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Anganwadi centers were established in India in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to provide basic healthcare, preschool education, nutrition, and immunization to children under 6 years old and their mothers. Anganwadi means "courtyard shelter" and the centers aim to improve child health and reduce malnutrition, mortality, and school dropout rates. Each center serves 400-2400 people in a village and is staffed by 1-3 Anganwadi workers who provide supplementary nutrition, preschool education, health checkups, immunization, and referral services.

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Report On Aganwadi

Anganwadi centers were established in India in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to provide basic healthcare, preschool education, nutrition, and immunization to children under 6 years old and their mothers. Anganwadi means "courtyard shelter" and the centers aim to improve child health and reduce malnutrition, mortality, and school dropout rates. Each center serves 400-2400 people in a village and is staffed by 1-3 Anganwadi workers who provide supplementary nutrition, preschool education, health checkups, immunization, and referral services.

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INTRODUCTION

Anganwadi is a type of rural child care centre in India. They were started by the
Indian government in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development
Services program to combat child hunger and malnutrition. Anganwadi means
"courtyard shelter" in Indian languages.

A typical Anganwadi centre provides basic health care in a village. It is a part of


the Indian public health care system.

ICDS
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is a government programme in
India which provides food, preschool education, primary healthcare,
immunization, health check-up and referral services to children under 6 years of
age and their mothers. The scheme was launched in 1975,it is one of the worlds
largest programmes providing for an integrated package of services for holistic
development of the child.

ICDS is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented by the state governments


and union territories.

The scheme has been renamed as “Anganwadi Services”.

BENEFICIARIES

 Children in the age group of 0-6 years.


 Pregnant women
 Lactating mothers.

OBJECTIVES

 To improve the nutritional and health status of children 0-6 years.


 To lay the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social
development of the child;
 To reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school
dropout;
 To achieve effective co-ordination of policy and implementation amongst
the various departments to promote child development; and
 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.

AGANWADI CENTRE POPULATION NORMS

For rural/ urban projects between the area:

 400-800 population covers by 1 anganwadi worker,centre.


 800-1600 popullation covers by 2 Anganwadi worker, centre.
 1600- 2400 popullation covers by 3 Anganwadi worker, centre.

FUNCTIONS OF ANGANWADI

 Supplementary Nutrition
 Pre-school non-formal education
 Nutrition & health education
 Immunization
 Health check-up and
 Referral services

SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRITION

An anganwadi worker is required to organise and provide supplementary


nutrition for children, pregnant women and nourishing mothers. She is also to
educate mothers to look after the normal nutritional needs of their children. It is
thus important to an anganwadi worker to have basic knowledge about food and
nutrition.

All of us including children need food for the following functions :

01. Providing energy.

02. Maintenance of growth and repair of the body.

03. Protecting the body against disease. In order to keep a child in good health,
his diet should include a variety of foods, so that all functions are performed
well. Such a diet is called Balanced Diet.
PRE - SCHOOL EDUCATION

Non-formal pre school education is an important component of ICDS


programme which is essential for allround development of the children. Pre-
School education is provided to children in the age group of 3 to 6 years. As the
name suggests, formal education is not important to the children but children
are encouraged to grow at their own pace. The anganwadi should thus become
the first step in the process of education before the child goes to primary school.
Pre-school education thus becomes a link between the anganwadi and the
primary school.

IMMUNIZATION

Immunization of pregnant women and infants protects children from six vaccine
preventable disease-poliomyelits, diphtheria, pertusis, tetanus, tuberculosis and
measles.These are major preventable causes of child mortality, disability,
morbidity and related malnutrition.

HEALTH CHECK-UPS

This includes health care of children less than 6 years of age, antenatl care of
expectant mothers and postnatal care of nursing mothers. The various health
services provided for children by Anganwadi workers include regular health
check-ups, recording of weight, immunization, management of malnutrition,
treatment of diarrhoea, deworming tablets given once in 6 months.

REFERRAL SERVICES

During health check-ups and growth monitoring sick or malnourished children


in need of prompt medical attention, are referred to the PHC or its sub centre.

She enlist all such cases in a special registers and refers them to the medical
officer.

TOTAL NUMBERS OF CHILDREN, PREGNANT AND LACTATING


MOTHERS IN AGANWADI

BENEFICIARY MALE FEMALE


7 month to 1 year 4 1
1 year to 3 year 7 6
3 year to 6 year 2 8
Pregnant 0 4
Nursing mother 0 3
Total 13 22
Hence total 35 people are in Anganwadi, who take service.

TOTAL COST OF FOOD

BENEFICIARY UNIT COST PER


BENEFICIARY/DAY
Children 0 to 6 years Rs.8.50
Pregnant and lactating mothers Rs.10
Severly undernourished children Rs.13.50

FLOW CHAT OF ANGANWADI STAFF

Supervisor

Anganwadi worker

Anganwadi helper

Registers maintained in Anganwadi

 Daily diary

Daily diary contains name, age of children, lactating and pregnant women.

Daily attendance are put in the daily diary.

 Diet registers

In diet registers, all the daily diet is putting which is provided to the
beneficiary. Total cost of the supplementary nutrition is also put in diet
registers.

 Birth register
 Death register
 Immunization register

CONCLUSION

Anganwadi is a type of rural child care centre in India. It is one of more than 1.3
million such centres, spread out across India, that deliver early education, health
and nutrition services as part of ICDS scheme.

There are total 30 Anganwadi in Kotla under Nijamudin project. In Anganwadi


centre- one Anganwadi worker and one Anganwadi helper is there who look
after the children(0-6 years), pregnant and lactating mother.

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