The National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) has officially been renamed as the Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development, reflecting its evolving role and greater focus on region-specific, mission-driven support for the development of women and children across India. Renaming of NIPCCD as the Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development is a tribute to the legacy of one of India’s foremost social reformers. The new Regional Centre will be inaugurated in Ranchi on 4 July, 2025.
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NIPCCD renamed as Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development
The National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) has officially been renamed as the Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development, reflecting its evolving role and greater focus on region-specific, mission-driven support for the development of women and children across India.
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Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development
The new Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development Regional Centre will be inaugurated in Ranchi on 4 July, 2025.
This new centre will not only empower our frontline functionaries with better access to training and support, but also strengthen our flagship missions at the grassroots level.
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This Centre will address the specialized training and research requirements of the Ministry’s flagship programmes—Mission Shakti, Mission Vatsalya, and Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0—with a particular focus on the Eastern region covering Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, and West Bengal.
Previously, training needs of these States were partially catered through Regional Centres located in Guwahati and Lucknow, posing logistical challenges for many functionaries due to long travel distances.
The new Regional Centre will also offer the Advance Diploma in Child Guidance and Counselling and will facilitate better accessibility for frontline functionaries in these states.
About NIPCCD
National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD), erstwhile known as Central Institute of Research and Training in Public Cooperation under the aegis of Planning Commission, was established on 28 February, 1966 to promote voluntary action in social development.
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The Central Institute of Research and Training in Public Cooperation was renamed as National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) in 1975.
National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) now renamed as Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development being an autonomous institute under the aegis of Ministry of Women and Child Development has its Headquarters established at Delhi and has expanded its area of work across the country through its Five Regional Centres namely: (i) Regional Centre, Guwahati (established in1978), (ii) Regional Centre, Bengaluru (1980), (iii) Regional Centre, Lucknow (1982), (iv) Regional Centre, Indore (2001), and (v) Regional Centre, Mohali (2019) to cater to the region-specific requirements.
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It serves as the apex body for training, research, documentation, and capacity building in the field of Women and Child Development. The Institute plays a pivotal role in strengthening implementation mechanisms under various flagship schemes through its online and physical training programmes.
Vision of NIPCCD
The National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) has a Vision to become a Centre of Excellence in a field of Women and Child Development by developing partnerships and linkages with National and International activities relevant. NIPCCD has played a strategic role in advancing women and child development over the last 50 years. The institute supports the Ministry with programmatic research, capacity building and advisory for the following schemes:
- Saksham Anganwadi /Mission Poshan 2.0
- Mission Vatsalya (Child Protection Services & Child Welfare Services)
- Mission Shakti (Mission for Protection and Empowerment of Women)
Aims of NIPCCD
The aim of NIPCCD or Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development to deliver quality capacity building, counselling services and research output in the areas of women’s development, children’s holistic development, mental health and child protection.
Static Current Affairs related to NIPCCD for upcoming exams
- Formation: 1966 As Central Institute of Research and Training in Public Cooperation
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Director: Gyanesh Bharti , IAS
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