COVER HINDI - Ministry of Women and Child Development

3.9 In this light, in addition to emphasis on
supplementary nutrition and convergence with health
services, special focus is also being given to the pre-school
education component of the ICDS Scheme, so that the
children are fully prepared for entering Class I at the age
of 6 years under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan & District
Primary Education Programme. For this, the States have
been requested to ensure necessary convergence between
ICDS Scheme and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan & District
Primary Education Programme.
Major initiatives
Anganwadi Karyakartri Bima Yojana: In line with the
aim of the Government to provide risk coverage for
workers in the unorganized sector, a benefit has been
extended to Anganwadi Workers and Helpers through an
insurance scheme under the Life Insurance Corporation’s
Social Security Group Scheme. The Scheme is optional
for the target group.
Awards: To motivate the Anganwadi Workers, a Scheme
of Awards for exemplary work done by them has been
introduced. This provides for Rs.25,000/- cash and a
Nutrition services at Anganwadi centre
Citation at Central level and Rs.5000/- cash and a Citation
at State level.
Convergence: There has been emphasis on convergence
of services under various schemes/programmes viz. health,
education, safe drinking water so as to achieve the desired
impact. States have been requested to activate/set up
Coordination Committees at State, district/block and
village level to ensure proper delivery of services at
Anganwadi level by concerned line functionaries of
various Departments.
Expansion of the ICDS Scheme: To fulfill its
commitments contained in the National Common
Minimum Programme and to comply with Supreme
Court’s directives to increase the number of Anganwadi
Centres, the Government has expanded the ICDS Scheme
to cover all community Development Blocks and major
slums of the country. With the expansion of the Scheme,
the total number of Projects has increased to 6118 and
that of Anganwadi Centres to about 9.46 lakhs as on
30.9.2006.
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