Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS Sample Clauses

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS. According to figures of the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, India has the largest population of children in the world, about 158 million, aged birth to six years. ECCE is provided through public, private or NGO avenues in India. Article 21 of the Indian Constitution recommends free and compulsory education for children up to 14 years. Article 45 notes that early childhood education will be provided at the state level to all children until they complete age six, to prepare children for primary education and to support working mothers. [22] In India, issues related to early childhood care fall under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD), a ministry within the Government of India. It is the WCD Ministry that runs the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). Through this scheme, the Government of India provides early childhood services. However, ECE is only one of six objectives of the ICDS. In addition to ECE, the other five aims of the ICDS program are to provide supplementary nutrition, distribute immunizations, provide health check-ups, set up referral services, and provide nutrition and health education. [33] ICDS is the oldest and largest program of the Government of India (GOI) and it is focused on building holistic development of children aged 3-6. In 1974, the Indian government adopted a National Policy for Children and ICDS was launched as a result of this policy in 1975 and exists in all of India’s 28 states and 7 Union territories. A Child Development Project Office (CDPO) is located in each community development block in which the ICDS program exists and this office is the basic administrative unit of ICDS. With the launching of ICDS, children up to the age of 8 and expectant and nursing mothers gain access to services such as immunizations, supplemental feeding, health and nutrition checks and education, creating opportunity for a holistic examination of child development. By working with both mothers and children, the ICDS program is acknowledging that maternal health is closely linked with the development of the child. [34] The ICDS program was designed to promote the fundamental rights of young children in India, aiming at playing a significant role in improving the survival rate, health and nutritional status, and educational outcomes of children. Services are funded by the central and state governments, voluntary NGOs and for-profit organizations. [34] ICDS is the world’s largest and most unique integrat...
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Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) was established in 1975 in order to break the “vicious cycle of malnutrition, morbidity, reduced learning capacity and mortality” (ICDS, 2014). Its objectives include improving the nutrition and health status of children 0-6, achieving coordination of policy and implementation amongst various governmental departments, and enhancing the capacity of a mother to look after the health and nutritional needs of her child. These objectives are achieved through the distribution of an integrated package of services, including supplementary nutrition provision, nutrition and health education, and immunization of both children and pregnant and lactating women (ICDS, 2014). Each of these services is provided through local ICDS teams: Anganwadi Workers, Anganwadi Helpers, Supervisors, Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) and District Programme Officers (DPOs) (ICDS, 2014). Anganwadi Workers are female, community-based honorary frontline workers for the ICDS program. According to the ICDS, each Anganwadi Worker is “also an agent of social change, mobilizing community support for better care of young children, girls and women” (ICDS, 2014). The roles and responsibilities for each worker are clearly delineated in government documents, and contain the same set of baseline roles across states. Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers are paid 1500 rupees (USD$24) and 750 rupees (USD$12) per month, respectively (ICDS, 2014). Additionally, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANM) and Accredit Social Health Activists (ASHA) work together to provide a variety of services for women and children in India. The ICDS makes up the largest integrated early childhood program in the world, with 80,211 Anganwadi centers in Bihar alone (ICDS Bihar). The populations historically eligible to receive services through the ICDS Anganwadi centers are children under six years old and pregnant and lactating women in the reproductive age group (15-45); eligibility for these services is currently under revision according to the National Food Security Act, as described later in this review (ICDS, 2014). Beyond the provision of health services, the ICDS provides support for women's empowerment. In Bihar, over 34,000 Self Help Groups have been formed and 24 Women Helplines have been established. These programs were not investigated through this research, but may be considered for future evaluation due to the crucial need for women’s empowerment to achieving ...
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Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS. ‌ The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), which is under the purview of the Department of Social Welfare, is a direct nutrition program that aims to improve the health and nutritional status of women and children. The ICDS program delivers a package of integrated services to pregnant and lactating women and children less than 6 years of age through community-based Anganwadi Centers (AWC). Services include supplementary nutrition, IFA supplementation, growth monitoring, health and nutrition education, health check-ups, immunization, referral services and pre-school education. To date, ICDS projects have been operationalized in all 544 development blocks (GoB, 2011). These projects operate a total of 86,237 AWCs. This represents 94 percent of the IPHS requirement of one AWC for every 1,000 population. Similar to primary health facilities, three-quarters of AWCs are operated from rented spaces in private buildings and few have safe drinking water and toilet facilities. Under the Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission, which was established to undertake several targeted schemes for the development of the 20 most deprived communities amongst the scheduled castes, mini- AWCs have been established in all mahadalit tolas (i.e. hamlets) in order to extend coverage to and ensure the inclusion of Scheduled Caste populations. To date, 5,440 mini-AWCs have been established throughout the state (GoB, 2011). In principle mini- AWCs provide the same services as AWCs only to a smaller population. In 2001, the Government of Bihar and UNICEF introduced a programmatic overly known as Dular to improve linkages between AWCs and the populations they serve by forming groups of local resource persons (LRP) to work in their villages to raise awareness of services, bring people to AWCs, and promote behavior change related to maternal and child care practices (Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, & Xxxxxxx, 2005). Dular, which was rolled out in four stages, currently covers all 38 districts. Anganwadi Workers (AWW) receive an honorarium of Rs 1,500 per month to deliver the package of services to all pregnant and lactating women and children less than 6 years of age within the AWC catchment area. They must have a secondary level of education, be from the village where they serve, and belong to the majority caste. Anganwadi Helpers (AWH) assist AWWs in the preparation of the hot meal served to children, but do not receive any compensation. Lady Supervisors, who are based in the block office, are responsib...
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Related to Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS

  • Development Services During the term of this Agreement, the Provider agrees to provide to or on behalf of the Port the professional services and related items described in Exhibit A (collectively, the “Development Services”) in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Provider specifically agrees to include at least one Port representative in any economic development negotiations or discussions in which the Provider is involved concerning (i) a port-related business prospect or (ii) a business transaction which will ultimately require Port involvement, financial or otherwise.

  • Project Management Services Contractor shall provide business analysis and project management services necessary to ensure technical projects successfully meet the objectives for which they were undertaken. Following are characteristics of this Service:

  • Design Development Phase Services 3.3.1 Based on the Owner’s approval of the Schematic Design Documents, and on the Owner’s authorization of any adjustments in the Project requirements and the budget for the Cost of the Work, the Architect shall prepare Design Development Documents for the Owner’s approval. The Design Development Documents shall illustrate and describe the development of the approved Schematic Design Documents and shall consist of drawings and other documents including plans, sections, elevations, typical construction details, and diagrammatic layouts of building systems to fix and describe the size and character of the Project as to architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical systems, and other appropriate elements. The Design Development Documents shall also include outline specifications that identify major materials and systems and establish, in general, their quality levels.

  • Marketing Services The Manager shall provide advice and assistance in the marketing of the Vessels, including the identification of potential customers, identification of Vessels available for charter opportunities and preparation of bids.

  • Diagnostic Services Procedures ordered by a recognized Provider because of specific symptoms to diagnose a specific condition or disease. Some examples include, but are not limited to:

  • Program Development NWESD agrees that priority in the development of new applications services by XXXXX shall be in accordance with the expressed direction of the XXXXX Board of Directors operating under their bylaws.

  • Medical Services Plan 10.1.1 Regular Full-Time and Temporary Full-Time Employees shall be entitled to be covered under the Medical Services Plan commencing the first day of the calendar month following the date of employment.

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  • Program Services a) Personalized Care Practice agrees to provide to Program Member certain enhancements and amenities to professional medical services to be rendered by Personalized Care Practice to Program Member, as further described in Schedule 1 to these Terms. Upon prior written notice to Program Member, Personalized Care Practice may add or modify the Program Services set forth in Schedule 1, as reasonably necessary, and subject to such additional fees and/or terms and conditions as may be reasonably necessary.

  • Curriculum Development This includes the analysis and coordination of textual materials; constant review of current literature in the field, some of which are selected for the college library collection, the preparation of selective, descriptive materials such as outlines and syllabi; conferring with other faculty and administration on curricular problems; and, the attendance and participation in inter and intra-college conferences and advisory committees.

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