Commitment to address the four basic rights (survival, protection, development and participation) through ECCD services

Declining sex ratio in the context of survival of the girl child, high infant mortality of the girl child and discrimination against her

Provision of services like crèches and ICDS/day care centres, Maternity Benefits, etc.

Reach and accessibility of ECCD services by the ‘Last child’ (Children of unorganized labourers of marginalizedcommunities, in remote locations, of nomadic tribes and migratory populations etc).

Policies affecting nutritional status and leading to high infant/child mortality rates

Universalisation of ICDS with quality

Education for the under sixes

Empowering PRIs to participate effectively in decision making processes