Infants' right to food Infants' right to food Assessing where Assessing where countries standcountries stand

Name Dr. Shoba SuriName Dr. Shoba Suri

Country IndiaCountry India

Inappropriate Promotion of Baby FoodsInappropriate Promotion of Baby Foods

Display of Baby foods & Promotional Materials in Hospital & Chemist Display of Baby foods & Promotional Materials in Hospital & Chemist ShopShop

Infant foods sale at http://www.hushbabies.comInfant foods sale at http://www.hushbabies.com

Getting Friendly with Health Care ProvidersGetting Friendly with Health Care Providers

WBTi assessmentWBTi assessment Approach paper of 12Approach paper of 12thth five year plan GOI-due five year plan GOI-due

emphasis to BREASTFEEDINGemphasis to BREASTFEEDING

GOI has expressed a need for having a Policy and GOI has expressed a need for having a Policy and Coordinated mechanism for IYCFCoordinated mechanism for IYCF

GOI considering to allocate budget for training GOI considering to allocate budget for training and IYCFand IYCF

Successful advocacy by the civil society- resulted Successful advocacy by the civil society- resulted in increased maternity benefit to women in in increased maternity benefit to women in unorganized sectorunorganized sector

Conflict of InterestConflict of Interest

The International Association of The International Association of Infant Food Manufacturers represents Infant Food Manufacturers represents industry in the Int. Codex processindustry in the Int. Codex process

Industry is member of official Industry is member of official delegations to Codex Committee delegations to Codex Committee meetings meetings

Programme ImplementationProgramme Implementation

Maternity BenefitsMaternity Benefits Maternity Benefit Act in 1961-3 months leave & 2 feeding Maternity Benefit Act in 1961-3 months leave & 2 feeding

breaksbreaks

The National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS) in 2001 The National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS) in 2001

Janani Suraksha Yojana in 2005- GOI launched (JSY) under the Janani Suraksha Yojana in 2005- GOI launched (JSY) under the National Rural Health Mission National Rural Health Mission

Recommendations of the sixth pay commission in 2008 - Recommendations of the sixth pay commission in 2008 - generous allowance of 180 days of Maternity Leave on full pay generous allowance of 180 days of Maternity Leave on full pay & also provide Child Care Leave for max. period of 2 years& also provide Child Care Leave for max. period of 2 years

Dr.Muthulakshmi Maternity Assistance Scheme (DMMAS) in Dr.Muthulakshmi Maternity Assistance Scheme (DMMAS) in 1987 - Tamilnadu - later enhanced in 2006 1987 - Tamilnadu - later enhanced in 2006

Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)” -Conditional Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)” -Conditional Maternity Benefit (CMB) in 2010Maternity Benefit (CMB) in 2010

SEWA Creche – GujaratSEWA Creche – Gujarat

Mobile Creche – Delhi/UP/Haryana – for children of Mobile Creche – Delhi/UP/Haryana – for children of construction workers at construction sitesconstruction workers at construction sites

Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme – GOI Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme – GOI Initaitive-for children of Working MothersInitaitive-for children of Working Mothers

Creche facilityCreche facility