Anganwadi centre

Anganwadi Centre

1. Anganwadi centre(AWC) & Anthropometry under 5 Dr. Mittal Rathod Associate Professor, Community Medicine Dept., AIIMS, Jammu

2. Learning Objectives Stat 5 objectives of the ICDS ENUMERATE the beneficiaries of ICDS name 6 SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE BENIFICIERIES. Population norms & Monitoring of AWCs

3. Introduction S tarted : 1975 as part of the  Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)  program to combat child hunger and  malnutrition . No. of Anganwadis in India : 13.87 lac No. of Anganwadis in J & k : 20,428 AWC means Courtyard shelter By WCD- Women & Child Development Department Funding: 90:10

4. Objectives to improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group 0-6 years. 2. to lay the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child . 3. to reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropout .

5. 4. to achieve effective co-ordination of policy and implementation amongst the various departments to promote child development. 5. 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 .

6. Population Norms AWCs: Rural plain areas /Urban areas: 1AWC/800 population Hilly/ Tribal/ Desert/ Difficult to reach area: 1AWC/400-800 population Mini AWCs: 1 Mini AWC/ 150-300 Population Anganwadi on Demand : settlement with 40, <6 years children with no AWC in that area.

7. Staff Norm 1 AWC: 1 AWW- 1 Anganwadi worker - 1 Helper

8. Requirements Age : 18-35 years Minimal Educational qualification: 10 th std. Honorarium: 4500 +500 From a Local village & community Preferably married

9. Beneficiaries Children age group 0-6 years Pregnant women Lactating women Adolescent girls Women of Reproductive age group (15-49 years )

10. Services The ICDS Scheme offers a package of six services, viz . Supplementary Nutrition Pre-school non-formal education Nutrition & health education Immunization Health check-up and Referral services

11. Services…

12. Nutritional Norms

13. Supervision Level Job Title Job description Population Norm District District ICDS P.O. Programme manager Per district Block CDPO-Child Development Project Officer Programme manager & supervisor 80,000-1,20,000 Sector Mukhya Sevika Supervisor 1/17-25 AWW Community Anganwadi worker Service provider 1/800 Population Community Anganwadi helper Cooking, Cleaning 1/1 AWW

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