 bill no 131 of  2016 the child development programmes coordination agency bill, 2016 byshri nishikant dubey, mp a billto provide for the constitution of the child development programmes    coordination agency in order to ensure smooth functioning       of child development programmes and achievement of           targets for such programmes within a set time            frame and for matters connected therewithbe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—(2) it extends to the whole of indiadefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "agency" means the child development programmes coordination agency established under section 3;5(b) "child development programmes" means the programmes being run by the union ministry of women and child development with an object of development of children; and(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under the act3  (1) the central government shall, by notification in the official gazette, establish an agency to be known as the child development programmes coordination agency for carrying out the purposes of this act in such manner as may be prescribed10(2) the headquarters of the agency shall be at such place as may be prescribedestablishment of a child development programmes coordination agency(3) the central government shall appoint such number of officers and staff to the agency for the effective implementation of the provisions of this act15(4) the salary and allowance payable to and other terms and conditions of services of officers and staff of the agency shall be such as may be prescribed4 the agency shall—functions of the agency(a) coordinate with the agencies involved in implementation of child developmentprogrammes in such manner as may be prescribed;(b) conduct monthly review of child development programmes run by the centralgovernment;20(c) hold meetings every three months in connection with the execution ofprogramme based on the review;(d) submit half-yearly progress report and give recommendations to the centralgovernment in such manner as may be prescribed; and25(e) undertake such other functions as may be assigned to it by the centralgovernment, from time to time5 (1) the central government shall, by notification in the official gazette, constitute a fund to be known as the child development programmes coordination fund for carrying out the purposes of this act30constitution of a childdevelopment programmes coordination fund(2) the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by lawin this behalf, provide requisite sums to the fund for carrying out the purposes of this act6 the provisions of this act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in forceact to have o v e r r i d i n g effectpower to make rules7 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act3540(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement  of  objects  and  reasonsit is unfair to think of development of a nation without development of its childrenactually, child development is the foundation of national development the responsibility of ensuring health  care, availability of good nutrition and quality education to children lies not only with the parents but also with the government presently, a number of programmes on child development are being run by the central government amongst which the integrated child development services (icds) scheme is the primary one, which was started in the year 1975 subsequently, many small and big programmes were introduced despite all these schemes, there seems to be a continuous deterioration in child development scenario in the country, be it the state of health or nutrition or education owing to lack of coordination in implementing these ongoing programmes, the state of child development in the country continues to be at the lowest level despite spending hundreds of crores of rupees annually therefore, the need to establish a coordination agency for ensuring smooth functioning of child development programmes and achievement of targets of such programmes within the set time-frame is inevitablehence this billnishikant dubeyapril 11, 2016 financial  memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides for the establishment of the child development programmes coordination agency clause 5 provides for the constitution of a child development programmes coordination fund the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of rupees one thousand crore per annum would be involved from consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crore is also likely to be incurred memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 7 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relates to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for the constitution of the child development programmes coordination agency in order to ensure smooth functioning of child development programmes and achievement of targets for such programmes within a set timeframe and for matters connected therewith————(shri nishikant dubey, mp)gmgipmrnd—173ls(s3)—03-05-2016