Lok Sabha Question No. 2973 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-03
Subject: Integrated Child Development Services Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No.2973

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2018

## INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SCHEME

## 2973.  ADV. JOICE GEORGE

SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- a) the details of sub-components of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme;
- b) the steps taken by the Government to monitor the progress of the scheme;
- c) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  revise  the  Scheme  which  will  adhere  to  quality standards and evolves to address current weaknesses and if so, the details thereof;
- d) whether any proposal in this line is pending with the Government; and
- e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) :The  Umbrella  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  Scheme  was  approved  on  16 th November,  2017  with  a  revised  scope,  structure  and  cost  sharing  ratio  for  continuation upto 30 th November, 2018 alongwith the following sub-schemes:
- a. Anganwadi Services (in place of ICDS)
- b. Scheme for Adolescent Girls (in place of SABLA)
- c. Child Protection Services (in place of Integrated Child Protection Services)
- d. National Crèche Scheme (in place of Rajeev Gandhi National Crèche Scheme)

Anganwadi Services under Umbrella ICDS Scheme (earlier known as ICDS)

Objectives: was launched in 1975 with the following objectives:

- (i) to improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group 0-6 years;
- (ii) to lay the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child;
- (iii) to reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropout;
- (iv) to  achieve  effective  co-ordination  of  policy  and  implementation  amongst  the various departments to promote child development; and
- (v) 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.

The package of following six services is provided under the Anganwadi Services scheme:-

1. Supplementary nutrition,
2. Pre-school non-formal education,
3. Nutrition & health education,
4. Immunization,
5. Health check-up and
6. Referral services

Three of the six services,  viz., immunization, health check-up and referral services, are delivered through NRHM & Public Health Infrastructure under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

- (b) : In order to strengthen the performance of Anganwadi Services Scheme, Government has introduced  5-tier  monitoring  &  review  mechanism  at  different  levels  (National/  State/ District/  Block  and  Anganwadi  level)  for  monitoring  the  status  of  Anganwadi  Centres. Government  has  issued  guidelines  on  31.03.2011  for  Constitution  of  Monitoring  and Review  Committees  at  different  levels  to  review  progress  in  implementation  of  the Scheme.  Composition  and  key  roles  of  such  Committees  at  different  levels  have  been defined.

MWCD  is  continuously  monitoring  the  implementation  of  Anganwadi  Services Scheme. Government has issued guidelines on 22.10.2010 for strengthening the existing monitoring  and  supervision  visits  to  Anganwadi  Services  projects  and  AWCs.  The guidelines include  schedule of visits of different officials at the State level to AWCs/miniAWCs in improving the quality of service delivery of the AWCs by addressing various problems/ bottlenecks and also to elicit views and perspectives from the community

The  Anganwadi  Services  Scheme  today  operates  through  a  network  of  7075  fully operational Projects and 13.63 lakh AWCs as on 01.06.2018. The services are currently being provided to 892.77 lakh beneficiaries of which 719.41 lakh are children under six years  of  age  and  173.35  lakh  are  pregnant  women  and  lactating  mothers.  Pre-school education is provided to 325.92 lakh children of 3-6 years of age (164.31 lakh are boys and 161.61 lakh girls) as on 01.06.2018.

- (c) : There is no such proposal under consideration.
- (d) : No, Madam.
- (e) : Does not arise.

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