Community based monitoring in ICDS involves periodic follow up of programme implementation by community members to check coverage, quality of services, and address community needs. It increases accountability, generates information through community involvement, and strengthens local decision making and community capacity. Monitoring is done by Bal Vikas Mahila Samitis at village, block and district levels, involving elected representatives, officials, and community leaders. Areas monitored include functioning of anganwadis, supplementary nutrition, health services, and community participation. Review committees have also been constituted at national, state, district, block and anganwadi levels to oversee monitoring.

1. Community Based
Monitoring in ICDS

2. Community Based
Monitoring
 It is a Process of Periodic Follow up
of Programme Implementation
 It checks the coverage and quality
of services provided to the intended
beneficiaries
 It is driven by the community needs,
information and values

3. Contd…….
 It increases the accountability
 It generates information in the
process of involvement
 It strengthens local decision making,
Community capacity and and
effective public participation

4. CBM is useful
• Diagnose the problems at local level
•Formulate appropriate plans and
programmes to address the problems
• Allocate the desired resources
• Identify the targeted beneficiaries who
have been affected by the problems
• Monitor and assess the impact of the
programme

5. Guiding Principles of CBM
 Participation and Ownership of the
programme
 Transparency and Accountability
 Equity and Equality among members
 Rights and Dignity of the Members
 Improving Service Delivery in the
community

6. Techniques of CBM
• Participatory Approach
•Gathering Information regularly
•Social Audit
•Monitoring by Gram
Sabha/Panchayat

7. Community Based
Monitoring
D is t r ic t le v e l
B a l v ik a s M a h ila S a m it y
B lo c k le v e l
B a l v ik a s M a h ila S a m it y
V illa g e le v e l
B a l v ik a s M a h ila S a m it y

8. V illa g e
B a l v ik a s M a h ila S a m it y
C h a ir p e r s o n
S e n io r m o s t E l e c t e d
V i ll a g e P a n c h a y a t
Lady M em ber
M em ber M a h il a M a n d a l P a d h a n A n g a n w a d i W o rk e r
E le c t e d L a d y m e m b e r o f t h e v i ll a g e
Or
Local w om en Leader

9. Activities:
 To meet once in a month submit its findings
to BBVMS;
 To monitor & evaluate the programmes
being implemented in the village level;
 To review the existing status of community
Services;
 To aware the community on specific
schemes of Women & Children;
 To promote & improve community

10. B lo c k le v e l
B a l v ik a s M a h ila S a m it y
C h a i r p e rs o n
S e n io r m o s t B lo c k P a n c h a y a t L a d y M e m b e r
M em ber M em ber M e m b e r S e c re ta ry
R p re s e n ta ti v e s o f N G O B lo c k P a n c h a y a t L a d y m e m b e r C h ild D e v e lo p m e n t
W o rk i n g i n th e fi e l d o f w o m e n & Or P ro j e c t O ffi c e r
C h ild D e v e lo p m e n t Local w om en Leader

11. Activities:
 To review and evaluate the status of
various schemes at block level;
 to look after the service delivery of
different schemes relating to women and
child development;
 Convergence of intersectional services
in the AWCs and its impacts;
 Submit recommendation to the District
Level Bal Vikas Mahila Samity.

12. D is t r ic t le v e l
B a l v ik a s M a h ila S a m it y
C h a i r p e rs o n
S e n i o r m o s t Z i l a P a ri s h a d W o m e n
R p re s e n ta ti v e s o f N G O M em ber D i s tri c t S o c i a l W e l f a re O ffi c e r
E l e c te d Z P L a d y m e m b e r
Or
Local wom en Leader

13. Activities
 to meet at least once in a quarter and submit
its findings to the Director ,ICDS;
 to review and evaluate the women and child
welfare schemes at the district level;
 More focus and attention on delivery of
services of different women and child
welfare schemes;
 Improving and strengthening the
Implementation of schemes
 Submit recommendation to the Director
ICDS indicating action required.

14. Area of Monitoring
☺Regular Functioning of AWC
☺Distribution of Supplementary food
☺Growth monitoring
☺Regular health checkup and immunization
☺ Enrolement for preschool education at AWC
☺ Availablity of PSE materials at AWC
☺Organising NHE sessions & participation of
women
☺Involvement of community in ICDS

15. Development by MWCD
 CBM Mechanisms envisaged constitution
of Bal Vikas Mahila Samitis at the Village,
Block and District Levels (Vide F.No-
NI/NO.12-11/93 CD-I dated 20.1. 1994)
 Officials of various levels and PRIs to be
involved in monitoring of AWCs activities
to strengthen monitoring mechanism
(F.No. 16-3/2004-ME (Pt) dated
22.10.2010)

16. Involvement of PRIs
 Regularity in functioning of AWCs
 Regularity in Supplementary Feeding (THR, RTE,
HCF), -quality and acceptance by community
 Coverage of all households and eligible
beneficiaries
 Regular weighing of children
 Regular Supply of IFA, Vit-A and Deworming
medicines by Health
 Organization of Joint Meeting of ICDS and Health
 Monthly observance of VHND
 Availability of prescribed records and registers at
AWCs

17. Contd-----
 Monitoring of regular payment
of honorarium
 of AWCs and its maintenance
 Community Mobilization by
motivating people to participate
in ICDS service delivery
 Involvement in Health, Nutrition
and Sanitation education

18. Development by MWCD
 CBM Mechanisms envisaged
constitution of Bal Vikas Mahila
Samitis at the Village, Block and
District Levels (Vide F.No- NI/NO.12-
11/93 CD-I dated 20.1. 1994)
 Officials of various levels and PRIs to
be involved in monitoring of AWCs
activities to strengthen monitoring
mechanism (F.No. 16-3/2004-ME
(Pt) dated 22.10.2010)

19. Monitoring and Review
Committee (F.No.16-8/2010-
ME dated 31-3-2011)
1. National Level Monitoring & Review
Committee
2. Sate Level Monitoring & Review
Committee
3. District Level Monitoring & Review
Committee
4. Block Level Monitoring & Review
Committee
5. Anganwadi Level Monitoring and
Support Committee