ICDS – Overview
Education and New Generation are the youth of the future Country. I mean to say the Children are the future of the country.
If they will get educated in the proper way then they will do best for their own country.
Similar way the food is the second important thing for Children. If the Proper nutrition will be provided to them; then it will them in their growing age.
But in India, some rural areas are still there where the Primary Education and Good Food Facilities and available.
So, to Provide the food, preschool education, and primary health care the Indian government running so many welfare Programs.
ICDS is one of them.
ICDS is the abbreviation of Integrated Child Development Services.
This welfare scheme is not only for Children but it is also for mothers.
Yes, ICDS provides food, preschool education, and primary healthcare to children less than 6 years of age and their mothers.
So, here we will discuss the importance of the Scheme, ICDS Anganwadi Jobs, criteria and much more.
The scheme was launched in 1975.
After that Morarji Desai Government discontinued it in 1978.
It is also known as Anganwadi. The Meaning of Anganwadi is “courtyard shelter”.
The government gives 65 paise per Anganwadi child per day.
It not only provides food, preschool education, and primary health care. It also provides ICDS
Anganwadi Jobs to women.
The Indian central government spent ₹159 billion for this Program in the year 2012-13.
The services provided under this Scheme are listed below.
- Immunization
- Supplementary nutrition
- Health checkup
- Referral services
- Pre-school non-formal education
- Nutrition and Health information
36000 ICDS centers are in Gujarat and more than that in entire India.
The official website for ICDS is available. You can search the location of Anganwadi and apply for
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