INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

 

The ICDS is implemented in the Urban Slums of Tirupathi since 1984. The program is aimed at

  • Improving the nutritional and health status of children in the age-group 0-6 years.
  • Laying the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child.
  • Imparting pre-school education to the beneficiary children.
  • Reducing the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropouts.
  • Enhancing the capability of the mother to look after the normal health and nutritional needs of the child through proper nutrition and health education.

 

The services of the project are provided through Anganwadicentres. Apart from the supplementary nutrition program, mother and child health care services, the project having focus on various community aspects of social concern, such as:

 

  • Adoption of Children
  • Girl child protection
  • Polio
  • Domestic violence
  • Child Marriages
  • DOT for TB Patients



CORE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT

Year of Inception

1982

Funding Patron
Department of Women Development & Child Welfare, Government of A.P.

No. of centers & Project Operational Area

 

The Project is equipped with 121 functional anganwadicentres covering 42 slum areas in Tirupathi Urban in Chittoor District, A.P.
Beneficiary Group
  1. Children of the age group of 0-6 Years.
  2. Mothers of beneficiary Children.

Beneficiaries for the year & Annual Financial Outlay

12000 Children and 4714 mothers. Rs.2.00 Crores.
Cumulative Beneficiary No. & Financial Outlay
Thousands of children and their mothers benefitted since inception of the project in the year 1984; with cumulative outlay of around Rs.17.83 Crs.
Staff Strength
  1. Anganwadi Workers               - 115
  2. Anganwadi Helpers                - 115
  3. Mini AW Workers                   -  06
  4. Office / Admin. Staff.            - 10