What is the Full form of ICDS?
The ICDS full form is the Integrated Child Development Services. In India, the ICDS provides meals, preschool, basic education and healthcare, health check-ups, immunizations, and referral services to children under the age of six and their mothers. The plan was initiated in 1975, suspended in 1978 by the government of Morarji Desai, and then reinstituted by the Tenth Five-Year Plan. The program is also appropriate for breastfeeding and pregnant women.
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ICDS’s Goals
- Improving the nutritional and health status of children under the age of six.
- Implementing interventions for the social, physical, and psychological development of children.
- Reducing mortality, disease, infant malnutrition, and dropout rates.
- Through proper health and nutrition education, improve the health of mothers and raise their awareness of their child’s educational and dietary needs.
ICDS’s offered service
The following programs are offered by ICDS to help achieve its goals:
- Supplementary nutrition
- Referral services
- Immunization
- Pre-school (Non-Formal) Education
- Health and nutrition information
- Health inspections.
