GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

 

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 913

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.03.2011

 

IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHEMES UNDER ICDS IN MAHARASHTRA   

 

+913.    SHRI ISHWARLAL SHANKARLAL JAIN:                              

                         

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a)                 the programme/schemes being implemented under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme in the State of Maharashtra, district-wise;

(b)                the number of women/children covered/benefited in the State through these programmes of schemes during the last three years; and

(c)                 the details of the funds sanctioned and released to all the non-Government organizations/trusts of the country including the State of Maharashtra under ICDS programmes/schemes along with the funds utilized by them?

ANSWER

 

 

MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

 

(SHRIMATI KRISHNA TIRATH)

 

(a)        The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme provides a package of six services viz. (i) supplementary nutrition, (ii) pre-school non-formal education, (iii) nutrition & health education, (iv) immunization, (v) health check-up and(vi) referral services.  Three services viz. immunization, health check-up and referral services are provided in convergence with Public Health Systems.  In the State of Maharashtra, it is being implemented through a network of 553 operational ICDS Projects and 106231 operational Anganwadi Centres/Mini-AWCs in 34 Districts as on 31.12.2010.

 

(b)        In the last three years, the number of women and children who received supplementary nutrition under the ICDS Scheme, in the State is as under:

 

Year ending

Women/Children received Supplementary nutrition

Children (3-6 years) received pre-school education

 

Children (6 months to 6 years)

Pregnant & Lactating Mothers

Total

 

31.3.2008

5627249

925763

6553012

2957159

31.3.2009

5814138

1006745

6820883

3040925

31.3.2010

5763108

948233

6711341

3098490

 

(c)        Under ICDS, Government of India releases Grant-in-aid to the State Governments/UT Administrations only.

 

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