TASK FORCE SET UP TO AGE OF MOTHERHOOD, IMPERATIVES OF LOWERING MMR, IMPROVEMENT OF NUTRITIONAL LEVELS AND RELATED ISSUES

MOTHERHOOD / TASK FORCE SET UP TO AGE OF MOTHERHOOD, IMPERATIVES OF LOWERING MMR, IMPROVEMENT OF NUTRITIONAL LEVELS AND RELATED ISSUES
MOTHERHOOD - TASK FORCE SET UP TO AGE OF MOTHERHOOD, IMPERATIVES OF LOWERING MMR, IMPROVEMENT OF NUTRITIONAL LEVELS AND RELATED ISSUES
New Delhi | The Task Force to be headed by Ms. Jaya Jaitly will submit its report by 31st July, 2020. It will suggest suitable legislations and/or amendments in existing laws to support its recommendations; and also work out a detailed roll-out plan with timelines to implement these recommendations. The Government of India in a gazette notification issued on 04th June 2020, has set up a Task Force to examine matters pertaining to age of motherhood, imperatives of lowering MMR, improvement of nutritional levels and related issues.


Union Finance Minister, during her Budget Speech for 2020-21 in the Parliament stated that “Women’s age of marriage was increased from fifteen years to eighteen years in 1978, by amending erstwhile Sharda Act of 1929. As India progresses further, opportunities open up for women to pursue higher education and careers. There are imperatives of lowering MMR as well as improvement of nutrition levels. Entire issue about age of a girl entering motherhood needs to be seen in this light. I propose to appoint a task force that will present its recommendations in six months’ time..” (Ref.: Para 67 of the Budget Speech for FY 2020-21).


 The composition of the Task Force is as under:

    1. Ms. Jaya Jaitly (New Delhi) -  Chairperson
    2. Dr. Vinod Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog - Member (Ex-officio)
    3. Secretary, M/o Health and Family Welfare - Member (Ex-officio)
    4. Secretary, M/o Women & Child Development - Member (Ex-officio)
    5. Secretary, D/o Higher Education - Member (Ex-officio)
    6. Secretary, D/o School Education & Literacy - Member (Ex-officio)
    7. Secretary, Legislative Department - Member (Ex-officio)
    8. Ms. Najma Akhtar (New Delhi) - Member
    9. Ms. Vasudha Kamath (Maharashtra) - Member
    10. Dr. Dipti Shah (Gujarat) - Member
  •  
The Terms of Reference of the Task Force are as follows:

  • To examine the correlation of age of marriage and motherhood with (a) health, medical well-being and nutritional status of mother and neonate/infant/child, during pregnancy, birth and thereafter, (b) key parameters like Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), Total Fertility Rate (TFR), Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB), Child Sex Ratio (CSR) etc. and (c) any other relevant points pertaining to health and nutrition in this context.
  • To suggest measures for promoting higher education among women.
  • To suggest suitable legislative instruments and/or amendments in existing laws to support the recommendations of the Task Force.
  • To work out a detailed roll-out plan with timelines to implement the recommendations of the Task Force.
  • The Task Force may invite other experts to its meetings if and as required.
  • The Task Force will be provided secretarial assistance by the NITI Aayog and will submit its report by 31st July, 2020.
Disclaimer

अपनी वेबसाइट पर हम डाटा संग्रह टूल्स, जैसे की कुकीज के माध्यम से आपकी जानकारी एकत्र करते हैं ताकि आपको बेहतर अनुभव प्रदान कर सकें, वेबसाइट के ट्रैफिक का विश्लेषण कर सकें, कॉन्टेंट व्यक्तिगत तरीके से पेश कर सकें और हमारे पार्टनर्स, जैसे की Google, और सोशल मीडिया साइट्स, जैसे की Facebook, के साथ लक्षित विज्ञापन पेश करने के लिए उपयोग कर सकें। साथ ही, अगर आप साइन-अप करते हैं, तो हम आपका ईमेल पता, फोन नंबर और अन्य विवरण पूरी तरह सुरक्षित तरीके से स्टोर करते हैं। आप कुकीज नीति पृष्ठ से अपनी कुकीज हटा सकते है और रजिस्टर्ड यूजर अपने प्रोफाइल पेज से अपना व्यक्तिगत डाटा हटा या एक्सपोर्ट कर सकते हैं। हमारी Cookies Policy, Privacy Policy और Terms & Conditions के बारे में पढ़ें और अपनी सहमति देने के लिए Agree पर क्लिक करें।