ICDS

1. ICDS KERALA

2. EXPANSION OF ICDS PROJECTS IN KERALA Fully Operationalised

3. ICDS – PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTATION Programme Launched (1975-76) -1 Project First Five years - 10 Projects Before Launch of ICDS Phase III - 120 Projects World Bank Assisted ICDS Projects - 43 Projects After Universalisation of ICDS - 163 Projects

4. PRESENT STATUS • TOTAL NUMBER OF ICDS PROJECTS : 163 • NUMBER OF RURAL PROJECTS : 151(35 RURAL PROJECTS ARE IN COASTAL AREA) • NUMBER OF URBAN PROJECTS : 11 • NUMBER OF TRIBAL PROJECTS : 1 • TOTAL NUMBER OF AWCs functioning : 25393 • ( RURAL = 23888, URBAN = 1379, TRIBAL = 126) • No. of Additional AWC Sanctioned (first phase) : 3258 • No of AWC Additionally required : 3464

5. MAJOR INDICATORS • IMR 11 • MMR 80/1 lakh • Neonatal Mortality 7/1000 • Low Birth Weight 17.6% • 1-5 mortality 8/1000 • SEX RATIO (M/F) 1000/1058

6. Pre-Primary Education Current Status • No. of Pre- school Children(3-5+) 12.18 lakhs • Coverage through AWC 5.12 lakhs • Coverage through other institutions 5.04 lakhs • Uncovered (approximate) 2.02 lakhs • Total no. of AWC providing Pre-school education 25393 • Play school, Balavadies, Pre-school run by PTA etc 12700

7. Activity Plan for improvement of Pre-School Education • Registration for all Pre-school centres. • Co-ordination Committees from Grama Panchayat to State Level. • Common curriculum for Pre-School. • Ensure total coverage in ECCE. • Ensure quality pre-school education • Provide proper infrastructure facilities • Demand in teaching English language Cont...

8. Activity Plan for improvement of Pre-School Education • Supply of teaching and learning materials. • Retirement age for Anganwadi Workers and Helpers • Capacity building of Anganwadi Workers – Bridge Course • Early detection of disabilities of children • Developing Pre-school evaluation technique • Age specific Pre-school curriculum

9. Caring and Sharing –Grandmother engaging Pre-School

10. IT enabled pre-school education an initiative by State Government

11. Early detection of childhood disabilities and early intervention

12. SNP Beneficiaries and Budget requirement GOI release during 2005-06- - Rs.1738.22 lakhs

13. Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) • Responsibility for implementation transferred to LSGI • Two types of feeding – Noon feeding for Pre-school children and General feeding for all beneficiaries • Choice of selection of food items entrusted to LSG • Anganwadi Welfare Committee supervises the feeding programme at AW level • Mothers meeting, AG club activities - monitored by welfare committee

14. SNP – New strategies • THRS introduced for all eligible children below three years • THRS will be introduced for pregnant women nursing mothers and adolescence girls in the next phase • Nutrition programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG) introduced • To combat MND - Malnutrition free Kerala policy document. • Request GOI sanction to spend 1% of GOI assistance for SNP as administrative cost

15. Adolescent Nutrition programme in AWC

16. Medicine Kit • Procured and supplied to all Anganwadis during 2005-06 • Procured and supplied to all Anganwadis during 2005-06 Pre-school Kit

17. IEC • Child Abuse survey conducted in all ICDS Projects and report circulated among LSGs for appropriate intervention. • Celebrated International Women’s Day focusing on implementation of Dowry Prohibition act. • Published a book let on the functions and responsibilities of ICDS functionaries in the context of decentralised planning and prescribed measurable targets with respect to the duties and responsibilities • A work shop organised for prescribing format for reporting & evaluation. • Prepared project profile on all ICDS Projects and circulated among LSGs so that it will be useful for preparation of their annual plan

18. UNICEF Support • Technical and financial support of SPAC 2004 • Financial support of the training module on SPAC 2004 for PRI member • Financial support for organising Psycho-social awareness programme for the relatives of the victims of Tsunami • Replaced Anganwadi furniture, utensils, pre-school equipments for the Anganwadi centres affected by Tsunami

19. UNICEF Support Sought for 2006-07 • Supply of adult weighing scales, replacement of damaged weighing scales and supply of mother and child cards. • Height measuring scale for Anganwadis • Technical and financial support for follow up action on SPAC • Software development for Pre-school, AG club etc. for Anganwadis having computer • Technical and financial support for the development of Pre-school evaluation system and ECCE • Assistance for micro nutrient supplement to AWC • Assistance for the preparation of age specific pre-school curriculum

20. Height measuring scale for Anganwadi

21. Financial Norms Honorarium • Upper limit of the honorarium for Anganwadi Worker per annum may be enhanced from Rs. 12000 to Rs. 12763 per annum in order to cover the increased expenditure consequent on the payment of higher rate of honorarium on completion of 5 years and 10 years. Medicine Kit • The upper limit of Rs. 600 per Anganwadi/annum may be increased to Rs. 1000 due to the increase in cost of medicine Pre-School kit • The Upper limit of Rs. 500 may be enhanced Rs. 1000 per AW/annum due to the increase in the cost of raw materials Cont…

22. Financial Norms Contingency • The upper limit may be enhanced as follows Anganwadi - From Rs. 600 to 1000 per/annum CDPOS office - From Rs. 30000 to 50000 IEC • The existing pattern may be continued Rent • Revised rate of rent for Anganwadis in urban project may be made applicable to urban areas in rural projects. POL • The existing limit shall be continued

23. FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRED TO LSG (Under ICDS) • Supplementary Nutrition Feeding • Anganwadi Building Construction • Other infrastructure facilities • Supervision of Anganwadi Centres

24. Involvement of PRIs, NGOs and SHGs • Feeding programme including THRS implemented by LSGs. Cost met by Grama Panchayath and Block Panchayath in the ratio 2:1 • Provision for utensils and equipments • Monitoring of the Feeding programme by Anganwadi Welfare Committee Chaired Ward member • Purchase of land and construction of Anganwadi building • Govt. share for the construction of Anganwadi building is given to Grama Panchayath (Land and 25% cost of the construction is met by Grama Panchayath • Providing additional infrastructural facilities electrification, water supply, compound wall and out door pre-school play equipments

25. Involvement of PRIs, NGOs and SHGs • Adoption of AWCs by NGOs • AW nutrition –first priority in plan allocation • Annual maintenance of Anganwadis • District level grievance redressal committee is headed by the District Panchayath President. • The Block level/Grama Panchayath level/ Urban Local Body level ICDS coordination committee is headed by the President of the respective local body. • 10% of plan fund is earmarked for women component plan • 5% of Plan fund ear marked for the welfare of the children, the aged and disabled

26. Anganwadi-cum children’s park an initiative by PRI

27. Implementation of Supreme Court direction dt. 7-10-2004 • The criteria for starting additional anganwadis with priority in SC/ST settlements have been observed. • Rules regarding SC/ST reservations have been observed in the selection and engagement of AWW and AWH

28. TH 11 Plan Approach • Pre-school classes may be restricted to 5 days (from Monday to Friday) • Saturdays may devoted to adolescent girls, pregnant women and nursing mothers and child care clinc • Pucca buildings for all Anganwadis Centres – GOI may provide special assistance. • Creches may be sanctioned in Anganwadis in Urban slums and tribal area. Service of additional Helper may be provided. • THRS may be adopted for all beneficiaries except children attending pre-school classes Cont…

29. TH 11 Plan Approach • Award for all categories of functionaries up to the level of Programme officer at district level. • Award for best performing LSGs • Retirement age for Anganwadi Workers and Helpers. • Expenditure on retirement benefits for AW Workers and helpers may be met by GOI. • Upgradation of all Anganwadi Centres as Community Resource Centres • Child friendly infrastructure for all Anganwadis

30. Status of Infrastructure facilities

31. LPG connection to AWC an initiative by PRI

32. Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG) • The Programme will be implemented in the state during 2006-07 • Budget outlay - 584 lakhs • This programme may be integrated with KSY National Nutrition mission (NNM) • Implemented in two district - Palakkad and Malappuram • Budget outlay - 300 lakhs • May be intergrated with KSY

33. Kishori Shakti Yojna (KSY) • Government of Kerala has adopted a State Plan of Action for Child 2004 in which one area is exclusively on adolescence. The major thrust areas under the State Plan are: • Highlight adolescent issues to create adolescent friendly initiatives • Commitment to health and development issues • Adolescent programe in ICDS • Promote Government, Professional and NGO collaboration • Promote adolescent health care services Cont..

34. Kishori Shakti Yojna (KSY) Major Goal • Enhance the nutritional and health status of the adolescent girls. • Improvement of social status of adolescent girls. Implementation of KSY • Initially the scheme was introduced in 13 project • Subsequently extended to 150 projects covering the whole State Strategies • Sensitization of Adolescent issues among PRI members and other stake holders. Cont..

35. Kishori Shakti Yojna (KSY) Strategies • Strengthening of Adolescent girls clubs in all Anganwadis. • Assessment of nutritional and health status of Adolescents girls • Survey for enlistment and identification of beneficiaries for various programmes under KSY • Adolescent clinics and health checkups at PHC level • Improving nutritional status of adolescent girls through supplementary nutrition Anganwadis with LSGI support. • aStudy on child abuse, neglect and violence • KSY will be implemented in 163 blocks during 2006-07

36. Empowering through mobility an initiative under MGP

37. Sports kit to AG Club an initiative by PRI

38. Additional inputs provided by State Government • GOK provided financial assistance for the construction of AW building @3 lakhs for 1472 AWCs-2005-2006 . • Under Modernisation of Government Programme 1102 AWC have been selected for service delivery improvement and infrastructure development. The estimated project cost is Rs. 48 cores, out of which Rs. 20 cores spent during 2005-06. • Conducted training need analysis for ICDS functionaries • Developed training modules and organised special training programme • Under MGP initiatives training was imparted to all AWW in quality service delivery • 11th Plan approach is to upgrade all AWC as Community Resource Centres. At present 247 AWC in 14 districts have been provided with computer and accessories. Cont…

39. Additional inputs provided by State Government • Local Self Government in the State have set apart 10 % of the total plan allocation for women empowerment activities and 5 % for children, old aged and disabled persons programme. • Government have constituted ICDS coordination committees from Panchayath level to State level for effective convergence of service. • Govt. have formulated the State Plan of Action for Child in Kerala 2004 and declared it as a Policy Document for implementation in the State. • State Govt. have adopted a policy to make the State Malnutrition Free. • Citizen Charter and Quality Circle for Anganwadis under MGP initiative

40. Child friendly Anganwadis an initiative under MGP

41. Nutrition garden for AG club an initiative under WCP by PRI

42. Thank You