VINOD PAUL COMMITTEE

Dec. 22, 2018

Union Government has constituted a committee to decide parameters and operational modalities for pilot study on Conditional Cash Transfer in lieu of Take Home Ration (THR).

About:

  • Ministry of Women and Child Development has decided that a Pilot on Conditional Cash Transfer is to be carried out in few blocks of two districts each in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

  • The decision has been taken based on the direction of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges.

  • In this background, a Committee has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Vinod K. Paul, Member, Health & Nutrition, NITI Aayog for deciding the parameters and operational modalities for Conditional Cash Transfer.

Source : PIB