Released by Union Ministry of Women & Child Development.
NPAC 2016
- The Action Plan has four key priority areas. They are:
- Survival, health and nutrition;
- Education and development;
- Participation and
- Protection.
- It defines objectives, sub-objectives, strategies, action points and indicators for measuring progress under the four key priority areas.
- It also identifies key stakeholders for the implementation of different strategies.
- It puts focus on new and emerging concerns for children such as children affected by natural and man-made disasters, climate change and online child abuse etc.
- Its strategies and action points largely draw upon the existing programmes and schemes of various Ministries and Departments.
- It takes into account the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and provides a roadmap towards achieving them though co-ordination and convergence with different stakeholders.