SRINAGAR,
SEPTEMBER 24: The Government today ordered constitution of State Convergence
Plan Committee (SCP), District Convergence Plan Committee (DCP) and Block
Convergence Plan Committee (BCP) for implementation of POSHAN Abhiyaan in the
State.
State Convergence
Plan Committee includes Administrative Secretary, Health & Medical
Education Department as its Chairman, while as Administrative Secretary,
Finance Department, Administrative
Secretary, Planning, Development and
Monitoring Department,
Administrative Secretary, School Education
Department, Administrative Secretary, PHE, I&FC Department, Administrative
Secretary, Department of Rural
Development & Panchayati Raj, Administrative Secretary, Social Welfare
Department, Administrative
Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies &
Consumer Affairs Department, State Mission Director, NRHM, representative of
Food & Nutrition Board, Government of India, State representative from
National Institute of Public Cooperation & Child Development (NIPCCD) and
State Mission Director, ICDS will be its members.
The role and
terms of reference of the Committee shall be to consolidate and examine the
requirements given in District Plans received from various Districts, segregate
the requirements and seek the financial commitment before inclusion in the
State Convergence plan (SCP), determine the final requirement and prepare a
State convergence plan, indicate the roll-out plan, assign responsibilities of
each department to avoid any overlapping or consequent shifting of
responsibility, submit the SCP for inclusion in State Annual Program
Implementation Plan (APIP) for approval by State Empowered Committee (EPC)
before submission to the Ministry of Women & Child Development (MWCD). The
components which are to be funded from the State budget need to be segregated
and clearly mentioned in the APIP, ensure timely issuance of sanction by each
Department, and prepare guidelines for release of funds for convergent actions
directly to the District Development Commissioners.
The District
Convergence Plan Committee (DCP) will have concerned Deputy Commissioner
of the district as the Chairperson, while as District Programme Officer will
serve as Member Secretary and Assistant Commissioner Development,
Sub-Divisional Magistrates, Chief Medical officer, Chief Planning Officer,
Executive Engineer, PHE, Chief Education Officer, District Panchayat Officer,
District Social Welfare Officer, Child Development Project Officer, and
Assistant Director of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs will be its
members.
The role and
terms of reference of the District Convergence Plan Committee (DCP) shall be to
examine the need assessment made by the BCP for essential interventions at the
village/AWC level and the availability of resources, consolidate requirement of
interventions at the District level, considering the need, each line Department
to prepare their action plan at the District level for delivering the
interventions relating to them, take inputs from PRI members including on the
extent of community
participation, submit the
consolidated District convergence plan to the State Convergence plan committee
for approval and for earmarking the financial provisions, wherever required,
the DCP Committee may make physical inspections to assess the need projected.
For Block
Convergence Plan Committee (BCP) the Sub-Divisional Magistrate will serve as
Chairman, while as Executive Engineer, PHE will be member and Child Development
Project Officer, ICDS will be its Member Secretary. The rest Block Development
Officer, Block Medical Officer, Zonal Education Officer, Tehsil Supply
Officer of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department and 05
Supervisors of ICDS (on rotation basis) Social Welfare Department will work as
members.
The role and
terms of reference of the Block Convergence Plan Committee (BCP) is to do the
assessment of essential interventions at the village/AWC level i.e water,
sanitation, food, health, intervention, immunization, ANC/PNC, Vitamin-A,
IFA, de-worming tablets, functioning of VHSNC, etc. and the availability of
resources, the assessment at the village level shall be done by AWW and
supervisor in association with PRI representative under the supervision of
concerned CDPO/DPO. CDPO/DPO shall submit the inputs to the area SDM,
consolidate and assess requirement of interventions at the block level,
considering the need, each line department at the block level to propose their
action plan for inclusion in the DCP, involve PRI Members actively in assessing
the need and seek their suggestions, and submit the Block Convergence Plan to
the District Authorities for inclusion in the DCP & Approval of DM.
The State Convergence Plan Committee, District Convergence Plan Committee
and Block Convergence Plan Committee shall be serviced by Social Welfare
Department.
