The
Department of Family
Welfare in the Ninth
Five Year Plan (1997-2002)
introduced the Mother
NGO scheme under
the Reproductive
and Child Health
Program. Under this
scheme, the DoFW
identified and sanctioned
grants to selected
NGOs called Mother
NGOs (MNGOs) in
allocated district/s.
These MNGOs, in
turn, issued grants
to smaller NGOs,
called Field NGOs
(FNGOs), in the
allocated district/s.
The grants were
to be used for promoting
the goals/objective
as outlined in the
Reproductive and
Child Health Program
of GoI. The MNGOs
and FNGOs are involved
in advocacy and
awareness generation
in respect of the
RCH programme, with
emphasis on gender,
while aiming to
augment institutional
capacity at the
field levels. They
also address gaps
in information and
counselling.
The
underlying philosophy
of the scheme has
been one of nurturing
and capacity building.
Broadly
the objectives of
the program are:
•
Addressing the gaps
in information or
RCH services in
the project area.
•
Building strong
institutional capacity
at the state, district/
field level.
•
Advocacy, awareness
generation.
At
the time of preparing
these Guidelines,
105 MNGOs were participating
in 439 districts,
through approximately
800 Field NGOs.
In keeping with
the philosophy of
capacity building,
four NGOs had been
identified as Regional
Resource Centers
(RRC) to provide
technical support
to the MNGOs.
The
lessons learned
over the past three
years have indicated
that modifications
need to be made
in the existing
guidelines of the
scheme, in terms
of
•
decentralization,
•
simplification of
fund disbursal process,
•
rationalization
of jurisdiction,
and
•
interface with local
government bodies.
Guidelines:
In
addition to capacity
building and nurturing
small NGOs, the
scheme focuses on
addressing the unmet
RCH needs. This
is possible by involving
NGOs in delivery
of RCH services,
in areas which are
under
Unserved
and under served
areas are those
socio- economic
backward areas,
which do not have
access to health
care services from
the existing government
health infrastructure,
especially urban
slums, tribal, hill
and desert areas
including SC/ ST
habitations.
In
specific terms theses
are areas: where
the post of MO,
ANM &LHV have
been vacant for
more than 1 year;
the PHC is not equipped
with minimal infrastructure;
performance on critical
RCH indicators is
poor.
served or un-served
by the government
infrastructure.
Additionally,
interventions are
expected to address:
•
gender issues; enhancing
male involvement
and issues related
to adolescent population
•
A decentralized
approach is adopted
in the management
and implementation
of the
MNGO Scheme.
The
role of Government
of India is one
of policy guidance,
approvals, funding
and technical support.
In
order to optimize
results, the NGO
is expected to complement
and supplement the
government health
infrastructure and
not substitute it.
Jurisdiction
under the MNGO Scheme:
•
An MNGO is allotted
a maximum of 2 districts.
• Only
One MNGO can work
in a district.
• Presently
90 MNGOs have more
than 2 districts
under their jurisdiction,
which will now
be surrendered.
Transition of existing
MNGOs into the revised
mode
• Existing
MNGO/ NNGO with
more than 2 districts
will surrender the
excess numbers.
• These surrendered
districts will be
advertised for allocation
by the State Government.
• Similar
process for selection
& approval to
be followed as suggested
in the MNGO process
guidelines.Existing
MNGOs with 2 districts
will integrate in
the new process
at the preparatory
phase, i.e. sign
MoU with State RCH
Society, undergo
training
by RRC, receive
a grant
of 1 lakh for selection
of FNGOs etc. |
