Regarding ICDS and funtion

1. NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMMES IN
INDIA
BY:
Dr.Ravikrishnan R
MAPIMS

2. Programmes in India
1. Ministry of social welfare:
 Integrated child development services scheme
 Balwadi nutritional programme
 Special nutrition programme
2. Minstry of health and family welfare:
 National nutritional anaemia prophylaxis
 National prophylaxis programme for prevention
and control of blindness
 National iodine deficency disorder control
programme

3. Programmes in India
3. Ministry of education:
Mid-day meal programme

4. • Aims:
1. To provide additional nutrients to target
groups .
2. To fulfill the gap between food intake and
requirement.
• Beneficiaries:
1) Pre-school children
2) School children
3) Pregnant women
4) Lactating mother

5. ICDS scheme
• Objectives:
1. To improve the nutritional and health status
of children in the age of 0-6 yrs
2. To lay foundation for proper
psychological,physical and social
development of the child
3. To reduce the incidence of
mortality,morbidity, malnutrition and school
dropout.

6. ICDS scheme
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.

7. ICDS scheme
Beneficiary group:
1. Children in the age of 0-6yrs
2. Pregnant women
3. Lactating mothers
4. Women in 15-45 yrs
5. Adolescent girls

8. Balwadi nutrition programme
• Was started in 1970 under the department of
social welfare through voluntary organisations.
Beneficiary group:
Pre-school children 3-5 yrs of age
Services:
300kcal and 100 gm protein for 270 days in a year
Also pre school education
Balwadis are now being phased out because
universalization of ICDS

9. Special nutrition programme
• Operation in urban slums, tribal areas and
backward rural areas.
• Operated under minimum need programme.
Aim:
To improve nutritional status in targted group.
Beneficiary group:
Children below 6yrs
Pregnant and lactating women

10. Special nutrition programme
Services:
Preschool children:300kcal and 10-12gm
protein
Pregnant and lactating mothers:500kcal and
25 gm protein.
Total of 300 days in year
Iron and folic acid tablets
Now it is merged with ICDS

11. NATIONAL NUTRITIONAL
ANEMIA PROPHYLAXIS
PROGRAMME

12. National nutritional anemia prophylaxis
programme
• Programme was launched during fourth 5-
year plan by minstry of health and family
welfare.
Aim :
For prevention of nutritional anemia in mothers
and children

13. National nutritional anemia prophylaxis
programme
• Rationale:
Supplementary iron on daily basis is
considered necessary in developing countries
because approaches like food fortification and
dietary modifications are long term options.
Requirements during 2nd and 3rd trimester
can’t be made by daily intake.
Majority of girls are anemic,even in their
adolescence

14. Beneficiaries and services:
Pregnant , lactating
mother and
acceptor of family
planning
1 tab.iron and folic
acid
-100mg elemental
iron
-0.5mg folic acid
100 days
Children 1-12 years 1 tab.iron and folic
acid
-20mg elemental
iron
-0.1mg folic acid
100 days

15. National prophylaxis programme
against nutritional blindness due to
vitamin –A deficiency

16. National prophylaxis program against
nutritional blindness(NPPNB)
• It is centrally sponsored scheme by minstry of
health and family welfare.
• In 8th 5 year plan vit-A supplementation linked
with immunization.
Target groups:
All children 1-5 yeras of age
Activity:
Children are given massive dose of vit-A i.e., 1
lakh IU at 6-12 months
2 lakhs IU at 6 month interval till 5 years of age.

17. National prophylaxis program against
nutritional blindness(NPPNB)
Treatment of vit- A deficiency:
Immediately after diagnosis 2 lakh IU followed
by another dose of 2 lakh IU 1-4 weeks later.

18. National iodine deficiency
disorder control programme
(NIDDCP)

19. National iodine deficiency disorder
control programme
• National goitre control programme launched
in 2nd 5 year plan by minstry of health and
family welfare.
• Now it is replaced by NIDDCP.
Aim:
To bring the prevelance of IDD to below 5%in
the country
To ensure 100%consumption of adequately
iodized salt(15ppm)at the household level.

20. National iodine deficiency disorder
control programme
Objectives:
1. Surveys to assess the magnitude of the iodine
deficiency disorders.
2. Supply of iodised salt in place of common salt
3. Resurvey after 5 yrs to assess the extent of iodine
deficiency disorders and the impact of iodised salt
4. Laboratory monitoring of iodised salt and urinary
iodine excretion.
5. Health education

21. Mid-day meal programme

22. Mid-day meal programme
• Also called as School Lunch Programme.
• First started in Tamilnadu, under the ministry of
education.
Aim:
 To provide at least one nourishing meal to school going
children per day.
Beneficiaries:
 Primary school children(6-11)
 Given for 250 days per year

23. Mid-day meal programme
Objectives:
 To improve school attendance
 Reduce school drop outs
 Beneficial impact on children nutrition
Principles:
• Supplement NOT A SUBSTITUTE to home diet.
• Supply at least 1/3 of the energy requirement and ½
of protein needed.

24. Mid-day meal programme
• The cost of meal should be reasonably low.
• Meal prepared easily in schools , no
complicating cooking procedures.
• Locally available foods should be used.
• The menu should be changed frequently.

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