In order to access Central funds and benefits under Mission Vatsalya, an umbrella scheme for child protection services in the country, states will have to retain the official name, as given by the Centre, the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry mandated in the guidelines it released on Thursday.
- The ministry stated that only a “correct translation to local language is permissible”.
- States will also have to comply with any “guidelines/instructions issued by the Government of India regarding branding of this Scheme,’’ the WD Ministry stated in its guidelines.
- Mission Vatsalaya guidelines details the process by which funds will be disbursed to states under various heads by defining institutionalised arrangements.
- Funds to states will be approved through the Mission Vatsalya Project Approval Board (PAB), which will be chaired by the WCD Secretary, who will scrutinise and approve annual plans and financial proposals received from states and UTs for release of grants.