New Delhi: Government`s ambitious "Sabla"
scheme, aimed at bringing around six crore adolescent girls
under a nutritional programme, has been referred to a Group of
Ministers (GoM) for "fine-tuning", sources said here Friday.
The proposed Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of
Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) by Women and Child Development
Ministry came up before the Cabinet yesterday which decided to
refer it to a GoM after it was felt that anganwadis need to be
strengthened before implementing the scheme.
The Rs 4,500 crore scheme is expected to provide girls
between 11-18 years of age supplementary nutrition, awareness
about health, hygiene and upgrade their vocational skills
through anganwadi centres.
Sources said the anganwadis, which are to implement
the scheme, do not have a support system to successfully
implement the programme which is aimed at covering six crore
girls across the country.
"It was felt that the angwadis need more manpower and
facilities and at present, most of them do not even have
drinking water at their premises. So there was a need for a
rethink on the scheme and the matter was referred to a GoM for
fine-tuning," a senior official said.
The first phase of scheme is planned to start in
2010-11 and will cover nearly two crore girls. It will be
expanded in 2011-12.
The scheme is aimed at replacing Kishori Shakti Yojna
run by Rural Development Ministry which is valid upto December
31, 2012 and Nutritional Program for Adolescent Girls run by
Ministry of Women and Child Development.
PTI
