DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR CHILD WELFARE, NARNAUL

          The District Council for Child Welfare, Narnaul is the District branch of Haryana State Council for Child Welfare, Chandigarh. District Council for Child Welfare, Narnaul is running various activities in the district.

1.       Balwadi & Creche Programme:-

          (i)      One Balwadi under the Balwadi-cum-Nutrition Programme in the Urban Area. It aims at providing an integrated approach for the development of children and caters to the recreational, educational, nutrition and health needs of Children in the age group of 3 to 6 years. Besides non formal education, children are provided with supplementary nutrition @ 1.05per child per day for the 40 children in a Balwadi.

          (ii)      15 Creches within the district under the grant in aid scheme of Govt. of India to take care infants between the age of 0 to 5 years of working and ailing mothers. It provide physical care, nutritive diet, medical checkup and informal education through play and recreational activities.

2.       Library Programme

                   Three children libraries are being run by District Council in Bal Bhawan Narnaul, Mahendragarh & Amarpura village by its own resources.

3.       Bal Bhawan

                   The Bal Bhawan, Narnaul provides a variety of activities such as Drawing, Painting, Music, Dance, Judo-krate. Archery for children in the age group 5 to 16 years.

                   A computer centre is also being run by the District Council in Bal Bhawan on profit sharing basis. About 40 children have been getting benefit from this centre.

4.       Hair & Skin Care Centre

                   District Council is running a Hair & Skin Care Training Centre at Bal Bhawan Narnaul for the welfare of Poor Women under the grant in aid scheme with help of Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi. 25 women of weaker section have been getting benefit from this centre.

 5.      Family Counselling Centre

                   District Council for Child Welfare is running a Family Counselling Cenrtre under the grant in aid scheme with the help of Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi. It has provided services to 45 families. Out of 45 cases 24 has been closed and remaining are pending cases means which are under consideration. Out of which 24 closed cases 10 are reconciled. 4 cases are moved to the court for legal action. 2 cases have been provided police Assistance and one case to separated and two cases are dropped out last year.

6.       Drug Counselling and Assistance Centre

                   District Council is running a Drug Counselling & assistance Centre at Narnaul under the grant-in-aid scheme with the help of social justice and empowernment Deptt. Govt. of India. 397 of Drug Addicts were registered in the centre during the year 1998-99. 653 cases were provided individual counselling. 57 as group counselling and 54 cases were provided family counselling. 134 cases were detoxified.

                   Awareness meeting were organised by the centre at various village, schools & colleges. To celebrate the international Day against Drug Abuse, the counselling centre organised a seminar at Govt. High Schiool, Narnaul. Prabhat pheri was marched in the city, painting competition was organised. An exhibition was held at I.T.I., Narnaul.

7.       Bal Bhawan Mahendragarh & Ateli

                   The foundation stone of Bal Bhawan, Mahendragarh was laid by His Excellency Sh. Mahavir Prasad, Governor, Haryana on 21.12.98. Construction work of Bal Bhawan was completed. The construction work of Ateli was also completed. District Council has planned to start hobby classes and other children activities at both Ball Bhawan.

8.       Children Day

                   To mark the birth anniversary of our late Prime Minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru a week long celebration concluded by a grand mela are organised every year. Children competitions in painting, Calligraphy,

Essay Writing,Fancy Dress, Solo Dance & Group Dance, baby health show, quiz contest, Rangoli & Science Exhibition are also organised on this occasion.

9.       National Bravery Award

                   The Indian Council for Child Welfare give due recognition to children who distinguish themselves by performing outstanding acts of courage, bravery, gallentary & inspire others to follow their example. One girl child of this district has received National Award for Bravery in the year 1997.

10.     National Painting Competition

                   The State Council for Child Welfare through its Districts Branches organises painting competition for school going children in order to provide an apportunity to express their talent, creativity & interest through painting. The best three painting from each group are sent to ICCW, New Delhi. In the year 1997 one child name Dharmender Kumar of this District has received the National Award for painting under this scheme. The awardee is provided sponsorship to complete the studies by ICCW, New Delhi.

11.     Other Activities

                   Magic Show, Film Festival are organise with great enthusiasm, District Council celebrate National Awareness Week on adoption during the month of November, every year. Lectures are delivered on topic related to adoption.