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1. Integrated Child Development Services
(ICDS) Scheme
State Institute of Health and Family Welfare,
Jaipur

2. Prologue
Ø Initiated-Oct.2,1975, in 33 CD Blocks
under V Five Year Plan
Ø In succession to objectives of National
Children's Policy (Aug. 1974)
Ø World’s largest program for early
childhood development
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3. Purpose for Initiation
Ø Routine MCH services not reaching
target Population
Ø Nutritional component not covered
by Health services
Ø Need for community participation
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4. Objectives
Ø Lay the foundation for proper psychological
development of child
Ø Improve nutritional & health status of
children
Ø Reduce incidence of mortality, morbidity,
malnutrition and school drop-outs
Ø Enhance the capability of mother & family
Ø Achieve effective coordination among
various departments
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5. Services
Ø Supplementary nutrition
Ø Non-formal pre-school education
Ø Immunization
Ø Health Check-up
Ø Referral services
Ø Nutrition and Health Education
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6. Beneficiaries of ICDS
• Children < 6 years
• Pregnant & Lactating women
• Women in Reproductive age group (15-44)
• Adolescent Girls (in selected Blocks)
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7. Target Groups & Service Provider
Services Target Group Services
Provider
Supplementary Children >6 years; pregnant AWW & AWH
Nutrition & lactating mothers
Immunization Children below 6 years; ANM/MO
pregnant & lactating
mothers
Health Check-ups Children>6 years; pregnant ANM/MO/AWW
& lactating mothers
Referral Children>6 years; pregnant AWW/ANM/MO
and lactating mothers
Pre-School Children 3-6 years AWW
Education
N& H Education Women (15-44 years) AWW/ANM/MO
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8. Role of AWW
Ø To elicit community support
Ø Participation in running the program
Ø Weigh & record each child every month
Ø Refer cases
Ø Organize non-formal pre-school activities
Ø Provide supplementary nutrition
Ø Provide health & nutrition education and
counseling
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9. Role of AWW
Ø Make home visits
Ø Assist PHC staff
Ø Guide ASHA
Ø Assist in implementation of Kishori
Shakti Yojana (KSY)
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10. Role of AW Helper
ØCook & serve food
ØClean the Anganwadi premises
ØCleanliness of small children
ØBring small children to Anganwadi
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11. Role of ASHA
Ø Awareness generation
Ø Counsel women
Ø Community mobilization
Ø Work with VHSC
Ø Escort/accompany pregnant women &
children requiring treatment
Ø Provide primary medical care
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12. Role of ANM
Ø Hold weekly / fortnightly meeting with ASHA
Ø Participate & guide in organizing the Health
Days at AWC
Ø Utilize ASHA in motivating the pregnant
women and married couples
Ø Guide ASHA in motivating pregnant women
for full ANC
Ø Educate ASHA on danger signs of pregnancy
and labor
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13. Women & Child Development
Minister, WCD
Principal Secretary, WCD
Secretary (WCD) & Commissioner (Women Empowerment)
Director, ICDS Executive Director
Women SHG institute
Dy. Director, (Distt. level)
Project Program Director
Officer Regional Resource
CDPO, (Proj. Project Officer Centre, (Divisional
level) (Distt. level) level)
LS, (Sector level) Precheta
Project Officer
(Block level)
AWW, AWH
(Village level) Sathin (GPL)
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14. Health Department
Director-H & FW
Senior Advisor
Officer-in-charge analyzer
Divisional Advisor
Chief Distt. advisor
Distt . Advisor
Project Advisor
Sector Advisor
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15. Role of Health Department
Ø Health Check-ups
Ø Handling Referral
Ø Immunization
Ø Nutrition & Health Education
Ø Monitoring of Health components
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16. Anganwadi Centre
Population Norms:
Ø For Rural/Urban Projects
400-800 - 1 AWC
800-1600 - 2 AWCs
1600-2400 - 3 AWCs
Thereafter in multiples of 800 1 AWC
Ø For Mini-AWC
150-400 -1 Mini AWC
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17. Ø For Tribal /Riverine/Desert, Hilly and other
difficult areas/ Projects
300-800 - 1 AWC
Ø For Mini- AWC
150-300 1 Mini AWC
AWCs in Rajasthan: 58,438
48,372+10,066(Sanctioned, 2009)
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18. Supplementary Nutrition
Beneficiary Pre-revised Revised w.e.f.
Feb. 2009
Calories Protein Calories Protein
(KCal) (G) (KCal) (Gm)
Children (6-72 300 8-10 500 12-15
months)
Severely 600 20 800 20-25
malnourished children
(6-72 months)
Pregnant & Lactating 500 15-20 600 18-20
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19. Revised financial norms
Category Pre- Revised w.e.f
revised Nov., 2008
Children (6-72 months) Rs. 2.00 Rs. 4.00
Severely malnourished Rs. 2.70 Rs. 6.00
children (6-72 months)
Pregnant & Lactating Rs. 2.30 Rs. 5.00
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20. Honorarium
Qualification/Year 1975 1.04.08
-76
Non-Matriculate 100 1438
Matriculate 150 1500
Non-Matriculate with 5 years experience - 1469
Matriculate with 5 years experience - 1531
Non-Matriculate with 10 years - 1500
experience
Matriculate with 10 years experience - 1563
Mini Anganwadi Worker - 750
Helper 35 750
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21. Training Infrastructure
Ø Anganwadi Workers Training Centers
(AWTCs)
Ø Middle Level Training Centers (MLTCs)
Ø National Institute of Public Cooperation
and Child Development (NIPCCD) and
its Regional Centers.
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22. International Partners
Ø United Nations International Children’
Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Ø Cooperative for Assistance and Relief
Everywhere (CARE)
Ø World Food Programme (WFP)
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23. Major Initiatives
Ø Revision in Population norms
Ø Universalization and 3rd phase of
expansion of the Scheme of ICDS
Ø Increment in Budgetary allocation for
ICDS Scheme
Ø Introduction of cost sharing between
Centre & States
Ø Revision in financial norms of
supplementary nutrition
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24. Major Initiatives
ØRevision of feeding and nutrition norms.
ØEnhancement of honoraria
ØIntroduction of WHO approved Growth
Standards
ØProvision of flexi funds at Anganwadi level
ØThe Gov. of India introduced `Anganwadi
Karyakartri Bima Yojna’ to AWW & AWH
ØA scheme of award for AWWs introduced
both at the National and State Level
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25. Ø Paid absence of 135 days of maternity leave
Ø Provision of Uniform for AWWs and Helpers
Ø Strengthening of Management Information
System (MIS)
Ø Revision in cost norms of Training component
of ICDS Scheme
Ø BPL no longer a criteria
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26. Monitoring System
Ø Central level
Ø State level
Ø Block level
Ø Village level (Anganwadi level)
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27. Achievements
Year No. of No. of No. of No. of pre-
operational operational Supplemen school
projects AWCs tary education
nutrition beneficiarie
beneficiarie s (in lakhs)
s (in lakhs)
31.03.06 5659 748229 562.18 244.64
31.03.07 5829 844743 705.43 300.81
31.03.08 6070 1013337 343.26 339.11
31.03.09 6120 1044269 373.43 340.60
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28. Punctuations
Ø Practically children 3-6 Yrs.
Ø Pregnant & Lactating not covered
Ø Irregular food supplies
Ø Quality of Nutrition supplement?
Ø Poor supervision
Ø Lack of community ownership/
participation
Ø Nutrition education only on papers
Ø Children come only for food
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29. Thank You
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