ANGANWADI

Prepared By
Ms. Sanjana Bhatia
Asst. Professor
DPCN, Nadia
 introduction
• Anganwadi is a government sponsored child-
care and mother-care center in India. It caters
to children in the 0-6 age group.
• They were started by the Indian government in
1975 as part of the Integrated Child
Development Services program to combat
child hunger and malnutrition. 
 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. 
 • Anganwadi Centre
Population Norms:
 For Rural/Urban Projects
400-800 - 1 AWC
800-1600 - 2 AWCs
1600-2400 - 3 AWCs
Thereafter in multiples of 800 1
AWC
 For Mini-AWC
150-400 -1 Mini AWC
 For Tribal /Hilly and other difficult
areas/ Projects
300-800 - 1 AWC
 For Mini- AWC
150-300 1 Mini AWC
Roles and Responsibilities of Anganwadi Workers

• To elicit community support and participation in

running the programme.
• To weigh each child every month, record the
weight graphically on the growth card.
• To organize non-formal pre-school activities in
the Anganwadi of children in the age group 3-6
years of age 
• To organize supplementary nutrition feeding for
children (0-6 years) and expectant and nursing
mothers
• To provide health and nutrition education and
counselling on breast feeding/infant & young
feeding practices to mothers. 
• To make home visits for educating parents to
enable mothers to plan an effective role in the
child’s growth and development 
• To assist the PHC staff in the implementation
of health component of the programme viz
immunization, health check-up, ante natal and
post natal check etc.
• To support in organizing Pulse Polio
immunization (PPI) drives.
 SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRITION
Beneficiary Pre-revised Revised w.e.f.
Feb. 2009
Calories Protein Calories Protein
(KCal) (G) (KCal) (Gm)

Children (6-72 300 8-10 500 12-15

months)

Severely 600 20 800 20-25

malnourished children
(6-72 months)

Pregnant & Lactating 500 15-20 600 18-20

TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE
Anganwadi Workers Training Centers
(AWTCs)
Middle Level Training Centers (MLTCs)
National Institute of Public Cooperation
and Child Development (NIPCCD) and
its Regional Centers