Implementation of SABLA scheme in Manipur
- Part 2 -

Th Julia Kom *

In Chandel District, five (5) CDPO projects are identified. They are – Chandel, Chakpikarong, Machi, Khengjoy and Tengnoupal.

Number of AWCs and beneficiaries of Chandel are 143 AWCs and 2801 AGs i.e. 1,219 school going & 110 out-of-school AGs of 11-14 years group and 1,299 school going & 173 out-of-school AGs in the age of 14-18 years are found.

In Chakpikarong 116 AWCs and 1,528 AGs are enrolled. In the age of 11-14 years, 640 school going & 187 out-of-school and 14-18 years of AGs, 540 school going & 161 out-of-school AGs are found. In Machi sub-division 90 AWCs and 2,294 AGs are enrolled.

In the age of 11-14 years of AGs, 840 school going & 387 out-of-school and in the age of 14-18 years of AGs, 847 school-going & 220 out-of-school AGs are found. In Khengjoy sub-division, 67 AWCs and 1,127 beneficiaries are found, i.e. 460 school going & 102 out-of-school AGs in the age between 11-14 years and 338 school going & 227 out-of-school AGs in the age group of 14-18 years are enrolled.

In Tengnoupal sub-division, 130 AWCs and 2097 beneficiaries are found. 932 school going & 124 out-of-school AGs in between the age group of 11-14 years and 721 school going & 320 out-of-school AGs in the age of 14-18 years are enrolled.

In Senapati District, six (6) CDPO projects namely, Paomata, Mao Maram, Kangpokpi, Saikhul, Purul and Saitu Gamphazol are found implementing Sabla Scheme. In Paomata 80 AWCs and 1884 AGs i.e. 715 school going & 276 out-of-school AGs age between 11-14 years and 610 school going & 283 out-of-school AGs age between 14-18 years are enrolled.

In Mao Maram, 338 AWCs and 8486 AGs i.e. 3380 school going &529 out-of-school AGs in the age group of 11-14 years and 3605 school going & 972 out-of-school AGs in age between 14-18 years are enrolled.

In Kangpokpi, 203 AWCs and 2596 AGs i.e. 384 school going & 396 out-of-school AGs in the age between 11-14 years and 312 school going & 1504 out-of-school AGs in age group of 14-18 years are enrolled.

Saikhul sub-division, 223 AWCs and 4321 beneficiaries i.e. 1700 school going & 389 out-of-school AGs in age of 11-14 years and 1724 school going & 508 out-of-school AGs in age of 14-18 years are found.

In Purul, 143 AWCs and 3416 AGs i.e. 1413 school going & 206 out-of-school AGs in the age of 11-14 years and 1557 school going & 240 out-of-school in the age group of 14-18 years AGs are found.

In Saitu Gamphazol, 206 AWCs and 2180 AGs are found i.e. 1175 school going & 40 out-of-school AGs in the age between 11-14 years and 879 school going & 86 out-of-school AGs in the age group of 14-18 years are enrolled in their respective Anganwadi Centers.

Kishori Samooh: Kishori Samooh which means the group of Adolescent Girls of average 15 to 25 Adolescent Girls from the village or area of the AWC and form at the AWC among the Out-of-School Adolescent girls. And also, if there is less than 15 AGs in the centre/area can still form. In case, if there is less than 7 AGs in the center/area the Kishori samooh cannot be formed.

The total numbers of Samooh (group of AGs 15-25 or less than 15 i.e. not less than 7) in the entire 3 Districts of Manipur are 3025.

In Imphal West District, 496 Samooh in Imphal West-I, 511 in Imphal West-ll and 605 in Imphal City. In Chandel District, 85 Samooh in Chandel, Chakpikarong 49, Machi 90, Khengjoy 49 and Tengnoupal 83 Samoohs were found.

In Senapati District: 96 Samooh in Paomata, 329 Mao Maram, 203 Kangpokpi, Saikhul 203, Purul 135 and Saitu Gamphazol 91 are found in the State.

All the functionaries of AWWs, Supervisors and Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) of Manipur are working actively under the programme of SABLA scheme in the state. But most of the AWWs are not satisfied due to irregular provisions of Nutritional items to the beneficiaries by the SABLA Scheme.

SABLA scheme will play an important role in the development of Adolescent Girls in the age group of 11-18 years regarding their health status, nutrition, home-base skill, life skill, vocational hygiene etc. with the adequate and timely provisions of Rice, pulses, Iron Folic Acid, Deworming tablets, vocational training, hygiene, menstruation practices etc.

SABLA scheme is 100% based on the growing native Adolescent Girls to promote their overall development. It provides an opportunity for mixed group interaction between school-going and out-of-school adolescent girls and also provides the Vocational Training programme.

Concluded....