Analysis of

Analysis of
ivities and Benefeciaries
Two nearby Anganwadis

By Dr. RAKHI DCRUZ…

INTRODUCTION
 Anganwadi comes under the icds
scheme(integrated child devpt services)
 Started by the Government of India in 1975

Has been instrumental in improving the health and wellbeing of
mothers and children under 6 by providing health and nutrition
education, health services, supplementary food, and pre-
school education.

 The ICDS national development program is one of the largest
in the world. It reaches more than 34 million children aged 0-6
years and 7 million pregnant and lactating mothers

ICDS OBJECTIVES
 To improve the nutritional status of
preschool children 0-6 years of age group.

 To lay the foundation of proper psychological
development of the child
 To reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity
malnutrition and school drop out

 To achieve effective coordination of policy and
implementation in various departments to
promote child development
 To enhance the capability of the mother to look
after the normal health and nutritional needs of
of the child through proper nutrition and health
education.

Components..
 Health Check-ups& referral services

 Immunization.

 Growth Promotion and Supplementary Feeding

 Referral Services.

 Early Childhood Care and Pre-school Education.

 Nutrition (vit A & iron and folic)and Health Education.

THE TARGET GROUPS
BENEFICIARY SERVICES
 Health check-
 Pregnant women ups, TT, supplementary
nutrition, health education.
 Nursing Mothers  Health check-us
supplementary
nutrition, health education
 supplementary
 Children less than 3 years nutrition, health check-
ups, immunization, referral
services
 supplementary
 Children between 3-6 years nutrition, health check-
ups, immunization, referral
services, non formal
education
 Adolescent girls( 11-18  supplementary
years) nutrition, health education

Non-formal Pre-School
Education (PSE)
 Non-formal Pre-school Education (PSE)
component of the ICDS may well be considered
the backbone of the ICDS program.
 This is also the most joyful play-way daily
activity, visibly sustained for three hours a day. It
brings and keeps young children at the
anganwadi centre.
 Anganwadi is directed towards providing and
ensuring a natural, joyfuI and stimulating
environment, with emphasis on necessary
inputs for optimal growth and development

Health check-ups
 Record of weight and height of children at
periodical intervals
 Watch over milestones
 Immunization
 General check up for detection of disease
 Treatment of diseases like diarrhea, ARI
 Deworming
 Prophylaxis against vitamin A deficiency
and anemia
 Referral of serious cases

Adolescent girls scheme
( Kishori shakti yojna)
 General health check ups
 Supplementary nutrition
 Immunization
 Treatment of minor ailments
 Deworming
 Prophylactic measures against
anemia, IDD, vitamin deficiency
 Referral

Immunization
 Immunization of pregnant women and infants
protects children from eight vaccine preventable
diseases-
poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, HIB,
HEP,tuberculosis and measles.

 These are major preventable causes of child
mortality. Immunization of pregnant women
against tetanus also reduces maternal and
neonatal mortality

Supplementary
nutrition
 Each child upto 6 years of age to get 500
calories and 12-15grams of protein
 Each adolescent girl to get 500 calories
and 20-25grams of protein
 Each pregnant women and lactating
mother to get 600 calories and 18-20 gms
of protein
 Each malnourished child to get 800
calories and 20-25 grams of protein

Anganwadi
Centre
 Anganwadi is the Focal Point for Delivery of
ICDS Services.
 Anganwadi is run by an AWW who is selcted
from the community , supported by a Helper.
 AWW is the 1st Point of Contact for
Families Nutrition and Health Problems.
 She is trained for a period of 4 months and
is paid nearly 3500Rs and her helper is
given 2300 Rs.

Role of AWW
 Non formal education of children 3-6 yr old
 Make home visits
 Assist PHC staff
 Guide ASHA
 Assist in implementation of Kishori Shakti Yojana (KSY)
 ROLE OF HELPER
 Cook & serve food

 Clean the Anganwadi premises

 Cleanliness of small children

 Bring small children to Anganwadi

Supplementary Nutrition

Beneficiary Pre-revised Revised w.e.f.
Feb. 2009
Calories Protein Calories Protein
(KCal) (G) (KCal) (Gm)

Children (6-72 300 8-10 500 12-15
months)
Severely 600 20 800 20-25
malnourished children
(6-72 months)

Pregnant & Lactating 500 15-20 600 18-20
SIHFW: an ISO9001: 2008 certified institution 15

CENTRES OF STUDY….
1.KORANPEEDIKA &
2.PARIYARAM SCHOOL ANGANWADIS

Koranpeedika Vs Pariyaram
No of students=20  No of students=23
 Beneficiaries.  Benefeciaries
 age group  Age group
 6mts-3yrs=12  6mts to 3 yrs=25
 3yrs to 6ys=20  3yrs to 6yrs=23
 Pregnant=5  Pregnant=6
 Lactating mothers=3  Lactating=4
 Adolescents=5  Adolescents=11
 Severely malnourished  severely malnourished=1
children =2

Staffs=2(AWW&HELPER) Staffs=2(AWW& HELPER)

Time table
 9-9:30 Arrival and preperation of children
 9:30-10 Free play
 10-10:15 Assembly & class arrangement
 10:15-10:30 Informal talk
 10;30-11:00 language & number classes on alt
days
 11:00-11:20 Free play & toilet
 11:20-11:40 Action song,science exp,puppet show
 11:40-12:00 action song & story telling on alt days
 12:00-12:30 creative activities
 12:30-2:30 lunch break & rest
 2:30-3:00 Organised play
 3:30-4:00 general feeding & get ready to go….

Teaching themes
 June-family,house and surroundings
 July-garden&flower,veg,fruits
 Aug-domestic animals,independence
day,food stuffs
 Sep-hospitals,health,gandhijayanthi,onam
 Oct-wind,sky,air,directions,jungle &wild
animals,museum
 Nov-traffic rules,childrens
day,water,sea,river,electricity

Themes cont…
 Dec-christmas,dressing,reptiles,insects.
 Jan-police,postoffice,markets,earth.
 Feb-railway statn,TV,radio.
 March-
anganwadi,school,college,village,state,
 Country
 April and may- revision

Food stuffs provided
 At 11 am-banana
 At 12:30- porridge+green gram+ cooked
vegtables(50gm rice+15 gm pulses)
 At 3:00PM
 General feeding(50gm rava+10gm urud dal)
double the amount to adults.
 (PAYARUNDA/PAYASAM/UPPMAV)
 For children aged 6mnths -3 yrs Amritham
podi(NUTRIMIX)
 Special MILK provided at pariyaram
anganwadi by panchayath on tuesdays and
thursdays.

Additional w0rks by anganwadi
worker…
 House visit 5 houses/day(records birth wgt,LMP,,immunisation
status,maintains growth chart,give health education)

 Maintains 30 registers
 viz…(pregnancy regstr,lactation reg,wgt reg,popln survey
list,movement reg,house visit,asset
reg,stock,attendence,veg,birth,death,immunsn)

 Give medicines for common
ailments(Paracetamol,albendazole,Fe&folic,betadine,
calamine,clotrimazole,gentian violet,first aid pack)

 Calls out meetings of adolescents and middle aged women ang giv
health education every month. Arranges a psychatric counselling
class for adolescents once in an year which is conducted by
doctors from medical college.

Additional programme at
pariyaram anganwadi.
 Conducts parents meeting at anganwadi
once every month. Usually first Thursday.
 Conducts annual cultural programmes for
members of anganwadi
 Goes for population survey in month of
april & may.
 Conducts health education classes with
help of JPHN & JHI.
 AWW here has an experience of 10 yrs..so
she has undergone 4 refreshment courses
and gets an incentive of 50 Rs from govt
and 150 Rs from panchayath

Qualification of aww-sslc
pass,undergoes 4 months
training and then refresher
courses once in every 2
years
helper-sslc fail
suervisor-sslc+PSC Exam pass
Holidays-
 National holidays ,sundays and second
saturdays

supplys
 Supply of all food materials is from the supplyco funded b
panchayath.
 Daily needs such as vegetables,coconut and banana is
bought everyday by AWW itself and for which she receives a
reimbursement on submission of bills.
 Inspection Of anganwadi done every month by super visor
they also supply necessary medicine and food stuffs..

incentives
Koranpeedika Pariyaram
AWW-3970Rs 4050Rs+150RsTA+150Rs

Helper-2500rs 2500rs

conclusion
 Number of children attending anganwadi is very few
now a days.
 All the services offered by government are rightly being
delivered at anganwadis.
 With respect to cleanliness,space,facilities and
services pariyaram ananwadi is better than
koranpeedika.
 Local authorities like panchayaths and NGOs should
take more interest with anganwadis and supply them
with more food materials and assets.
 More nutritive food alternatives should be provided at
anganwadis.
 Salary of AWW has to b raised for the services they
provide.

REFERENCES

PARKSTEXTBOOK
20TH EDITION
www.icdsbih.gov.in
www.anganwadi.org
wcd nic.in/icds.htm
icdsup.nic.in

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