WOMEN AND CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS (THEORY)

Paper Code: 
HHD323
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
3.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

  1. To develop an understanding of child rights, constitutional provisions and legislations with reference to children in India
  2.  To acquire knowledge of prevalent Acts,  policies and programmes for children and women
  3.  To engage with the linkages between social policy, legislations and implementation of schemes and programmes.

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

Introduction to Child Welfare and Child Rights                                                               

  1. Status of children in India -health, education, nutrition ,
  2. Issues and Challenges  related to children- Street children, Juvenile Deliquency, Child Marriage, Child Labour, Child abuse
  3. Changing philosophy and concepts of programs for children from Welfare Approach to Right Based Approach.
  4. Rights of the child (UNCRC)
  5. CARA (Central Adoption Resource Agency) & SARA (State Adoption Resource Agency) Guidelines

 

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Unit II
  1. Constitutional Provisions (Article-14, 15(3), 21, 21(A), 23, 24, 25-28, 39(e) & (f) and Article 45
  2. Legislations-The JJ Act-2000 (amended in 2006 & 2011), The Child Labour Act-1986, The Prohibition of Child marriage Act 2000, POSCO Act, 2012, The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act-1956, RTE-2009, Guardian & Ward Act 1890
  3. Policies and programmes for Child Welfare- NPC-2013, National Plan of Action for Children-2005, Rajasthan Child Policy 2008, National Charter for Children, 2003.

 

 

9.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

International & National Organizations & Schemes for Child Welfare

 

  1. Objectives Organizational set up, Programmes, beneficiaries coverage and Funding pattern of programmes for children in– ICDS, ICPS, CRY, CNF,WHO, FAO,  Childline 1098, UNICEF, CARE, NIPCCD, FNB, NCERT, ICCW, CSWB, World Bank,
  2. Structure & Function of CWC,JJB, Adoption Home

 

 

9.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

Women’s Issues, Development and Empowerment

  1. Problems and Issues Related to Women in India - Child marriage, Female Foeticide, Infanticide, Female mortality, Girl child socialization. Discrimination in nutrition and health care, Female mobility, Single/widowhood, Sexual harassment and exploitation, Violence
  2. Important Legislation for Women’s Welfare in India- Legal rights of women, Convention on Elimination of All From of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Equal Remuneration Act – 1976 (ERA), Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP Act – 1971), Maternity Benefit Act -1961, National Policy for women empowerment – 2001, Domestic Violence Act – 2005, Dowry Prohibition Act-1961 , Rajasthan state policy foe girl Child, 2013

 

 

9.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

Social welfare programme for women

  1. Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna, Rastriya Mahila Kosh Yojna, Balika Samridhi Yojna, Kishori Shakti Yojna,  Margin Money Loan Yojna, DWACRA (Development of Women And Children in Rural Areas), Janani Suraksha Yojna ,Mahila Samakhya program
  2. State level schemes- Palanhar, Apki Beti,Sahyog yojna

 

References: 
  1. Dr. Pushpinder Kaur Dhillon. A Study of Juvenile Justice System
  2. C.S.W.B (1961-62)     :Committee on Child Case (Report) New Delhi:
  3. Chaudhary, D. Paul: Child Welfare Development, Delhi, Atma Ram & Sons.
  4. Pyles, M.S. (1947):Institutions for Child Care & Treatment, New    York: Child Welfare League of America.
  5. India (1964): Council for Child-Welfare: A National Policy for Children, New Delhi,.
  6. O.P.Mishra: Law relating to Women & Child
  7. M.Mustafa: Child Labour in India
  8. The Juvenile Delinquency M. Robinson         : Its Nature and Control by Sophia
  9. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
  10. Criminology and Penology by Prof. N.V. Paranjape
  11. Administration of Juvenile Correctional Institutions by S.K. Mukherjee.
  12. Srinivasan,K.Saxena,P.C.and Tara Kanitkar Demographic and socio-economic aspects of the child in India. Himalaya Publishing House,1979.

Annual Reports of MWCD, India

 

Academic Year: 
2015-2016
  • Printer-friendly version
  • PDF version