Such a Village level worker, if present in a population of 1000 people, will have to supervise the birth and growth of approximately 20 babies per annum. The Anganwadi provides the necessary food items for weaning as well as Nutritional Supplementation of Preschool Children. The suggested worker would concentrate in the first year of life. People are not aware of the facilities that are available for Maternal and Child Health. Corruption is present at many levels.
Money is demanded even when the delivery is supposed to be free.
Unaccounted charges are collected even from the poorest. The quality of services is poor due to a lack of discipline, accountability and motivation among the health care givers at all levels. Often even the basic common courtesies are not extended. A telling evidence is the treatment meted out to the women at tubectomy camps, where numbers score over the entitlement of the people. People are not necessarily aware of the facilities that are potentially available for Maternal and Child Health.