ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services Scheme)

The Integrated Child Development Services Scheme program (ICDS) is centrally sponsored scheme was launched on 2nd October 1975 in two projects namely Dharani (Amravati) and Dharavi (Mumbai) with a view to improving the nutritional status of children and reducing child mortality and malnutrition., 553 Child Development Projects Offices are in the ICDS state of Maharashtra, in which 364 projects are in rural areas, 85 projects are in tribal areas and 104 projects are in urban areas. There are 97475 approved Anganwadi Centers and 13011 approved Mini Anganwadi Centers in State of Maharashtra

Following services are provided under umbrella ICDS Scheme

• Supplementary Nutrition
• Pre-school Education
• Nutrition & health education
• Immunization
• Health check-up and
• Referral services

Objectives of the Scheme are

• to improve the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group 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

Service Delivery