Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI)

National network of organizations and individuals dedicated to protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding and optimal infant and young child feeding practices

 
About BPNI
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Structure  


BPNI is like an umbrella that encompasses all those working at the national, state and community level to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. There are six components in the BPNI. These include:

  • National Secretariat

  • Central Coordination Committee
  • Programmes/Projects

  • Collaborating Partners

National Secretariat: It coordinates BPNI's major programmes and maintains the flow of information among the different components of BPNI. It has a small rented office that serves mainly to network and facilitate action in support of infant and young child feeding. It is working with 5 regular staff members and 4 part-time members.

Central Coordination Committee:
A managing committee called Central Coordination Committee (CCC) manages BPNI and central & National Coordinator at the national secretariat at Delhi having technical and secretarial staff coordinates all its work. The CCC is the decision making body of BPNI that takes all the policy decisions and guides actions. Its principal function is to advise BPNI, on how to achieve its goals and objectives. It appoints project coordinators in every area of action like social mobilization, monitoring the IMS Act, education and training, information, research, and policy and planning. Each of the project coordinators links with groups and individuals from among the BPNI members and from outside to carry out their tasks. Each project has five to six members from different parts of the country and from different sectors.

Chief Coordinator

Dr. K.P. Kushwaha

A/9, Rapti Nagar, Phase-II

Near Sethi Floor Mill

Gorakhpur

Uttar Pradesh

Email: komal.kushwaha@gmail.com

Cell:- 09415210282


Central Coordinator 

Dr. Arun Gupta

BP-33, Pitampura

New Delhi- 110034

email- arun@ibfanasia.org

Tel: +91-11-27343608, 42683059

Tel/Fax: +91-11-27343606

 

Finance Coordinator

Mr. P.K. Sudhir

RP- 106, Pitampura

New Delhi- 110034

email: pks.bpni@gmail.com

Cell:- 9810673476

 

Executive members

Dr. Ajay Gaur

11-A, Jawahar Colony

Kampoo, Lashkar

Gwalior 474 001

Madhya Pradesh

e.mail: drajaygaur@rediffmail.com, drajaygaur@gmail.com

Cell:09425112229

 

Dr. Chander Kant

MIG Flat No- 9

Pocket A-1

Sector- 5, Rohini

Delhi- 110085

email: dr_chanderkant@rediffmail.com

Cell: 9968611005

 

Dr. Dinesh Khosla

H.No- 60, Sector- 1

Urban Estate

Rohtak 124 001

Haryana

email: drdkhosla@yahoo.co.in

Cell:- 09896046480

 

Dr. K. Kesavulu

Pediatrician

D. No- 02-1/125

Old SBI Street, Mukkadiepet

Hindupur 515 201

Andhra Pradesh

Email:doctorkesavulu@rediffmail.com

Cell:- 9849071755

 

Dr. Paramjeet Kaur

Prof. & Head, Deptt. Of CM

3- B, Khalsa College Colony

Badungar Road

Patiala 147 001

Punjab

email: arnejaparam@yahoo.co.in

Cell: 9815653908

 

National Coordinator (appointed by CCC)

Dr. J.P. Dadhich

23, Canara Apartments

Sectior-13, Rohini

Delhi 110 085

e.mail: jpdadhich@bpni.org, jpdadhich@gmail.com 

Cell: 09873926751

 

 

 

Programmes/Projects:
These are specialized support arms of the network. The projects are

  • Skills Training
  • Information and Social Mobilization
  • Research
  • Women and Work
  • Monitoring the IMS Act
  • Education Curriculum
  • Infant Feeding and HIV

The National Coordinator is the key person who has the sole responsibility of implementing the decisions of CCC.

Collaborating Partners: The collaborating partners, identified through a consultative process are institutions or organizations that assist in networking, information support and social mobilization activities in their area of influence. Few of these are; IAP, IMA, FOGSI, TNAI, JSA.

 



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