Palna Scheme

Question 1

launched in

Answer 1

2022

Question 2

re-organised and renamed the erstwhile

Answer 2

National Creche Scheme

Question 3

primary objective

Answer 3

• is to provide quality crèche facilities in safe and secure environments for children, health and cognitive development, growth monitoring, immunization and nutrition in convergence with Mission Poshan 2.0
• Another objective of this scheme is to ensure that establishments follow the rules in Section 11A of the Maternity Benefit Act 1961, which require them to set up crèche facilities.

Question 4

Palna is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) with a funding ratio of______ between Centre and State Governments and Union Territory (UTs) with legislature except North East & Special Category States where ratio is 90:10.

Answer 4

60:40

• For UTs without a legislature, 100% funding is provided by the central government.

Question 5

Key services provided under this scheme:

• Day care facilities, including sleeping arrangements
• Early stimulation activities for children below ____ years
• Pre-school education for children aged 3 to 6 years
• Supplementary nutrition, sourced locally
• Growth monitoring, health check-ups, and immunization support

Answer 5

3

Question 6

Crèches will be open ____ days a month and run for 7.5 hours each day, based on the usual work hours of most mothers in the area

Answer 6

26

Question 7

To ensure good care and personal attention, each crèche should have no more than ____ children.

Answer 7

25

Question 8

There are two types of Crèches:

i. Standalone Crèches:

These have one Crèche Worker and one Crèche Helper assigned to them.

ii. Anganwadi-cum-Crèches (AWCCs):

In addition to the already existing Anganwadi Worker and Anganwadi Helper, a provision for a Creche Helper and Worker has been made in _______ Guidelines

Answer 8

Mission Shakti

• The MWCD aims to set up 17,000 new AWCCs under the Palna Scheme in 2024–25, of which 11,395 had been approved by March 2025.

Question 9

About Anganwadi:

i. Anganwadi centres are the world’s largest childcare institutions dedicated to providing essential care and support to children ensuring delivery of care facilities till the last mile.

ii. An Anganwadi worker is a ______-based, frontline worker, typically a woman from the local community, who is responsible for managing and delivering services at an Anganwadi center.

Answer 9

community

Question 10

About the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD):
Union Minister – Annpurna Devi( Constituency-Kodarma,Jharkhand)

Minister of State (MoS) – ______ (Constituency-Dhar, Madhya Pradesh)

Answer 10

Savitri Thakur