BENGALURU: The excessive courtroom on Friday directed the federal government to make sure provide of high quality diet to beneficiaries – together with lactating moms – of the Built-in Little one Growth Providers Scheme (ICDS).
The courtroom directed the state to execute agreements with Mahila Supplementary Vitamin Manufacturing Coaching Centres (MSPTCs) to realize this goal.
Whereas disposing of a batch of PILs filed by girls self-help teams, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice SR Krishna Kumar mentioned provide of food merchandise which don’t conform to requirements as per the revised diet and feeding norms must be suspended with quick impact.
The federal government was instructed to take all vital steps to implement the ICDS scheme, whereas strictly adhering to norms prescribed by the Centre, the August 19, 2021 technical committee report, and all relevant guidelines and rules.
The courtroom additionally quashed the Might 15, 2021 and June 20, 2021 authorities orders, via which the federal government had sought to withdraw circulars issued on Might 5, 2021 and Might 2, 2020.
“The fabric on file reveals that the already depressing scenario and situation of beneficiaries of the ICDS scheme had considerably and significantly deteriorated and worsened on account of the Covid-19 pandemic,” the bench mentioned.
The round issued in 2020 pertained to produce of high quality meals to anganwadi centres (AWCs), whereas the round dated Might 5, 2021 pertained to MSPTC contracts with BIS licenced girls teams.
The courtroom directed the federal government to file a compliance report in three months.
The petitioners had contended that the motion of the federal government (withdrawing earlier notifications) was tantamount to denying greater than 50 lakh beneficiaries the suitable to nutritious meals. They identified that SC pointers issued in April 2004 on the ICDS scheme, amongst different issues, directed central and state authorities to not use contractors however ideally use village communities, self-help teams and Mahila Mandals.
The courtroom directed the state to execute agreements with Mahila Supplementary Vitamin Manufacturing Coaching Centres (MSPTCs) to realize this goal.
Whereas disposing of a batch of PILs filed by girls self-help teams, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice SR Krishna Kumar mentioned provide of food merchandise which don’t conform to requirements as per the revised diet and feeding norms must be suspended with quick impact.
The federal government was instructed to take all vital steps to implement the ICDS scheme, whereas strictly adhering to norms prescribed by the Centre, the August 19, 2021 technical committee report, and all relevant guidelines and rules.
The courtroom additionally quashed the Might 15, 2021 and June 20, 2021 authorities orders, via which the federal government had sought to withdraw circulars issued on Might 5, 2021 and Might 2, 2020.
“The fabric on file reveals that the already depressing scenario and situation of beneficiaries of the ICDS scheme had considerably and significantly deteriorated and worsened on account of the Covid-19 pandemic,” the bench mentioned.
The round issued in 2020 pertained to produce of high quality meals to anganwadi centres (AWCs), whereas the round dated Might 5, 2021 pertained to MSPTC contracts with BIS licenced girls teams.
The courtroom directed the federal government to file a compliance report in three months.
The petitioners had contended that the motion of the federal government (withdrawing earlier notifications) was tantamount to denying greater than 50 lakh beneficiaries the suitable to nutritious meals. They identified that SC pointers issued in April 2004 on the ICDS scheme, amongst different issues, directed central and state authorities to not use contractors however ideally use village communities, self-help teams and Mahila Mandals.
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