Universalisation of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in Tripura

A presentation by Shri S.K.Panda Principal Secretary, Government of Tripura

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Objectives

Develop the Children in an integrated manner

To

break the cycle

of

“ poverty- malnutrition- disease- loss of wage, low productivity- lower income poverty”

Target group – Children ( 6 to 72 months) – Mothers Expecting & Nursing – Belonging to Below poverty line (BPL) families

What is meant by

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universalisation

To ensure that 1. Each and every child & mothers is covered

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2. All the six ICDS services are provided Service centre

Anganwadi Centre (AWC) One AWC for each 500 population in urban / rural area and for 300 population in hilly tribal area Existing Satellite, ECCE, Social Education (BAP/State/ ADC) centers to be converted as AWC New centers to be opened Specific attention to be given to Jhumia regrouping centers, SC bastis, Minority area, tea gardens

Specific plan eind made for each Gaon Panchayat / ADC village / ward of Nagar Panchayat / Agartala Municipal Council

ICDS- ultimate aim

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To ensure that each child

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gets good health & education

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has proper physical and mental growth

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has no disability

State achieves the best Human Development Index (HDI) at par with the developed states of the country

For making ICDS a success

We solicit active participation and cooperation of 1.All mothers, the local community and Women Self Help groups 2.

Elected people’s representatives particularly at Gaon Panchayat, ADC village, wards of Nagar panch & AMC 3.Anganwadi worker, supervisor, CDPO, BDO and District Administration 4.Health and Family Welfare Department 5.Press and print and electronic media

THANK YOU

For your kind attention

ICDS- Facilities

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Angan Wadi Centre “The HUB”

• unit cost increased from Rs 1.25 lakh to Rs 1.75 lakh Construction of pucca building • Fund for construction coming as 100 % central assistance • Pucca building • Store & Cooking shed • Toilet • Drinking water, play ground,fencing, kitchen garden • By dovetailing fund under other Rural Development Schemes • Planning & execution for all the Centre

ICDS-Personnel

• Angan Wadi Worker basic requirement – She has to be from the same village – Married/ widow/destitute- so that she stays in the locality – Educational qualification-matriculate, can be relaxed for ST • Capacity building, training • Training aids • Angan Wadi Helper • Need for suitable redeployment of staff for ensuring provision of services on regular basis

ICDS-Supplementary nutrition

• Unit cost revised from Rs 1.87 to Rs 2 per day per child • Rice being issued at BPL price • Saving about 40 paise per day can be used for providing better food • Local women self help group to be involved • • Stakeholder Mothers to be encouraged for extending support for serving their children better

Indiamix

– may be introduced on pilot basis for solving micronutrient malnutrition

ICDS- Health linkage

• Maintenance of Growth card for each child • Health check up on regular basis • Health and nutrition education • Immunization of all children • Disability welfare • Linkage with local doctors( PHC / Sub centre)

• Converge of

ICDS

with

National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)

ICDS- Pre-school education

• Inculcating habit of going to the Centre among the child ( also the mother) • Can solve problems of enrollment & drop out (faced in SSA in tribal areas ) • Habit of health, hygiene- like washing hands, cutting nails etc.

• Protection of environment, planting trees, conservation of nature • Suitable pre-school education kits • Toys, Rhymes,posters, banners

ICDS- Monitoring

• Role of Gaon Panchaayt • Pradhan – To

Act Friend, philosopher, guide

to the Angan wadi worker • Local

mothers group, Self help group to take over

• Make it a people’s programme • To be supervised by • Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) • Block Development Officer • Block Development Committee & Zilla Parishad to oversee • District Magistrate to coordinate