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Ministry of Women and Child Development (Statistics Bureau) Advertisement INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME FOR YOUNG STUDENTS. Applications are invited from young students/scholars for short-term Internship Programme of the Ministry being launched from 2nd^ week of August,2016. This programme is intended to involve young students/scholars in research and related activities of the Ministry. Broadly, this programme is to help in orientation of the prospective Interns with the policies and programmes of the Ministry by offering short-term orientation. Students from different Colleges/ Universities may like to apply. Ministry would award Internship Certificate to the students on successful completion of the Internship. Details of this programme may be read from the link www.mwcd.nic.in On line application may be tendered by the willing students by furnishing details as per Annexure- III (click this link). The last date for submission of the application is 31.7.2016. Selection of the Interns would be made on merit of academic performance and personal interview. For further details, contact Sh. J. P. Arya, Joint Director, Statistics Bureau, 3rd^ Floor, Jeevan Vihar Building, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001 or on phone-23361305(E-mail- jp.arya@nic.in). J. P. Arya Joint Director Ph. 011- E-mail- jp.arya@nic.in
Ministry of Women and Child Development Dated (23.6.2016) ‘INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME’ OF MWCD FOR YOUNG STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS UNDER RESEARCH SCHEME OF MWCD. 1.0 Objective: The objective of ‘Internship Programme’ is to involve young students/scholars in research and related activities of the Ministry of WCD. Broadly, this programme is to help in orientation of the target group with the policies and programmes of the Ministry by offering short-term orientation to enrolled students in different Universities/Academic Institutions. They would also be entertained to undertake pilot projects/micro-studies focusing on the ongoing activities of the Ministry. Ministry expects from this activity a qualitative exposure of students to its mandate and also have specific programme and policy analysis at the hands of the target group to make them proactive to raise women and children’s on various platforms in future. 2.0 Scope: 2.1 Through this activity, Ministry would endeavor to widely disseminate information on its programmes to the student community and tap their talent and efficiency creating opportunities to work for efficacy in implementation of its schemes and also deliberate on its policies through different assignments. Besides, Internship would also provide a common platform for meaningful interaction and space for research related activities. The interns in turn would benefit through this exposure to the functions of government and this may contribute for policy formulation by giving policy inputs e.g. empirical analysis, briefing, reporting, policy papers etc. This programme is expected to yield promptness in bridging information gaps pertaining to issues and problems of country’s women and children. 2.3 Under this initiative, Ministry would provide conducive conditions and services to young students to interact with its functionaries responsible for implementation of different schemes and policy initiatives; interact with other line Ministries and stakeholders who are key role players in the development and wellbeing of country’s women and children. 2.4 Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India is mandated to protect the interests of women and children in the country. Ministry is responsible to devise interventions impacting all walks of life of these sections of the society. Some of the major schemes of the Ministry that could become reference for the project work of the Interns are briefly mentioned in Annexure- I. Indicative areas of work for Interns, considered initially, are listed at Annexure-II. 3.0 Duration of Internship Programme and Qulification. One month for students in undergraduate courses in any discipline/subject. 1-3 months for those who have completed graduation in any discipline/subject. 6 months for those who have completed post graduation in any discipline/subject. Activities for Interns: a) Participation in planning and research related activities at elementary level for exposure to the schemes and programmes of the Ministry. b) Developing vision and mission for betterment of women and children; critical appraisal of schemes/ programmes of the Ministry and outside the Ministry
entire internship exercise, including networking and communication with other stakeholders in this activity. 2) Those enrolled for short term internship, the Ministry would award a certificate to an Intern on successful completion of his /her internship on terms such as submission/presentation of papers/reports of the work done assigned by the Ministry to an Intern. 3) Interns would be provided necessary logistics such as sitting arrangement, internet facility and stationery items but they need to bring their own laptops with them. 4) Selection and appointment of Internship Coordinator would be made on the basis of such terms and conditions as that of the Consultant (Research) who may be appointed by the Ministry under the Research Scheme. 5) In the interest of quality output from the Interns under the scheme, Ministry may finalise at its discretion such modalities and mechanisms to ensure successful administration of various activities /projects likely to be assigned to the interns, as may be deemed necessary. Guidelines that could be specific for certain activities under this scheme may also be framed by the Ministry as may be necessary and incidental for smooth running of the planned activities. 5.1 Termination of Internship(s) and resolution of disputes: Ministry would have the right to appraise/review performance of interns and enforce timely completion of various assignments. It would be desired from the Interns to complete their project activity satisfactorily in stipulated time. The competent authority has the right to cancel the internship without any notice, that may be deemed fit.
Annexure-I Brief introduction to the schemes of MWCD i) Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme: The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is one of the flagship programmes of the Government of India having the objectives of : a) improving the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group 0-6 years; b) laying the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child; c) reducing the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropout; d) achieving effective co-ordination of policy and implementation amongst the various departments to promote child development; and e) enhancing the capability of the mother to look after the normal health and nutritional needs of the child through proper nutrition and health education. The beneficiaries under the Scheme are children in the age group of 0-6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers. ii) Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG)–SABLA: A comprehensive scheme for the holistic development of adolescent girls called ‘Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls – Sabla ’ is being implemented in 205 selected districts across the country, using the ICDS platform. Sabla aims at an all-round development of adolescent girls (AGs) of 11-18 years by making them self-reliant by facilitating access to learning, health and nutrition through various interventions such as health, education, vocational training etc. iii) Kishori Shakti Yojna (KSY): The scheme KSY is being implemented using the infrastructure of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). The objectives of the Scheme are to improve the nutritional and health status of girls in the age group of 11-18 years as well as to equip them to improve and upgrade their home-based and vocational skills; and to promote their overall development including awareness about their health, personal hygiene, nutrition, family welfare and management. iv) Swadhar and Short Stay Home- A Scheme for Women in Difficult Circumstances: Swadhar Scheme was launched by the Ministry during the year 2001-02 for the benefit of women in difficult circumstances with the following objectives:
- To provide primary need of shelter, food, clothing and care to the marginalized women/girls living in difficult circumstances who are without any social and economic support;
- To provide emotional support and counseling to rehabilitate them socially and economically through education, awareness etc.;
- To arrange for specific clinical, legal and other support for women/girls in need; and
- To provide for help line or other facilities to such women in distress.
Annexure-II Indicative areas of work for Interns Below are some suggested areas pertaining to important activities of the Ministry which may be further widened for specific assignments/tasks for the Interns of the Ministry: Child Development: ICDS:
- Understanding and analysis of various components of services under ICDS and their impact.
- Inspecting and analyzing a model Anganwadi for an urban or rural setting.
- Public cooperation in ICDS.
- Awareness about ICDS Scheme.
- Analysis of convergence of services in ICDS.
- Performance appraisal of ICDS functionaries.
- Any other work as may be assigned by the Ministry. Food & Nutrition:
- Training modules
- Nutrition education and training programme
- Nutrition education material and publication
- Quality control of supplementary nutrition programme. Sabla Scheme: Research and documentation of :
- Allocation, take off and end use of food grains and its impact on nutritional status on Adolescent Girls.
- Convergence with health Department for health related services.
- Status of convergence with Labour Department for vocational training and its linkages with employability.
- Convergence with Education Department for mainstreaming out of school girls to school system.
- Capacity building for functionaries and other stakeholders implementing the scheme. Women Development:
- Profiling support services for women in selected area.
- Critical notes on various schemes of the Ministry.
- Analytical paper on policy for women and various legislative measures for development, equality and gender justice.
- Projects on WWH, Swadhar Home, STEP, SSH, FCC schemes.
- Analysis of scheme monitoring mechanisms.
- Analyzing existing services and gaps.
- Survey of women’s issues having considerable impact on women’s lives.
- Putting women issues in the context of international development.
- Analyzing state level available data in the context of SDGs. Statistics:
- Compiling and analyzing various data from various NSS Surveys/ reports to bridge the data gaps.
- Any other work as may be assigned by the Ministry. Public Grievances: - Compilation and analysis of public grievances in terms of categorization of complaints, disposal mechanism and outcomes. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights(NCPCR): i) Scrutiny of complaints of violations/deprivations of child rights; ii) To be part of the investigation team for inquiring into specific incidents of child rights violations/deprivations; iii) Analysis of data or laws, research studies relating to child rights; iv) Documentation and preparation of resource materials including, audio visual documentation, magazine, brochures, web sites etc. v) Preparation of child rights literacy materials; vi) Any other task that may be assigned by NCPCR. vii) To interact with stakeholders and the project authorities at State/district/block/community level, if required; viii) To document and prepare reports on the assigned works. ix) Any other work as may be assigned by the Ministry. Autonomous bodies of the Ministry:
- Understanding role and functions of NCW,NCPCR, NIPCCD and CSWB.
- Analysis and evaluation of various activities of autonomous bodies.
- Any other work as may be assigned by the Ministry. General Issue: Internship students/ scholars may be involved in field action programmes like development of IEC materials through innovative strategies bringing forth excellent output to be disseminated to all stakeholders.
Signature of the application Place: Date:
DECLARATION
I certify that above mentioned details furnished by me are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I also agree that in the event of any misrepresentation and/or falsification of information, my internship shall be liable to be cancelled without any further notice without prejudice to any other administrative/legal proceedings that the Ministry of Women and Child Development may deem fit to initiate. I also understand that the offer of internship by the Ministry of WCD is not an offer of any job or a commitment of any future job and also that no monetary incentive or re-imbursement of any expenses for activities under this programme would be made available to me hence, the offer of internship would not be used as a claim for that matter. Place: Signature of the application Date: TO BE FORWARDED BY THE INSTITUTION (Only for enrolled University/College students) Mr./Ms________________________ S/o, D/o Sh.______________________________ is enrolled for ____________________________________________________________course in ______________ ________________________________________ for the academic duration from_______________ to__________________ and is recommended for Internship of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, GOI, New Delhi. Signature___________________________ Name______________________________ Designation_________________________ Date: (Office seal)
