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Implementation of ICDS
A Presentation
By
Sr. Sheeba Jose
Objectives
The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme
was launched in 1975 with the following objectives:
• To improve the nutritional and health status of children in the agegroup 0-6 years;
• To lay the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social
development of the child;
• To reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and
school dropout;
• To achieve effective co-ordination of policy and implementation
amongst the various departments to promote child development; and
• To enhance the capability of the mother to look after the normal
health and nutritional needs of the child through proper nutrition
and health education.
These objectives are sought to be achieved through
a package of services comprising :
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
Supplementary Nutrition
Immunization
Health Check-up
Referral Services
Pre-school Non-formal Education
Nutrition and Health Education
ICDS Beneficiaries :
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Children below six years
Expectant and Nursing Mothers
Adolescent girls
Women in the age group 15-45 years
Financial Norms
Cost of supplementary nutrition
S. No.
Category
Pre-revised Rates
Revised Rates (per
beneficiary per day)
1
Children (6-72 months)
Rs. 2.00
Rs. 4.00
2
Severely Malnourished Children
(6-72 months)
Rs. 2.70
Rs. 6.00
3
Pregnant Women and Nursing
Mothers
Rs. 2.30
Rs. 5.00
Revised cost of supplementary nutrition by GOI, Ministry Letter no.
F.No. 4-2/2008-CD.II dated 07.11.08
Nutritional Norms
Pre-revised
S. No.
Category
1
Revised
(per beneficiary per day)
Calories
(K Cal)
Protein
(g)
Calories
(K Cal)
Protein
(g)
Children (6-72 months)
300
8-10
500
12-15
2
Severely Malnourished
Children (6-72)
600
20
800
20-25
3
Pregnant Women and
Nursing Mothers
500
15-20
600
18-20
Revised by GOI, vide Letter no. F. No. 5-9/2005-ND-Tech Vol. II dated
24.2.2009
Supplementary Nutrition
For the children, State/ UTs have been requested to
make arrangements to serve Hot Cooked Meal in
AWCs under the ICDS Scheme. Since a child is
not capable of consuming a meal of 500 calories in
one sitting, the States/ UTs are advised to
consider serving more than one meal to the
children who come to AWCs. Since the process of
cooking and serving hot cooked meal takes time,
and in most of the cases, the food is served
around noon, States/ UTs may provide 500
calories over more than one meal. States/ UTs
may arrange to provide a morning snack in the
form of milk/banana/egg/seasonal fruits/
micronutrient fortified food etc.
Statement showing release of funds for
Supplementary Nutrition during the year 2009-10
(Rs. in Lakh)
S. No.
State/UT
Released 2009-10 (As on 31.08.09)
1
Andhra Pradesh
16358.96
2
Bihar
15045.88
3
Chhattisgarh
3655.72
4
Goa
177.24
5
Gujarat
4225.03
6
Haryana
2104.88
7
Himachal Pradesh
825.53
8
Jammu & Kashmir
1671.09
9
Jharkhand
8743.26
10
Karnataka
6536.83
11
Kerala
2226.66
12
Madhya Pradesh
10415.13
13
Maharashtra
20350.12
14
Orissa
6944.75
15
Punjab
1748.03
16
Rajasthan
5397.06
17
Tamil Nadu
3000.03
18
Uttar Pradesh
34423.71
19
Uttarakhand
740.47
20
West Bengal
8235.87
21
A & N Islands
112.50
22
Chandigarh
193.78
23
Dadra & N Haveli
91.58
24
Daman & Diu
50.37
25
Lakshadweep
42.87
26
Delhi
2147.30
27
Pondicherry
139.91
28
Arunachal Pradesh
856.32
29
Assam
17660.74
30
Manipur
1477.61
31
Meghalaya
1745.42
32
Mizoram
1489.95
33
Nagaland
1373.26
34
Sikkim
443.78
35
Tripura
1350.12
Total
182001.76
STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE POSITION OF FUNDS RELEASED
AND EXPENDITURE REPORTED UNDER ICDS SCHEME
(GENERAL) DURING YEAR 2006-07 TO 2009-10 (upto 12.11.2009)
2008-09
S. No.
STATE
Funds released
2009-10
Exp. Reported by States
Funds released
1
ANDHRA PRADESH
27163.56
47238.14
11850.94
2
BIHAR
17508.23
20764.15
14340.74
3
CHHATTISGARH
8992.46
12051.94
6759.26
4
GOA
5
GUJARAT
16491.86
15596.07
11859.55
6
HARYANA
8455.60
8798.38
4048.92
7
HIMACHAL PRADESH
8232.21
8
JAMMU & KASHMIR
4557.80
8529.92
3571.37
9
JHARKHAND
9776.60
9851.86
8399.17
10
KARNATAKA
19473.26
22474.61
13916.94
11
KERALA
15020.66
13726.91
5169.82
12
MADHYA PRADESH
29168.81
24141.32
10938.04
13
MAHARASHTRA
31996.55
14
ORISSA
16934.58
18081.79
6613.00
15
PUNJAB
9125.15
8709.66
3723.57
16
RAJASTHAN
19486.76
20226.22
15229.74
17
TAMIL NADU
18163.08
17203.97
8846.11
18
UTTARAKHAND
4627.72
3259.16
1633.50
19
UTTAR PRADESH
54349.16
48226.21
34659.17
20
WEST BENGAL
33616.96
33083.08
19100.28
406.56
*
405.46
*
2860.09
*
13249.45
21
DELHI
3885.71
3246.06
1141.26
22
PONDICHERRY
332.37
254.44
222.47
23
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
299.10
296.05
238.66
24
CHANDIGARH
250.94
232.44
167.92
25
D. & NAGAR HAVELI
85.87
88.89
102.74
26
DAMAN & DIU
58.81
58.48
43.63
27
LAKSHADWEEP
62.87
28
LIC
28
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
29
ASSAM
30
MANIPUR
2888.69
31
MEGHALAYA
1817.13
1586.44
677.54
32
MIZORAM
1603.55
1612.93
677.88
33
NAGALAND
2527.14
2504.40
742.33
34
SIKKIM
35
TRIPURA
Total
* Yet to be reported
670.36
*
*
3395.68
691.8
2741.45
19677.98
26033.82
884.29
31.03
2966.4
*
1171.10
9703.08
1243.81
796.19
2975.26
2808.10
774.43
401319.16
370037.45
215600.99
Honorarium for AWW/ AWH
• Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) & Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs), being
honorary workers, are paid a monthly honoraria as decided by the
Government from time to time. Government of India has enhanced the
honoraria of these Workers, w.e.f. 1.4.2008 by Rs.500 above the last
honorarium drawn by Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and by Rs.250 of the
last honorarium drawn by Helpers of AWCs and Workers of Mini-AWCs.
Prior to enhancement, AWWs were being paid a monthly honoraria
ranging from Rs. 938/ to Rs. 1063/- per month depending on their
educational qualifications and experience. Similarly, AWHs were being
paid monthly honoraria of Rs. 500/• In addition to the honoraria paid by the Government of India, many
States/UTs are also giving monetary incentives to these workers out of
their own resources for additional functions assigned under other
Schemes.
STATEMENT INDICATING STATE WISE INFORMATION
REGARDING ADDL.HONORARIUM TO AWWS/AWHS
S.No.
Name of State/UT
Addl Honorarium to WWs
Addl Honorarium to WHs
1752-3200*
1000-1600#
1
GOA
2
HARYANA
200
100
3
HIMACHAL PRADESH
200
100
4
J&K
245-280
140
5
KARNATAKA
550
275
6
KERALA
400
400
7
MAHARASHTRA
400
240
8
SIKKIM
750
450
9
PUNJAB
400
200
10
TAMIL NADU
807
600
11
TRIPURA
780
575
12
WEST BENGAL
400
400
13
DELHI
500
200
14
PONDICHERRY
460
400
15
A & N ISLAND
500
240
16
CHANDIGARH
400
300
17
LAKSHADWEEP
500
200
18
JHARKHAND
250
100
19
D& N HAVELI
500
300
20
DAMAN & DIU
500
300
21
GUJARAT
Nil
Nil
22
ORISSA
Nil
Nil
23
CHHATTISGARH
Nil
Nil
24
ANDHRA PRADESH
400
200
25
UTTARANCHAL
1500
750
26
UTTAR PRADESH
200
100
Present Scenario of AWCs in
UP
A Case Study of Allahabad Slum
Sahyog conducted a field survey in the slums of
Allahabad to analyze the present scenario of the
functioning of Aanganwadi services.
ICDS is basically a community based programme,
therefore, apart from what the Anganwadi workers
and helpers have informed about their centers, it is
equally important to ascertain the perception of
community in order to understand the functioning of
the Anganwadi centers in its right perspective.
Therefore, 58 AWC were randomly selected to get an
overview of functioning of the scheme. The same
number of related communities of the same areas (a
group of people comprising of pregnant and lactating
women, children of 5-6 yrs age group, parents of
children, adolescent girls) were also interviewed.
Main findings of the survey
Anganwadi Center at a Glance
• Out of total 58 selected anganwadi
centers 12 (i.e. 21 per cent) were
found close on the day of the survey.
• Only at the 60 per cent of the centers
the AWW (Anganwadi Workers)
were present while rest of all the
centers were running by the AWH
(Anganwadi Helpers).
• During the day of the survey 20 per
cent of the centers were found
where the children were not present
while at the 80 per cent of the
centers the number of children was
very less or sometimes almost
insignificant (one or two).
• An anganwadi is expected to run
for 4 ½ hours but majority (45 per
cent) of the centers is working for
only 2 hours. None of the AWC was
found that works for more than 3 ½
hours a day.
• At approximate 31 per cent of the
centers, they failed to present any
kind of properly maintained
documents as everything was
maintained by the Anganwadi
workers at home who rarely visit
the centers.
The expired Medicine
• A very significant proportion of the
centers (36 per cent) were not having the
medical kit while at the 6 per cent
centers the medicines were found
expired. Usually the medicines were
found unused.
• Only 24 per cent AWC have toilet
facility at the center for the children.
• At the most of the centers the
number of children present in the
register are always more than the
number of children actually
present at the centre.
Blank Food-stock Register
• According to Supreme Court guidelines
every AWC has to weigh children once
in a month but only 7 per cent AWC
were found where the weighing
machine was functioning properly.
Blank Immunization Register
• In 40 per cent surveyed areas they never get any kind of benefits except
sometime a very meager amount of Panjiri (also called Poshit aahar).
• According to Supreme Court guidelines every AWC has to organize periodically
mothers’ meeting (expectant and lactating mothers), community mobilization
especially of mothers and adolescent girls but none of the center organizes such
activities.
• None of the respondent reported of any of the adolescent girls that have got
benefit from any of the Anganwadi schemes.
• A very significant proportion of the community (42 per cent) informed that the
pregnant and lactating women never get benefited in terms of vaccination and
counseling through the related AWC.
• Majority (66 per cent) of the surveyed parents/ guardians reported that the
AWW never conduct any PSE activities.
• About 47 per cent surveyed areas,
people
reported
that
the
distribution of food is very
irregular in the center.
• About 60 per cent of the community
surveyed reported that children get
a very small quantity of panjiri
which is insufficient for their diet.
• These centers most of the time
distribute only panjiri while a very
small proportion of the community
informed that few centers sometimes
also give khichri and halwa.
• 64 per cent of beneficiaries rated the
quality of food given by AWC is poor
while only 36 per cent rated it of
average quality.
• The food, in general, was found rotten,
infected with worms and fungus.
Public Hearing on ICDS
Malfunctioning of ICDS Centers in Allahabad Slums
In order to initiated a debate on all these issues Sahyog organized
a public hearing at St. Joseph’s College ground on 15th of
December, 2009 at 12 noon. Affected residents of slums in the city
put forth their grievances regarding the mal-functioning of ICDS
programme in their respective areas before the ADM Civil
Supplies and CDPO, Allahabad.
People from the slum areas put forth their
complaints in the presence of ADM Civil Supplies
and CDPO regarding the mal-functioning of ICDS:
•
Aanganwadi workers never come to the center.
•
Irregular timing of the center.
•
Food distribution is insufficient and very irregular; often it is
stopped for 2-3 months.
•
Quality of supplementary food is inferior.
•
Benefits to the adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating mothers
are improper.
•
Anganwadi worker never visit the area.
•
Visit of ANM for vaccination is erratic.
•
Anganwadi centers never organize meetings of mothers and
adolescent girls.
Relief : Based on the primary survey and Public
Hearing we requested to grant the following relief :
• Implement the increased money (Rs. 4 per day per child,
etc.) in UP.
• Raise the honorarium of the teachers.
• Implement the Supreme Court Guidelines, 2006 to give
hot meal to the children.
• Grant better infrastructure to the ICDS centers.