New Delhi, Nov 11: Concerned over the prevalent
rate of malnutrition among women and children in the country,
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has constituted a special panel
to monitor the implementation of schemes pertaining to these
fields.
The panel headed by the Prime Minister has Union
Ministers Arjun Singh (HRD), Sharad Pawar (Agriculture),
Anmbumani Ramadoss (Health) and Renuka Choudhury (Women and
Child Development) and MP Sachin Pilot as its members among
others.
The panel will provide directions and monitor functioning
of schemes like ICDS and NRHM which are constituted to keep a
check on the rise of malnutritioned mothers and children in
the country.
Singh, who will review the functioning of the panel on a
quarterly basis, can summon any member of the panel and ask
him about the functioning of schemes, sources said.
Despite increased budgetary allocation, India has still
the largest number of malnutritioned mothers and children.
Bureau Report
