Seniors programs and services information Guide 2012 – 2013

There have been considerable improvements in the availability of data on children in the past two decades in India, mainly through major household surveys. India already had a long tradition of Population Census, which also provides decadal data on a few population based indicators on children. However, data obtained from the administrative registers and programme monitoring registers related to children have been weak and unable to provide data, especially at the outcome levels. All flagship programmes like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) and Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) have in-built monitoring mechanisms. But these routine monitoring systems have several shortcomings in terms of suitability and quality and do not meet...