The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme was launched in 1975 with 33 experimental projects to improve child health, nutrition, and development. It has since expanded to over 7,000 projects and 13 million centers across India. The scheme aims to improve nutrition, health, and development for children under 6, pregnant women, and nursing mothers. Services provided at the village-level Anganwadi centers include supplementary nutrition, immunizations, health checkups, preschool education, and nutrition/health education. The scheme is administered through a multi-level structure from the central Women and Child Development Ministry down to Anganwadi workers in each village. Several other schemes are also implemented through ICDS centers to promote adolescent health

1. INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES (ICDS) SCHEME

2. 1. Introduction
1975
• Dept. of Social Welfare
• Launched in 22 states: 33 experimental projects
1978-82
• Coverage in 100 areas
• Evaluations with positive results: Accelerated
expansion
2014
• 7067 projects, 13.46 lakh Anganwadi centres
• Crores of beneficiaries

3. 1. Organizational Setup
WCD
Central – Ministry of Women and Child
Development
State - Ministry of Women and Child
Development / Social Welfare
(Director ICDS Project)
District - ICDS Programme Officer
Block - Child Development Project Officer (CDPO)
every 100 AWW
Cluster - Mukhya Sevika (Supervisior)
every 25 AWW
Village - Anganwadi Workers (AWW)

4. 2. Objectives
1. 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 mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school
dropout
4. To achieve effective co-ordination of policy and
implementation amongst the various departments
5. To enhance the capability of the mother to look after the
normal health and nutritional needs of the child

5. 3.a. Population norms
• For Anganwadi Centers (AWC) in rural/urban
1 AWC for 400-800 population
2 AWC for 800-1600 population
3 AWC for 1600-2400 population
1 Mini-AWC for 150-400 population
• For tribal/desert/hilly and other difficult areas
1 AWC for 300-800 population
1 Mini-AWC for 150-300 population

6. Beneficiaries
1. Pregnant women
2. Nursing Mothers
3. Other women (15-45 years)
4. Children less than 3 years
5. Children between 3-6 years
6. Adolescent girls( 11-18 years)
3.b. Beneficiaries

7. a) Supplementary Feeding
b) Immunization
c) Health Check-ups
d) Referral Services
e) Non formal pre-school Education
f) Nutrition and Health Education
4. Services

8. Category
Revised
(per beneficiary per day)
Calories
(K Cal)
Protein
(g)
Children (6-72 months) 500 12-15
Severely Malnourished
Children (6-72)
800 20-25
Pregnant Women and
Nursing Mothers
600 18-20
4.a. Supplementary nutrition
 Take Home Ration
 Morning Snack –
Milk/Banana/egg/Seasonal fruit

9. 4.b. Immunization
 Place for Vaccination – Children and pregnant women

10. 4.c. Health check-ups
 Antenatal care
 Postnatal care
 Health check up of
children under 6 years of
age

12. Growth Chart Maintenance

13. 4.d. Referral Services
 Sick or malnourished children and antenatal women
 Detect disabilities in young children
 Enlists all such cases in a special register

14. 4.e. Non-formal Pre-School Education (PSE)
 Three hours a day
 Use locally produced materials
 Contributes to the universalization of
primary education
 Opportunities to develop desirable
attitude, values and behaviour

15. 4.f. Nutrition and Health Education
 Women in reproductive age group
 Priority to nursing and expectant mothers
 During home visits, special sessions

16. Role of Anganwadi worker
1. Provide the six services – Supplementary Nutrition,
Immunization, Health check up,
Referral, Nutrition and health
education, Non-formal education
2. Maintain the records
3. Enumerations
4. Make Home visits
5. Prepare the Reports
6. Co-ordination with Subcentre /PHC staffs
7. Attend the meeting / training

17. 5. Schemes implemented through ICDS
KISHORI SHAKTI YOJANA (507 BLOCKS) - Adolescent girl
Improve nutrition
Awareness of health, hygiene, family welfare
Self employment and teaching life skills
Nutrition Programme for Adolescent girls: (51 districts)- 6kg grains
Weight <30 kg in 11-15 years and weight <35 kg in 15-19 years

18. Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls
(RGSEAG) – SABLA
 2010
 Replaced KSY and NPAG
 Nutritional and Non-Nutritional Component
Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) – Conditional
Maternity Benefit
5. Schemes implemented through ICDS

19. 5. Schemes implemented through ICDS
SNEHA SHIVIR –
1. Community based care programme (200 districts)
2. 12 day session, moderate and severe undernourished children
3. Orientation of mothers and caregivers of selected children
4. Weight monitoring of the selected children
5. Deworming of these children
6. Ensure IFA and complete immunization for these children
7. 12 day hands-on practice sessions for mothers and care givers to
promote improved feeding and child care practices.
8. Recording of weight on first day, 12th day and after 18 days

20. 6. Summary