 bill no iv of 2015 the  child  development  programmes  coordination agency  bill,  2015 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 therewith and incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:— 1 (1)  this act may be called the child development programmes coordination agency act, 2015short title, extent and commencement(2) it extends to the whole of india5(3) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appointdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:—(a) "agency" means the child development programmes coordination agency established under section 4 of the act10(b) "child development programmes" means the programmes being run by theministry of women and child development of the central government with an object of child development in the country;(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under the act(d) "supreme departmental authority" means the secretary of the department of women and child development of the central government;(e) "top official" means the head of the child development programmes being run by the central government5coordination of child development programmes3 an agency shall be established to bring coordination among child development programmes run by the central government with an objective to ensure that the child development programmes are run smoothly and the targets are achieved within the set time frame104 (1) the central government shall by notification in the official gazette establish an agency for the purpose of this act to be known as the child development programme coordination agency, in such manner as may be prescribedestablishment of child development coordination agency(2) the central government shall appoint such number of officers and staff for the efficient functioning of the agency and the terms and conditions of the  services of such persons appointed shall be such as may be prescribed(3) the headquarter of the agency shall be at such place as may be prescribed155 the agency shall perform the following functions:—functions of the agency(a) conduct monthly review of child development programmes run by the central government;(b) hold meetings with the top officials in connection with the quarterly execution of programme based on the review;20(c) submit half-yearly progress report and give suggestions to supreme departmental authority; and(d) such other functions as may be prescribed by the central government from time to time256 (1) the central government shall by notification in the official gazette establish a fund to be known as "child development programmes coordination fund'establishment of agency fund(2) the central government shall after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, provide requisite sums to the fund for carrying out the purposes of this act307 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 overriding effectpower to make rules8 the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act statement  of  objects  and  reasonsit is unfair to think of development of a nation without the development of its childrenactually, child development is the foundation of national development the responsibility of ensuing 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 among which the integrated child development services (icds) scheme is the primary one which was started in 1975 subsequenlty, many small or big programmes were introduced despite all this 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 among various 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 programme and achievement of targets of such programmes within the set time frame is inevitablehence, this  billprabhat  jha financial  memorandumclause 4 of the bill provides for the establishment of the child development programmes coordination agency and the appointment of officers and staff in the agency clause 6 of the bill provides for the establishment of a child development programme coordination fund therefore, the bill, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is  likely to involve a recurring expenditure of rupees one thousand crore per annum a non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crore is also likely to be incurred memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 8 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 details only, the delegation of legislative powers is of a normal character———— a billto provide for the constitution of the child development programme coordination agency in order to ensure the smooth functioning of child development programmes and achievement of targets for such programmes within a set time frame and for matters connected herewith and incidental thereto————(shri prabhat jha, mp)gmgipmrnd—3835rs(s3)—18-12-2015