the Centre for Wind Energy Technology has taken up a wind resource assessment programme to assess wind power potential in the country including Uttarakhand. As a result of this exercise, 233 wind potential locations have been identified so far.
Regarding solar energy, the daily average solar radiation varies from 4-7 kwh per sq. met. depending upon the location in the country. However, no specific assessment study has been done for hilly regions so far.
The cost of electricity per unit from solar energy is quite high as compared to conventional sources. As per the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, the tariff for 2010-11 for Solar Photovoltaics Power Projects is Rs. 17.91 per unit and that for Solar thermal projects is Rs. 15.31 per unit. The cost of generation of electricity from wind power projects varies from Rs. 2.75 to Rs. 3.50 per unit depending upon site, capital cost, debt-equity ratio, and interest rate etc.
Government is promoting commercial grid connected wind power projects through private sector investment in wind potential states by providing fiscal incentives, loan from Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and other financial institutions. Technical support including detailed wind resource assessment to identify further potential sites, is provided by the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), Chennai. This apart, preferential tariff is being provided to increase wind energy investment in the potential States. Government has recently announced a generation based incentive (GBI) under which Rs. 0.50 per unit generated from wind power projects is provided to the projects which do not avail accelerated depreciation benefit.
The Government has recently announced Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission which provides a policy framework to support promotion and development of grid connected solar power projects and also off-grid solar applications across the country including hilly regions.
Base Rate System Replaces Benchmark Prime Lending Rate System
| Expected to Increase Credit flow to Small Borrowers | |
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This information was given by the Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena in a written reply to an Unstarred Question raised in Lok Sabha today.
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