Orientation session on the outcome based budgeting for children or child budgeting was held for State Government Officials by the State Planning Commission and UNICEF today in Bhopal. The meeting was addressed by Swatantra Kumar Singh, member State Planning Commission who spoke on the need and importance of child budgeting, which is Madhya Pradesh initiative to bring focus on children issues.
Bhaskar Lashkar, Additional Secretary Finance spoke on the importance of this meeting which will help in understanding the process of budgeting for children. Swarnima Shukla, from Women and Child Development Department, also spoke at the meet.
Anil Gulati, Communication Specialist UNICEF Madhya Pradesh ' child budget is an advocacy document which will help in bringing more financial allocations and to the priorities of the State for children of the State. Pooja Singh Social Policy Specialist, UNICEF Madhya Pradesh along with Dharmistha, Consultant with UNICEF took the participants through the mandate and institutional mechanisms for child budgeting and standard operating procedures for outcome oriented child budgeting.
