11 Conference of State Ministers and Secretaries 16 June 2010 Integrated Child Development Services...

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Conference of

State Ministers and Secretaries

16 June 2010

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme

Ministry of Women and Child DevelopmentGovernment of In11dia

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PART - I

ICDS : Universalization

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ICDS: Universalization• Operationalization:

– Reach all habitations (14 Lakh AWCs) including SC/ST / minority habitations & the unreached through Anganwadi –on-Demand (AoD).

– Manage the Spread and Outreach with Quality and Innovations: dispersed population, nomads, difficult areas, slums – mobile AWC ?

– Status as on 31 May 2010

– Completed: - Nagaland, Mizoram, DN & Haveli

– Defaulted:- Remaining States/ UTs

Sanctioned Operationalised Goal

Projects 7012 6542 7076

AWCs/ Mini AWCs

13.67 Lakh 11.62 Lakh 14.00 lakh

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ICDS: Universalization• Operationalization :

– Delay in sanction (UP, Haryana and others?)– Delay in operationalization – ‘Operationalisation’ per se

• States/UTs to ensure Adherence to the revised population norm in total

Certification that all habitations are covered

GIS mapping of AWCs to satisfy and micro plan for any gaps

Upload a list of AWC locations on web sites of States/ UTs

Full coverage of urban slums/ areas with local innovations

Address issues of social exclusion

Optimise coverage of all eligible beneficiaries

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ICDS : Services• Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP):

• Adoption of norms• Revised calorific and cost norms

• Morning snack & hot cooked meal for children 3-6 years

• THR for children below 3 yrs and P&L mothers

• Optimization of coverage: 729 lakh children receiving SN as

against 1195 lakh child (6 – 72 months) population as per AW survey register

• Quality• Age appropriate and palatable

• Local nutritious and varied recipes

• Micronutrients

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ICDS : Services• Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP):

• Management• Supply chain

- commodity management - uninterrupted distribution at AWC

• Regularity and timelines• Adopt normative approach and reduce wastage

• WBNP:• States/ UTs to give basis and details of requirements of food grains

urgently• Rationale for not availing food grains

• Capacity Building & Social Mobilization• Supervision and monitoring• Mothers’ group and community monitoring

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ICDS : Services

• Pre-School Non-formal Education:

• Ensure availability of PSE kits

• Usage of Local materials & effective communication

• Methods used for joyful learning

• Optimize coverage of children (3-6 years) for PSE

• Ensure PSE activities on regular basis at all AWCs

• Assess and ensure school readiness (Section 11 of RTE) & Leverage resources for strengthening ECE

• Linkage and leverage with RTE

• Use of ICT

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ICDS : Services

• Weighing & Growth monitoring • Arrangement for procurement of weighing scales

• Roll out of WHO Growth standards

• Adoption of joint mother and child protection card

• Health and Nutrition Education:• Joint home visits

• Training

• IEC and campaign

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ICDS : Services• Coordination & Convergence:

• Health: - Effective arrangement for health related services at AWCs

• Immunization• Supply of IFA tablets and Vitamin “A”• Health check ups and referrals• Management of severally undernourished

- Reflect ICDS related services separately and categorically in NRHM PIPs at all levels- Holding of VHND- Institutional arrangements for effective engagement of health sector

• DDWS:- Provision of safe drinking water-Provision of child friendly toilet- Awareness on sanitation and safe drinking water

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ICDS – Infrastructure

• Construction of AWCs Buildings

• 80% AWCs Pucca buildings – 28% own building, 19% schools, 12% in community building

• Tap MPLADS, MLALADS, BRGF, RIDF, PRI, State Plan including ACA, MSDP, BADP, etc for AWCs buildings

• Construct good model buildings with full amenities

• Provide adequate space, other facilities and equipments

• State to submit Action plans for strengthening quality of infrastructure at AWCs by September 2010

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ICDS: Management Manpower

• Vacancies: – Large vacancies at all levels in all States– Timeliness to fill up vacancies at all levels

• Promotion:– AWW to Supervisor– AWH to AWW

• Dedicated cadre

• Tenure stability

• Disengagement of ICDS functionaries from non- ICDS related activities

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ICDS: Management Issues

• Fund flow mechanism

• Timely payment of honoraria

• Motivation– Additional honoraria by state

– Insurance coverage of LIC & other benefits

– Proposed Rastriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (possible sharing 75:25)

– Proposed pension scheme (Quantum of State share)

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ICDS: Management Issues

• Community Participation

• Replication of Best practices

• Effective monitoring

• Training:• Cross sectoral, horizontal and vertical integration of training

both in content and participation

• Make STRAP a meaningful exercise

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ICDS: Universalization

• Improving Delivery, Visibility & Accountability:

– Operationalization

– Supplementary Nutrition

– Pre-School Education

– Growth Monitoring

– Monitoring & Supervision

– Convergence

– Community Awareness, Decentralization (PRI) & Participation

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PART - II

ICDS : Restructuring

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ICDS: Restructuring • ICDS Restructuring – redesigning ICDS objectives, services and

outcomes

• Implementation in flexible mode – different models and institutional arrangements for delivery of services

– States/ UTs to submit successful models by August 2010 after stakeholders consultation at various levels & validation

• Key focus

– Reduction in undernutrition; children < 3 and maternal child nutrition

– Early Childhood Care and Education

• Strengthening AWC platform as a comprehensive village care centre for young children, mothers & adolescent girls

• State /District PIPs with accountability for nutrition and early learning outcome

• Discussions and Suggestions

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THANK YOU

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Mother & Child Protection Card

WBNP• States/ UTs not taking food grains:Assam, WB, Bihar, Delhi, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu

•Wheat @ Rs4.15 per Kg; Rice @Rs5.65 per Kg. Whereas market rate – Wheat: Rs 12 – 15; Rice: Rs 15 – 20• Rs 4 for SNP will fetch all most a Kg of wheat and about 800 gms of rice; whereas at market rate it fetches about 250 – 300 gms of wheat and rice.

•States/ UTs furnished information regarding the basis of requirement of food grains: AP, TN, UP found OK, Goa, Haryana, Kerala, Orissa & Tripura found to be sketchy

• Others have not submitted – to expedite. • Allocation may not be made if no information

• Total requirement in MT per annum = (SNP grains (in gms) X No of beneficiaries X 300 days)/ 10 lakh • The quantum of food grains would vary on the composition and component of food grains 28

WBNP• Statement indicating on Requirement, Allocation &

Lifting (in MTs)

• States/ UTs lifted below 50% allotment (2009-10): Uttarakhand, Manipur, Maharastra, J & K, DN & Haveli, Arunachal

Pradesh

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Years Requirement Allocation Lifting

2007 – 08 867,056 544,000 538,821

2008 – 09 1,018,084 729,100 666,968

2009 - 10 1,168,831 967,584 757,310