monitoring and evaluation of icds program and swot analysis about the program it has been covered all strength and weakness of icds program

1. Saieqa Aslam
Deepak
MPS

2. Introduction and background
Purpose for inception
Objectives
Service provided
Administrative structure
Logistic framework
Evaluation of ICDS
SWOT Analysis
Conclusion

3. Launched on 2nd October 1975
Worls’s largest and most unique programmes for early
childhood development
India’s response to the challenge of
oProviding pre school education on one hand and
oBreaking the vicious cycle of
malnutrition, morbidity, reduced learning capacity and
mortality, on the other.

4. Routine MCH services not reaching target
population
Nutritional component not covered by health
services
Need for community participation

5. To improve the nutritional and child health in the age
group 0 -6 .
To create a system that tackles the proper
psychological, physical and social development of the
child.
 to fight the rate of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition
and school drop out.
To have all the various ministries and department work
in a coordinated fashion to achieve policy implementation
and create and effective ECCE system.
To support the mother and help her become capable of
providing necessary nutritional and development needs
of the child and aware of her on needs during pregnancy

7. Beneficiaries of ICDS
Children < 6 years
6 December 2012 JLNH&RC
Pregnant Woman Lactating women
Adolescent Girls
Women in Reproductive
age group (15-44)

9. Services and beneficiaries
Services Target Group Service Provided by
Supplementary
Nutrition
Children below 6 years:
Pregnant & Lactating Mother (P&LM)
Anganwadi Worker and
Anganwadi Helper
Immunization* Children below 6 years:
Pregnant Women
ANM/MO
Health Check-up* Children below 6 years:
Pregnant & Lactating Mother (P&LM)
ANM/MO/AWW
Referral Services Children below 6 years:
Pregnant & Lactating Mother (P&LM)
AWW/ANM/MO
Pre-School Education Children 3-6 years AWW
Nutrition & Health
Education
Women (15-45 years), Children 3-6
years
Pregnant & Lactating Mother (P&LM)
AWW/ANM/MO
6 December 2012 JLNH&RC

11. AWC infrastructure
Funds
Materials
Human resources

12. Effective coverage
Quality of delivery of SN
In general the practice of breast feeding within an
hour of birth is found to be more widespread among
ICDS beneficiaries
ICDS has also positively influence formal school
enrolment
Reduction in early discontinuation among
beneficiaries

13. Surveys coverage
Organising delievery of
food/ration
PSE/NHE
Immunization
Health check up

14. Reduced mortality
Increased weight for age in children
Increased women empowerment

15. Awareness
Behavioural change in
i)hygeine
ii)dietary habits
Health/education seeking
behaviour
Decline in the proportion of
malnourished children(under 3
year)

16. Evaluation of ICDS
• Conducted by NCAER( National Council For
Applied Economic Research).
• High performing states are- Andhra Pradesh,
Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand,
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil nadu, Uttarakhand
and West Bengal.
• Poor performing states are- Bihar, Haryana,
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

17. Evaluation of ICDS
• 49% of eligible group is registered for ICDS
benefits.
• About 64% of children receive SNP out of total
children registered by AWW.
• Around 78% of pregnant and lactating women
and 42% of adolescent girls are recorded in
delivery register.
• Overall 42.5% of AWWs have their own building,
17.4% were in rented building, 17.3% were in
primary school building and 22.9% running in
Panchayat Bhawan, AWW own house.

18. Evaluation of ICDS
• 87% of AWW have drinking water supply, 69%
functional weighing scale.
• About 94% of AWW adequately trained for
preschool education.
• ICDS programme has positive impact on
Immunization coverage at national level.

20. Vast coverage of benefeciaries
Supplementary
Growth monitoring
Prophylaxis against vitamin A deficiency
Control of nutrition anemia and nutrition
< 3 year child weighed a month
Promote Excluding breast feeding
Nutrition and Health education among women

21. Practically children 3-6 Yrs and
Pregnant & Lactating not covered
Irregular food supplies
Quality of Nutrition supplement?
Poor supervision
Lack of community ownership/ participation
Nutrition education only on papers
Children come only for food

22. Lack of co ordination
Inadequate understanding
Gap between sanctioned staff and actually working
ICDS project
Nutritional therapy is not implemented
System referral to the PHC
Infrequent visiting of AWW in home
Weak NHE
Sharing of food between lactating mother and
children

23. A 50% increase in coverage of 0-3 years children
Proper breastfeeding and complementary feeding

24. Lobbying of contractors
Involvement of AWW in multiple government programs
Does not reach out to children upto two years of age
Over emphasis on enhancing food security rather than
ensuring positive nutrition outcomes for children.