Kohima, May 10 (MExN): K. Moses Chalai (IAS), Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Women & Child Development, who is on an official visit to Nagaland, went to various service centres established for women and children in Kohima on May 9.
A review meeting was also convened with the officials of the Social Welfare Department. Chaired by Dellirose M. Sakhrie, IAS, Secretary, T. Merangtsungba Aier, Director gave an overview of the ICDS implementation in the State during the meeting. Daisy Mezhur, Mission Director, State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) and Gracy Ayee, SRCW presented on the status of One Stop Centre, Women Helpline, Mission Porna Shakti and VCFS. Juliana Medom, SRCW and Zhoi Lohe, SDO (C) briefed about the implementation of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao at the State and district levels respectively. Additional Secretary Z. Nyusietho Nyuthe presented on the State Child Protection Society. The challenges and way forward for all the above cited schemes were deliberated in detail, according to a press release received here.
This was followed by a meeting with the Chief Secretary, Pankaj Kumar (IAS). The Joint Secretary inspected the Kohima Orphange Home and the Anganwadi Centre at D-Block, Kohima, and visited the recently established Sakhi-One Stop Centre, Kohima. The official trip concluded with his visit to the Women Helpline (181), which provides 24x7 services to women affected by violence, the release added.
