ITANAGAR, 15 Oct: A 'State Poshan Award-cum-review meeting' was organised by the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department at DK Convention Centre here, with focus on reviewing departmental programmes, sharing field-level experiences and strengthening the implementation of schemes for women and children.
The proceedings commenced with an address by the WCD Commissioner Mimum Tayeng.
A training session on the new features of the Poshan Tracker application, Version 25.3.9, was conducted by Sunamoni Kar, state coordinator, NeGD. The session familiarised the participants with key features, including digital support for home visits, tracking of child developmental milestones, geotagging of anganwadi centres, beneficiary verification and migration alerts.
The day's technical sessions covered the department's three major missions - Mission Vatsalya, Mission Shakti, and Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 - with discussions on implementation experiences and opportunities for further improvement.
'Saksham Anganwadi', presented by Deputy Director (HQ) Machi Gao, focused on anganwadi services, nutrition delivery, early childhood care and education, and strengthening field-level supervision. The session also highlighted the use of the Supportive Supervision app for mapping anganwadi centre locations and the importance of field visits by supervisors and the deputy director (ICDS)-cum-DCPO for effective monitoring.
The 'Mission Vatsalya' session, led by Deputy Director (HQ) Kina Takka, addressed child protection services and initiatives for the care, protection, rehabilitation and welfare of children. Discussions centred on institutional mechanisms, family-based care and coordination to ensure appropriate support for children in need of care and protection.
'Poshan Abhiyaan', presented by CDPO (HQ) Gyati Loder, focused on nutrition-related interventions, monitoring of nutritional indicators, and efforts to improve outcomes among women and children across the state.
The 'Mission Shakti' session, led by CDPO (HQ) Bahi Koyu, covered the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), the SHe-Box portal and one-stop centres (OSCs). The deliberations addressed maternity benefit services, mechanisms for redressal of workplace sexual harassment, and support available to women facing violence and distress.
Later, commendation certificates were awarded to directorate staffers in recognition of their dedication, sincerity and exemplary commitment to official responsibilities. The recipients were Deepa Zongsam, senior instructress, WCDTC; Menro Riddi, UDC; Ameshvari Deori, LDC; Sunamoni Kar, state coordinator, NeGD; Malom Saring, consultant, Poshan Abhiyaan; Konchok Dolma, programme manager, SCPS; Khoda Radha, programme manager, SARA; and Yakang Nani, state project coordinator, SHEW.
After the review meeting, commendation certificates were given to performing CDPOs of Dirang, Mukto Bongkhar, Kitpi, Aalo-West, Jang-Thingbu, Bomdila, Roing, Lumla-Zemithang, Namsai, Bordumsa-Diyun and Lekang ICDS Projects. Further, the performing supervisors from various ICDS Projects were commended through certificates in recognition of their contributions.
The chintan shivir concluded on Thursday with remarks by WCD Minister Dasanglu Pul, who congratulated all awardees for their contribution in delivering services to the last mile beneficiaries. She also motivated officers and officials to work hard and implement the visions of the government.
The second day of the chintan shivir reaffirmed the department's commitment to strengthening implementation, improving coordination, reviewing departmental initiatives, recognising exemplary contributions, and exchanging experiences to improve the implementation of schemes for the welfare of women and children in Arunachal Pradesh.
