ANGANWADI

ANGANWADI MEANING

Anganwadi mean(an central area in and

around the house where most of the social
activities of the household takes place).
 Anganwadi is a government sponsored
child-care and mother-care center in India.
 It caters to children in the 0-6 age group.

 The word means "courtyard shelter" in Hindi.

 India is home to the largest population of
malnourished and hunger-stricken people and
children leading to high infant and maternal mortality.
 problems ranging from diseases, lack of education,
lack of hygiene, illness, etc are cause for malnutrition
 To combat this situation, the Government of India in
1975 initiated the Integrated Child Development
Service (ICDS) scheme which operates at the state
level to address the health issues of small children,
all over the country.
ICDS (1975)

 It is one of the largest child care programmes

in the world aiming at child health, hunger,
mal nutrition and its related issues
ICDS (1975) CONTI--

 Under the ICDS scheme, one trained person

is allotted to a population of 1000, to bridge
the gap between the person and organized
healthcare, and to focus on the health and
educational needs of children aged 0-6
years. This person is the Anganwadi worker.
ANGANWADI WORKERS
 Anganwadi workers are India’s primary tool
against the menace of child
malnourishment, infant mortality, and lack of
child education, community health problems and
in curbing preventable diseases.
 They provide services to villagers, poor
families and sick people across the country
helping them access healthcare services,
immunization, healthy food, hygiene, and
provide healthy learning environment for infants,
toddlers and children.
SYSTEM OF WORKERS

 The Anganwadi system is mainly managed by the

Anganwadi worker.
 She is a health worker chosen from the community and
given 4 months training in health, nutrition and child-
care.
 She is incharge of an Anganwadi which covers a
population of 1000.
 20 to 25 Anganwadi workers are supervised by a
Supervisor called Mukhyasevika.
 4 Mukhyasevikas are headed by a Child Development
Projects Officer (CDPO).
 There are an estimated 1.053 million anganwadi
centers employing 1.8 million mostly-female workers
and helpers across the country.
SYSTEM OF WORKERS CONTI--

 They provide outreach services to poor

families in need of immunization, healthy
food, clean water, clean toilets and a learning
environment for infants, toddlers and pre-
schoolers.
 They also provide similar services for
expectant and nursing mothers. According to
government figures, anganwadis reach
about 58.1 million children and 10.23
million pregnant or lactating women.