RRC – VHAI is keeping Rajasthan as focus state as there is grave problem of RCH and huge potential for MNGO and FNGO to collaborate with the district in achieving targets set under NRHM. Moreover the state is not proactive in implementing the MNGO scheme.

RRC had several meetings with the Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, and the Mission Director NRHM, Rajasthan to re-enhance the relevance of the MNGO scheme in the state and to expedite action on pending project proposals and release of funds. As a result, the proposals of MNGOs of phase 1st, 2nd and 3rd have been cleared and funds to few MNGOs have been released.

In a meeting with the new Director RCH, Rajasthan Dr. M. L. Jain RRC Coordinator introduced RRC-VHAI and apprised him about the RRC activities and status of MNGOs in the state. RRC coordinator during the meeting also discussed the areas of future collaboration and urged to approve the pending proposals at the earliest as the delay is adversely affecting the scheme in Rajasthan. She also followed up the dates to hold a GO-NGO partnership workshop at Jaipur, which is long pending.

RRC–VHAI participated in the review meeting held under the chairmanship of MD, Rajasthan. All MNGOs, State NGO Coordinator, Director RCH, representatives of Department of women and child development, UNFPA and UNICEF were present in the meeting. During the meeting there was a discussion regarding the challenges and bottlenecks of the MNGO scheme, progress of MNGOs was reviewed. It was suggested on the persuasion of RRC to involve MNGOs in the training of Village Health Committees, which have been constituted in Rajasthan.

The status of MNGO scheme in Rajasthan was reviewed by the new Mission Director, NRHM. RRC team attended the meeting and gave technical inputs for streamlining the implementation process and did advocacy at state level to wave off the condition of bank guarantee from MNGOs.

In spite of RRC’s proactive networking and advocacy efforts at state, the scheme has not gained desired momentum. The funds to many MNGOs have not released. RRC Coordinator took up the issue to MD, NRHM, Director RCH and Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare and urged to expedite the approval of pending budget.

The RRC training coordinator had a meeting with director RCH, DEO, State NGO Coordinator and statistician Rajasthan Government to revamp the reporting and survey system under MNGO scheme in Rajasthan. The MNGOs in Rajasthan would now follow the government’s system of data collection and reporting.

RRC – VHAI represented in the State NGO Selection Committee meetings of Rajasthan. Six new MNGOs in phase IV for the districts Alwar, Bharatpur Pali, Sirohi, Rajasamand and Bundi have been selected and the proposals of 5 MNGOs of phase II and III were approved for administrative and financial sanction.