Family and Child Welfare

Family and Child Welfare 3 (3+0)

Lesson 47 : Child Development Schemes

Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG)

1. Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG) is a Government of India scheme through which special nutrition is provided to adolescent girls from families living below poverty line.
2. Two backward districts of Karnataka i.e. Kolar and Gulbarga have been selected for implementing this programme on an experimental basis.
3. Under this Scheme, Adolescent girls who weigh less than 35 kg are identified and 6 kgs of rice is distributed every month through fair price shops to identified card holders.
4. 65,833 adolescent girls in Kolar district and 66,399 adolescent girls in Gulbarga district have availed this benefit during the year 2006-07.

Kishori Shakti Yojana

• Kishori Shakti Yojana was being implemented in 38 ICDS blocks in the state from 2001-02 and during 2005-06 the scheme was extended to cover all the 185 ICDS blocks in the state.
• Under KSY, 180 Adolescent Girls in the block are given 5-days residential training and supplementary nutrition is being provided to 2 adolescent girls in each anganwadi centre.