Bhubaneswar, July 24 -- The Odisha Government today announced its decision to implement
the Central Government's Mission Vatsalya scheme (referred to as "Mission Year Scheme" in earlier drafts) aimed at strengthening child safety and welfare across the state.
The decision was taken during a meeting of the State-Level Child Safety and Welfare Monitoring and Review Committee, chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja.
Director of Women and Child Development, Monisha Banerjee, presented a detailed overview of the various institutional mechanisms currently functioning in the field of child protection.
Key institutional frameworks discussed include:
Central Mission Vatsalya Approval Council
Central Project Monitoring Unit
State Child Protection...