Annual programme implementation plan 2011-12 department of women & child development government of Gujarat contents
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Despite remarkable technological advances and impressive economic growth, mortality and undernutrition among women and children in Gujarat still remains very high. Need for identifying reasons for high levels of undernutrition in Gujarat There has been only a marginal reduction in undernutrition among children under three years of age (42% to 41%) during 1998 (NFHS-2) and 2005 (NFHS-3). If a dent has to be made to improve indicators in the State, it would be imperative to identify: i) whether certain districts, blocks or parts of blocks are unreached/underserved and ii) what deficiencies exist in program implementation that need immediate focus. Need for involvement of Home Science Colleges as Nutrition Support Units The Home Science Colleges in Gujarat are hubs of Nutrition and Social Science knowledge. Those with Departments of Food and Nutrition and Community Extension are actively engaged in nutrition research studies in different parts of Gujarat. Many of these studies are related to the ICDS programme. They have also provided timely technical expertise to improve nutrition situation in the State in different capacities, by participating in technical meetings when organized. Each year these institutions produce a cadre of young qualified nutrition professionals who have the potential of contributing to different nutrition programs of the Government of Gujarat. Currently, there are 31 Home Science Colleges in Gujarat, with 5 Home Science Colleges that are actively engaged in Nutrition Research. The latter are in Baroda, Surat, Rajkot, Vidyanagar and Banaskantha districts. Detailed list of Home Science Colleges is given in Annexure 10. F  ig 21: Location of Home Science Colleges in Gujarat
Capacity building support and concurrent monitoring of numerous interventions and lessons learned from the monitoring by the Home Science College students and fed into the programs can help accelerate existing efforts in the state. With their enhanced linkage in supporting ongoing nutrition interventions in the State as Nutrition Support Units, it is expected that enhanced capacity building support to ICDS at district-level would be provided and additionally monitoring support would be provided for poor performing blocks within the state. This linkage would also provide the opportunity for these institutions to provide their students practical/programmatic experience to different nutrition programs of the government of Gujarat and contribute to the Swarnim Gujarat goals. Engaging Food and Nutrition Departments of Home Science Colleges With this aim of Engaging Food and Nutrition Departments of Home Science Colleges in Gujarat As ‘State Nutrition Support Units’ a seminar of all Home science colleges of Gujarat was organized on 21st December, 2010. Balika Samruddhi Yojana Balika Samruddhi Yojana was started by the State Government with a view to bring change in the negative attitude of family and society towards girl child and mother, increase enrollment and attendance in the school, ensuring marriage at right age, providing financial aid to the girl child. Under this scheme, two girl children from every household belonging to BPL born on or after 15.08.1997 are covered for the benefits. With a view of benefitting the girl child, the State government decided to continue the Balika Samruddhi Yojana even though the Central Government has discontinued the scheme from the year 2006-07. Through this scheme, benefit of Rs. 500 post birth and annual scholarship as per the standards being passed is given upto 10th standard. For this scheme, State expenditure is Rs. 10 crores for the year 2010-11, while there is a provision of Rs. 10 crore for the year 2011-12.
It is important to create good lively child friendly infrastructure for young children. The over arching goal of ICDS is Universalization with Quality. All AWCs should be equipped with basic facilities. The functioning of AWCs should be improved so that there is increased coverage and improved delivery of services. Model AWC is an attempt towards providing conducive environment to children for holistic growth and development. Fifty Model AWCs in two Tribal blocks of Valsad district (Dharampur and Kaprada) are being developed with support of UNICEF. In other districts like Bharuch, Patan, Panchmahals also, Model AWCs are being constructed through NGO or Public Private Partnership. (Annexure 18: Structural Designs of the building of the Model AWC). 8) Expanding Reach and Strengthening Urban ICDS in Gujarat: Rationale Urban poor is a rapidly growing segment of Gujarat’s population: Gujarat has second highest level of urban population in India. Presently, 37% of Gujarat’s population is urban. By 2026 more than half (53%) of population of Gujarat would be urban.4 As per Planning Commission estimates, 17% urban population of Gujarat is poor, residing in slums or slum-like conditions5, amounting to 32 lakh urban poor in Gujarat. Maternal and child undernutrition among urban poor in Gujarat is as bad as the rural poor and worse off than their affluent urban neighbours: A re-analysis of National Family Health Survey 3 (2005-06) data showed that two-third (67%) of urban poor children in Gujarat suffer from chronic undernutrition. This figure is much higher as compared to urban average of 41% and rural average of 54%. Similarly, 41% women residing in urban poor areas suffer from chronic undernutrition, which again is higher compared to urban average (24%) and comparable to rural average (45%). Thus, magnitude of undernutrition problem in urban poor areas is diluted by usage of indicators providing data for urban average and not specific to the urban poor6. Poor living environment further adds to nutrition challenges of urban poor. Urban ICDS reach - not in all districts and not in all slums: Firstly, there are only 23 Urban ICDS projects spread across only six cities- Ahmedabad (10), Vadodara (2), Bhavnagar (2), Jamnagar (2), Rajkot (2), Surat (5). Also, urban ICDS projects are not geographically spaced across all districts hence pockets of urban slums in those districts are left out. Unlisted slums are deprived of ICDS services and also there is inadequate focus on relocated slums. Proposed interventions: Details in section “Summary of Interventions under ICDS” from pages 114-118. SECTION 3 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF ICDS PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT AT THE STATE AND DISTRICT LEVEL Fig 22: Organizational Structure of Secretariat, WCD (a) 
Fig 23: Organizational Structure of Secretariat, WCD (b) 
Fig 24: Organizational Structure of Commissionerate, WCD Director ICDS State Programme Officer State Programme Officer (Planning) State Accounts Officer Administration (Class I) (Nutrition / Scheme) (Class I) (Class I) District Store Accounts Project Accounts Accounts Accounts Accounts Accounts Nutrition Officer Officer Manager Officer Officer Officer Officer Officer Officer (CDPO) (Admin) (Admin) (Cl- II) (Cl- II) (Cl- II) (Cl- II) (Cl- II) (Cl- II) (Cl- II) (Cl- II) (Cl- II) Sen. Asst. Sen. Asst. Sen. Asst. Sen. Asst. Sen. Asst. Sen. Asst. Sen. Asst. Sen. Asst. Sen. Asst. (Cl– III) (Cl- III) (Cl- III) (Cl- III) (Cl- III) (Cl- III) (Cl- III) (Cl- III) (Cl- III) Fig 25: Organizational Structure of WCD at District level 
a) Roles and Responsibilities of key positions: A detailed chart of the Roles and Responsibilities of Programme Officer at State level ICDS Cells, Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs), Assistant Child Development Project Officers (ACDPOs), Supervisors, Anganwadi Workers and Anganwadi Helpers has been given in Annexure 11. b) Office infrastructure at State/District/Block level See details in section 3, pages 51-54 c) Separate WCD Directorate/Department In the year 1972, Government of India, had announced the establishment/formation of Integrated Child Development Services. Based on this, a committee of Ministers was formed and a proposal was submitted. According to the proposal, Supplementary Nutrition to pre-school children, immunization, referral services and health care, Nutrition and Health Education to mothers and adolescent girls were recommended. After several consultations by various departments, it was decided to start the Integrated Child Development Services in 33 blocks across the country in the year 1975-76 on pilot basis. In Gujarat, Chhota Udaipur block of Vadodara district was selected for this pilot. Since 1975, the ICDS Programme was operated under the Health department in Gujarat. The programme was managed by the Secretary Health and other department officials. The Commissioner Health was incharge of the ICDS department and the following officials were appointed for the implementation of the ICDS programme:
Additional Director ICDS Director ICDS Assistant Director ICDS) District Nutrition Officer (Class 2) Project Manager (Class 2) Store Officer (Class 2) Apart from the above mentioned officials, other class 3 officers were also working in the Department. At the field level, District Health Officer or Chief District Health Officer worked as the District Officer for ICDS. The Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) and Supervisors (Mukhya Sevika) worked under the guidance of these district officers. The Commissioner Health Services and Medical Education were posted in Gandhinagar and operated through the 6 regional offices for implementation and monitoring of the ICDS programme. The regional offices were located in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Surat, Bhavnagar and Rajkot. The year 2001 was celebrated as the Women Empowerment year across the country. With the objective to strengthen the services for the development of women and children, the Government of Gujarat, vide letter nos. ICD-112002-191 R dated 21/1/2002, gave directives to establish a separate Department of Women & Child Development (Annexure 3). The status of the Department of Women & Child Development since the time of establishment till date is as follows: Table 11: Status of AWCs since establishment of separate WCD Department
d) Indicate whether there is any Committee/Task Force on ICDS constituted by the State Government. If yes, give brief details on constitution and powers of such Committees/Task Force No Committee has been formed till date. e) Devolution of powers at the State/District/Block levels (both administrative and financial, such as decentralized procurement of PSE kits at the district level; procurement of food grains at the district/block level etc.) Details given in section 3 pages 51-54. SECTION 4: ANNUAL ACTION PLAN – PROGRAMME COMPONENTS 4A HUMAN RESOURCES State’s recruitment processes for different field functionaries – Adherence to the GoI guidelines and State’s promotional policy for the field level functionaries (AWWs/Supervisors/CDPOs) vis-à-vis GoI guidelines A detail of State’s recruitment and promotion policy is given in Annexure 12. Table 12: Summary of Recruitment Rules for the post of Programme Officer Cl-I
Table 13: Summary of Recruitment Rules for the post of Child Development Project Officer Cl-II
Table 14: Summary of Recruitment Rules for the post of Mukhya Sevika Supervisor) Cl-III (These Rules are prescribed by Panchayat, Rural Housing and Rural Development Department)
Summary of Recruitment Rules for the post of Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) - Cl-IV According to the GR nos. ICD-102009-1652-B dated 13-11-2009, by the Department of Women & Child Development, Government of Gujarat; the following rules/criteria are applicable for the recruitment and promotion of Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) : 1. Educational qualification AWW – minimum eligibility 10th standard pass AWH – minimum eligibility 7th standard pass In cases where the department is not able to find candidates with above mentioned qualification after several efforts, some flexibility could be adopted based on the conditions. 2. Age The age of the candidate should not be less than 18 years and more than 33 years at the time of appointment. 3. Local candidate The candidate should belong to the village/ward where the AWC is located. In cases where the department is not able to find candidates from the same village after several efforts, the candidate from the nearest village / ward could be selected based on the conditions. 4. Age of retirement The age of retirement for both AWWs and AWHs is 58 years. 5. Criteria for promotion of AWH as AWW When the post of AWW is vacant at an AWC, the AWH working in the same AWC is eligible to be appointed as AWW if: The AWH has been working in the same AWC for 5 years or more as AWH and if her educational qualification matches with the requirement for an AWW.
The vacant post of AWW or AWH should be notified in the local newspaper. Copy of the notification should be shared with various offices like Panchayat, Dairy Cooperatives, PDS shops, Primary schools and Sahkari Mandalis. The women in the area of vacancy should be informed about the notification by the ICDS Supervisors and Talati cum Minister. The applications of candidates should reach the Block office within 20 days of notification. After the last date of application, all the applications should be sorted and a summary with information on name of candidate, age, educational qualification should be prepared. A selection committee should be formed at Taluka level to select the candidates for interview. The committee should include the following members: District Programme Officer – Adhyaksh Taluka Development Officer – Member ICDS Officer/ CDPO – Member Secretary The merit list of candidates should be prepared based on their educational qualification in descending order. The list of eligible candidates should be announced within 30 days of notification. In case some positions of AWWs and AWHs are going to be vacant in future, list of eligible candidates for those posts can also be prepared from this list only. If the appointment for AWW and AWH is not made within 3 months of notification, then the notification will become invalid and no candidate can be appointed thereafter. The District Programme Officer will also have to give justification for delay in the process of appointment. Only married women are eligible to be appointed as AWWs and AWHs. Marriage certificates of the selected candidates will have to be verified before the appointment. Indicate whether a specific cadre for CDPOs/Supervisors exists. If not, any action plan on having a separate cadre in ICDS. In ICDS, there is a separate cadre of CDPOs and Supervisors since 1975. There are 336 Projects in the State covering all 26 districts. Of these, CDPOs are placed at 258 positions. Additionally, there are 27 ACDPOs placed project offices covering 10 districts. ICDS Supervisors have been appointed at sector level. Of the sanctioned 2199 positions, 1831 Supervisors are in place. Manpower positions/vacancies at all levels upto AWC level Details given in Table 17, Chapter 3, Section 4A. State’s additional contribution for honoraria of AWWs and AWHs Increase in honorarium to AWW and AWH Besides the honorarium being given by Government of India, additionally Rs.500 for AWW and Rs. 250 for AWH is being spent from the State budget. Further, in Swarnim Siddhi year 2010 – 11, State Government again increased the honorarium of AWW and AWH on 01 – 05 – 2010 wherein there was an increase of Rs. 500 per month for AWW and Rs. 250 for AWH. For this, State Government is incurring an extra expenditure of Rs. 95 crores during 2010 – 11. For the coming financial year, there is a provision of Rs. 95.97 crores for this purpose.
Describe the extent of LIC coverage for AWWs and any other welfare measures for the AWWs/AWHs and plan for FY The State Government has initiated several welfare measures for the AWWs and AWHs, the details of which are given below: 1. Mata Yashoda Award for best performing AWW and AWH Anganwadi workers are the nodal link in delivering all the ICDS services to all our beneficiaries and thus act as the foundation pillars in creation of a healthy and developed society. Just as Mata Yashoda used to take care of Shri Krishna; similarly the AWWs as Mata Yashoda, take care of the young children coming to the ‘Nandghar’ or the AWC. More than 44.50 lakhs beneficiaries – children, adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating mothers receive Nutrition and Health related services through 48617 AWCs in Gujarat. ICDS services are provided to children, adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating mothers through persistent and successful efforts by AWWs, AWHs, Supervisors, CDPOs and Program Officers in order to improve the nutritional status of the ICDS beneficiaries. Under Universalization of ICDS scheme in Gujarat State, with an aim of effectively reaching out to all the beneficiaries under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, total 50,226 AWCs in 336 projects of Gujarat have been sanctioned and 48617 fully functional. Under this, the Anganwadi workers and helpers are the most important link between the beneficiaries of the community and administration for the ICDS scheme being implemented. With an objective of strengthening the ICDS services and to motivate and acknowledge the exemplary work of AWWs and AWHs, Mata Yashoda Awards are being given by State Government at State, District, Municipal Corporation and Project levels. The awards consist of various citations and cash awards. To acknowledge the efficient and effective contribution of AWWs and AWHs, Mata Yashoda Award was introduced in 2006 – 07 state wide in Gujarat. From year 2007 - 08, the best performing AWWs and AWHs are given Mata Yashoda Award by Hon’ble Chief Minister. The awards are given on 8th March every year. Details of the Awards: State Level Awards
(B.1) District Level Award
(B.2) District Level Award for Municipal Corporation / Maha Nagarpalika
(C.1) Project Level Award
(C.2) Project Level award for Municipal Corporation / Maha Nagarpalika
(C.3) Nagarpalika / Corporation level Award
There was a budgetary provision of Rs. 1.49 crores in year 2010 - 11 to felicitate 800 AWWs and AWHs with Mata Yashoda Award. 2. Mata Yashoda Gaurav Nidhi – Insurance scheme for AWW and AWH In an attempt to provide social security to AWWs and AWHs, Mata Yashoda Gaurav Nidhi Insurance Scheme is being given by Gujarat State Government in collaboration with Life Insurance Corporation. Gujarat is the first State in the country to provide an insurance coverage for AWWs and AWHs. Under this scheme, every month a premium of Rs. 100 is paid out of which Rs. 50 is paid by Gujarat Government and Rs. 50 is paid by the beneficiary (AWW /AWH). Out of the total amount of Rs. 100, Rs. 17 is paid towards premium of the scheme and the remaining Rs. 83 is kept as savings on which interest is received by LIC. On maturity of the insurance, the nominee of the insured receives an amount of Rs.50,000 in case of death of the insured and the interest of the money being deposited. A total 77,825 AWWs and AWHs have been covered under the scheme. An expenditure of Rs. 5 crore has been incurred by the State Government for year 2010 – 11 and there is a provision of Rs. 5 crore for the year 2011 – 12.
The Department of ICDS has initiated the process of grading the Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) on the basis of their performance to ensure quality service provision at the centres. The criteria for grading the AWCs are: Availability of basic amenities at AWC Actual attendance of children against those enrolled for pre-school education Provision of pre-school education Enrolled Beneficiaries receiving supplementary nutrition Health services Mamta Day celebration Use of growth charts and community chart Status of malnutrition Community participation Gender awareness Home visits Record maintenance Other activities Observance of various schemes like Kishori Shakti Yojana, Balika Samriddhi Yojana etc. Table 16: Grading of AWCs
4. Providing 2 Sarees and blouse to all AWW and AWH every year: In order to acknowledge, appreciate and give a separate identification to AWWs and AWHs, Gujarat Government in the year 2008 – 09, initiated giving 2 Sarees and blouses along with stitching charges to all Anganwadi workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs). In the year 2008 – 09, Sarees and blouse were distributed to 88,358 AWWs and AWHs for which the State incurred an expenditure of Rs. 5 crores. There is a provision of Rs. 7.59 crore in the year 2011 -12. The Sarees have been designed by NIFT, Gandhinagar. After seeing the Gujarat State initiative, Central Government started giving a grant of Rs. 200 per Saree.
Badges have been given to all AWWs and AWHs – to give them identity in the village and also as motivation. Proposed Interventions: Discussion to provide Sarees to all cadres of staff in district i.e. Supervisors, CDPOs and Programme Officers is in progress. Table 17: Manpower position (2010-11) or (as on 31 Jan 2011)
4B PROCUREMENT OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENTS Status of supply of equipments, furniture, utensils, weighing scales, dari, storage box, computers/printers etc. at different levels. Requirements during the FY Details given in the table below. Table 18: Procurement of Materials and Equipment
4C DELIVERY OF SERVICES AT AWCs C1. Supplementary Nutrition (SN) Existing mechanism for procurement and distribution of SN (as per Supreme Court’s Order and GoI’s revised budget norms) – Local food model, distribution through SHGs/Mahila Mandals etc. The existing mechanism for procurement and distribution of Supplementary Nutrition is given in the table below: Table 19: Mechanism for procurement and distribution of Supplementary Nutrition
The existing mechanism for procurement of Supplementary Nutrition for children below 3 years, both for urban and rural areas, is through the manufacturers directly. The Supplementary Nutrition is provided in the form of THR. For children in the age group of 3-6 years, the Sheera, Upma and Sukhadi pre-mix as well as fruits are supplied by the Matru Mandals; milk by local dairy cooperatives in Tribal areas; fortified Atta by the local manufacturers. Pregnant and lactating women – The Sheera, Sukhdi and Upma pre-mix are provided by the manufacturers directly, while Sukhadi in selected 20,000 AWCs is provided by the Mahila Mandals. Adolescent Girls - The Sheera, Sukhdi and Upma pre-mix are provided by the manufacturers directly, and Sukhdi for 8 days per month is provided by Matru Mandals. Severely Malnourished children – For children below 3 years, THR is provided. While children in the age group of 3-6 years are provided hot cooked meals twice per day and fruits twice a week through Matru Mandals. Special Efforts towards Decentralization Decentralization: Fruit, Milk and Breakfast distribution through Matru Mandals/ SHGs: In order to provide energy dense fortified food to beneficiaries (children <6 years, pregnant and lactating mothers, adolescent girls) for atleast 300 days a year, the Government of Gujarat has taken steps for community participation through gradual involvement of Self Help Groups (SHGs), Matru Mandals, Mahila Mandals, Sakhi Mandals etc. State wide, twice a week 130 gram of hot cooked Sukhadi (prepared through roasting method) per day is being distributed through these Matru/Sakhi Mandals. Besides this, locally available or seasonable fruits are also distributed twice a week at AWCs to 3-6 years old children through them. Moreover, in partnership with local dairies, 100 ml. of fortified flavoured double toned pasteurized milk is given twice a week to all children through SHGs in AWCs in 10 blocks of 6 districts. An allocation of Rs. 2.45 per beneficiary for a one time supply of 100 ml. has been made. Members of Matru Mandals and Sakhi Mandals are given relevant training to ensure that the quality, hygiene of food being distributed at the AWCs is maintained and the Prevention of Food adulteration act (PFA) is conformed. ii. Adherence to calorific norms as prescribed by GoI and quantity per child/women per day – analysis of food samples for nutritive value and their results during the last year Details given in Chapter 3, Section 1f. iv. No. of AWCs with feeding interruption for more than 1 month during the last year Fig 26: Trend Analysis of AWC functioning against feeding interruptions (April 10 – March 11) 
In April 2010, the interruption in Supplementary Nutrition, as shown in the graph above, was found in more than 3000 AWCs. Required efforts were undertaken to address the issue of interruption in the food chain supply. In January 2011, the number of AWCs has increased than in April 2010, however, there is a decrease in number of AWCs with interruption in Supplementary Nutrition due to proper management of supply chain mechanism. v. Total and average beneficiary coverage per AWC by rural-urban-tribal category as on 31st March (Children 6 months to 6 yrs; P & L women) and gaps in coverage (against surveyed child population). If available, SC and ST coverage data should be mentioned. Fig 27: District-wise average beneficiary per Anganwadi Centre (March 2010) 
vi. Special strategy for cut off area planning during monsoon ( no. of districts, blocks and AWCs) Not applicable vii. Any differential strategy for tribal and urban areas in collaboration with Departments of Tribal/Urban Development? Details given in section 1 viii. Any differential strategy for rural areas in collaboration with SHGs promoted by Rural Development department? Details given in section 1 ix. Expenditure on supplementary nutrition during previous two years – Budgetary allocation and actual expenditure incurred (GoI and State shares separately) Table 20: Budgetary allocation and expenditure on Supplementary Nutrition
x. Quantum of food commodity approved for Wheat based Nutrition Programme (WBNP) and lifted and requirement for the FY Wheat based Nutrition Program Allocation of food-grains (Wheat & Rice) under Wheat Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP): [Financial Year: 2010 - 11] The annual requirement for Gujarat State is 70,900 Metric Ton of wheat. Wheat is being provided to the State in 4 quarters annually. Table 21: Status of Wheat allocated and lifted in the year 2010-11
xi. Estimated budgetary requirement for the FY: Table 22: Supplementary Nutrition
xii. Growth monitoring and promotion: Information on Nos. and percentage of AWCs using WHO New Growth Charts – 48617 AWCs Percentage of AWCs using new Mother and Child Health Cards/any other tools for counseling – All 48617 AWCs using Mamta Card All the AWWs have been trained on the use of WHO New Growth Charts and Mamta Cards. Table 23: Growth Monitoring/Promotion and Children’s Nutrition Status
Source: MPR ICDS, March 2011 Fig 28: Gradation of children below 1 year of age (January 2011) 
As can be seen from the above graph, amongst the children below 1 year, the number of boys normal, undernourished and severely undernourished is higher than the girls. Fig 29 : Gradation of children in the age group of 12-36 months (January 2011) 
In the age group of 12-36 months, the number of boys in the category of normal and undernourished children is higher than the girls. However, the number of severely undernourished girls is higher than the boys. Fig 30: Gradation of children of in the age group of 3-6 years (January 2011) 
In the age group of 3-6 years also, the number of girls severely undernourished is higher than the boys, while the number of boys normal and undernourished is higher than the girls. Fig 31: Nutritional Status of children in Gujarat based on WHO growth standards (March 2011) 
C2. Pre-School Education (PSE) Describe if State has developed any policy/guidelines/curricula for pre-school education and pre-school kits in ICDS Early Childhood Care and Education Policy: A draft of Gujarat State Introduction Early years (from birth to eight years) are very important in the growth and development process of individuals. They are the foundation years for optimal development for the physical motor, social, emotional, language, cognitive, creative domains. The critical periods for all these developmental domains are between one to three and a half years of age. A look at early years from the Rights perspective also leads us to understand that it is the Right of every child to actualize his/her full potential. To actualize the Right to development, CARE from responsible adults in the child’s environment becomes very important. Thus, the role of families in supporting development comes to the fore. Therefore inclusion of parents/families and communities in an ECCE policy is a must. Current Scenario Majority of the children below 6 years of age, access the Anganwadi programme of ICDS. Children from the low socio economic groups also attend the Balwadi programmes of SSA or the ones conducted by various Municipal Corporations. Several NGOs are also involved in providing services to children. For children from middle and high income homes the programmes are in form of preschools. The quality of the programmes depends on how it is being implemented. Keeping these issues in mind, the Government of Gujarat, with support from UNICEF, has come up with a draft of the Early Childhood Care and Education Policy (Annexure 13). Provide information on number and percentage of AWCs (against total operational) having received PSE kits during the previous year Details in table on supplies given in section 4B, b. Mention the strategy for children 6 months to 3 years for early childhood development stimulus. Mention the strategy for preparing 3-6 years children for school readiness The environment in which a child’s birth and growth takes place, determines the kind of individual he/she will become at a later stage. The experiences and stimulation a child receives in his/her early years lays a foundation for later years. It is therefore very essential to provide a quality program to children in their early years. Recent research proves that programs which use early learning standards show better child achievement. Both curriculum and assessment should be aligned to these standards. The latest effort in ECCE is the National Curriculum Framework 2005, developed by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), MHRD. This also includes guidelines for ECCE. A Position paper on ECE by NCERT provides status analysis, policy and curriculum guidelines and directives for future course of action. Standards are a part of our daily life. So routine, that we may not recognize them as standards. Early learning and development standards respect the dignity of all children regardless of nationality, race, color, gender, language, religion, opinions, origins, wealth, birth status or ability. Research-based standards are the key to laying a strong academic foundation that will provide children with skills necessary to succeed in every phase of their lives.
ECE framework, training module for ANWWs, trainers and parents guide, activity books for children developed. Around 4000 Anganwadis in Baroda and Kutch districts have ECE kits and 88100 children have access to joyful learning Strategy developed for good school readiness programme. Parent advocacy booklet developed. Activity Books for helping develop readiness concepts developed and distributed in 4000 Anganwadis. ECE Framework developed. Anganwadi workers' trainers' training module and ANW module developed and under printing. Early Learning Development Standards developed and part of the ANW training module. Any specific interventions for tribal/rural/urban AWCs in conjunction with Tribal/Rural/Urban departments Not applicable Content of PSE kits and supply positions during previous two years Details in section 4B, b. Nos. of children who have graduated from AWCs to formal Primary Schools during the last FY In the month of June every year, Kanya Kelavani and School Admission Drive is held. Through this activity, the children from the AWCs are enrolled into the schools. In the year June 2010, a total of 520953 children (270725 boys and 250228 girls) graduated from AWCs to formal Primay Schools. Table 24: Status of Pre-School Education kits
For the year 2010-11, there was a provision of Rs. 484.60 lakhs, while the budget provision for the year 2011-12 is Rs. 588.68 lakhs. C3. Nutrition and Health Education a) Describe State’s strategy on nutrition and health education: Organization of breastfeeding and nutrition weeks, celebration of annaprashans, mangal diwas etc. Celebration of Annaprashan Day 
Timely initiation of complementary feeding for all the exclusively breastfed infants after attaining 6 months of age is very important for their growth and development. In order to improve the status of timely initiation of complementary feeding in the State and to educate mothers about appropriate feeding practices, Annaprashan Diwas is celebrated on every fourth Friday between 12 noon to 2 pm at every AWC. The main target audience for this programme is caregivers of infants 6-9 months of age. Directory: download download -> Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2008 May 20, 2009 Abstract download -> Northern England’s set-jetting locations download -> Bbc archives: Beyond the programme download download -> Occupational health and safety download -> Dynatest 3031 lwd light Weight Deflectometer download -> Forth coming competitive exams download -> English Olympiad Tasks: 10 th form Аудіювання, 10 клас. Текст download -> Brush High School Morning Announcements Friday, September 05, 2014 all school download -> Year 9 The Arts — Music download -> Years 7 and 8 standard elaborations — Australian Curriculum: Music draft Download 5.36 Mb. Share with your friends:
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