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Poor funding, inadequate training hit Modi govt’s One Stop Centre scheme

Nine years after the first Narendra Modi government launched One Stop Centres (OSC) to support women victims of gender-based-violence, the Union government has set up 82.01 percent of the centres promised under the scheme.

Newslaundry · Apr 22, 2024

Centre releases curriculum framework for three to six-year-olds

The Central government has released curriculum advisable to be taught to children aged three to six-years-old, thus giving an impetus to pre-school learning in 14 lakh anganwadis across the country

The Hindu · Apr 19, 2024

Centre hanging up on 1098; children will have to call 112

Many are up in arms because Childline 1098 has been a very effective and successful project, and is meant exclusively for children, unlike 112, which deals with emergencies related to police matters, health and women’s safety

The Hindu · Sep 13, 2022