Why in the News?
The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme, launched on 2 October 1975 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, has completed 50 years in 2025.
What is Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme?
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About Umbrella ICDS Scheme:
- Origin: The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme was restructured and renamed as the Umbrella ICDS scheme in 2016–17.
- Aim: Strengthen child nutrition, early childhood care, adolescent girl support, and child protection services.
- Key Feature: Convergence model – Anganwadi Centres serve as hubs delivering integrated health, nutrition, and education.
- Funding Pattern:
- General States: 60:40 (Centre: State).
- Supplementary Nutrition: 50:50.
- NE & Himalayan States: 90:10.
- UTs without legislatures: 100% Centre.
Key Components and Their Features
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Anganwadi Services
- Core ICDS component.
- Provides six services: supplementary nutrition, pre-school non-formal education, health check-ups, immunization, referral services, and nutrition/health education.
- Nutrition support: Take-Home Rations (THR), Hot Cooked Meals, snacks.
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Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
- Conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women.
- Provides ₹5,000 in three instalments for wage loss, nutrition, and healthcare.
- Delivered through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
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National Creche Scheme
- Day-care facilities for children (6 months–6 years) of working women.
- Services include supplementary nutrition, early childcare education, health check-ups, and sleeping facilities.
- Functions 7.5 hours/day, 26 days/month.
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Scheme for Adolescent Girls (SAG – SABLA)
- Focus on out-of-school girls (11–14 years).
- Nutrition support: 600 kcal/day, 18–20 g protein.
- Non-nutrition support: life skills, home management, health & hygiene awareness, educational and skill training.
- Encourages mainstreaming into formal education and skill development.
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Child Protection Services (CPS)
- Ensures care, protection, and rehabilitation of children in difficult situations.
- Prevents abuse, exploitation, neglect, and family separation.
- Runs child care institutions, helplines, adoption and foster care systems.
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POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission)
- Launched in 2018 to reduce stunting, anaemia, and low birth weight.
- Uses Poshan Tracker (ICT-based real-time monitoring).
- Promotes inter-ministerial convergence and community participation via Poshan Maah and Poshan Pakhwada.
| [UPSC 2013] Consider the following statements in relation to Janani Suraksha Yojna:
1. It is safe motherhood intervention of the State Health Departments. 2. Its objective is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality among poor pregnant women. 3. It aims to promote institutional delivery among poor pregnant women. 4. Its objective includes providing public health facilities to sick infants up to one year of age. How many of the statements given above are correct? Options: (a) Only one (b) Only two* (c) Only three (d) All four |
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