Mission Vatsalya

Why in news?

• The Women and Child Development Ministry has classified all its major programmes under three umbrella schemes - Mission Poshan 2.0, Mission Vatsalya and Mission Shakti - for their better implementation.

About Mission Vatsalya:

• Mission Vatsalya is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the ministry of Women and Child Development
• The Mission looks into the child welfare services and child protection services all over the country.
• It oversees Child Care Institutions (CCIs), Specialised Adoption Agencies (SAA) and Open Shelters supported under the Child Protection Services (CPS) Scheme

PRELIMS QUESTION

Which of the following statements is / are correct regarding Mission Vatsalya?

1.Mission Vatsalya is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the ministry of Women and Child Development

2.It looks into the child welfare services and child protection services all over the country .

Select the correct answer using the code given below

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer