Best Practices followed in ICDS GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT Best Practices followed in ICDS

INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUDUCHRRY ICDS started functioning in Union Territory of Puducherry on 2nd October 1978 No. of ICDS Projects functioning : 5 nos. No. of Anganwadi Centres : 788 nos. Type of Projects : 3 Rural ; 2 Urban Rural Projects started on : Villianur (02-10-1978) Karaikal (11-02-1981) Ariankuppam (10-11-1983) Urban Projects started on : Muthialpet (10-11-1986) Mudaliarpet (10-11-1986)

No.of Anganwadi Centre sanctioned upto 2006 STATUS REPORT OF ANGANWADI CENTRES as on 31.03.2013 Sl. No Name of the Project No.of Anganwadi Centre sanctioned upto 2006 Sanctioned in 2007 AWC Sanctioned in 2009 Total 1 ICDS I Project, Villianur (Rural) 138 2 16 157 ICDS II Project , Karaikal (Rural) 140 20 161 3 ICDS III Project, Ariyankuppam (Rural) 120 29 151 4 ICDS IV Project , Muthialpet (Urban) 125 142 5 ICDS V Project, Mudaliarpet (Urban) (Mahe – 13 AWCs, Yanam – 9 AWCs) 153 18 177 677 11 100 788

TOTAL NO. OF BENEFICIARIES IN EACH PROJEECT STATUS REPORT as on 31.03.13 Name of the Project 0 – 3 yrs. 2 – 3yrs 3 – 6yrs PM LM Project – I, Villianur 5680 3154 498 905 1331 Project – II, Karaikal 4751 2100 560 920 928 Project – III, Ariyankuppam 4934 2051 358 799 1063 Project – IV, Muthialpet 4045 1630 108 609 839 Project – V, Mudaliarpet 5163 2105 363 912 1173 Total 24573 11040 1887 4145 5334

SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRITION PROGRAMME Supply of Diet items by Self Help Groups from 1990. Uninterrupted supply of diet items. Non occurrence of non-feeding days. Holiday feeding in the form of Raw Diet item for 65 days per year in Puducherry and Karaikal Regions (details shown in the next slide) AIM: To provide SNP so as to meet the nutritional requirement of children and mother without any gap round the year to prevent malnutrition Response of the public is over whelming Funding by State Government Per capita expenditure Weaning Food Children Rs. 10.50 Mother Rs. 12.75 KEERAI VANGI : Contribution of Drumstick leaves by local people for preparation of SNP Sl. No Year SN Beneficiaries (in Nos.) Children Mothers Total 1 2008-09 26275 9066 35641 2 2009-10 26205 9074 35279 3 2010-11 25781 8754 34535 4 2011-12 31008 9940 40948 5 2012-13 27717 9769 37486

SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRITION PROGRAMME Details of Holiday feeding in the form of Raw Diet item Item Mother Children Cost (Rs.) Nutritive Value (Energy) (K.cal) Nutritive Value (Protein) (gms) Rice 90 g 80 g 10.50 8.30 595.80 490.40 21.06 16.36 G.G. Dhall 30 g 20 g Bengal Gram (Whole) 50 g 40 g

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE & EDUCATION After Formulation of National Policy and Curriculum Framework for ECCE, this Union Territory of Puducherry has also prepared State’s own policy and Curriculum and syllabus for ECCE in 2 stages age group below 3 years age group of 3+ years Draft Policy and Draft Curriculum and syllabus for ECCE was prepared by Government of Puducherry based on the National Frame Work and also catering to the State specific needs. The above draft documents have been submitted to Government of India seeking approval

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE & EDUCATION (Contd.) Pilot testing of ECCE in 50 Anganwadi centres Toy corner – Local people drop used toys & other materials in the Toy Corner. Anganwadi Workers prepare innovative teaching aids for ECCE. Story telling by Old Age Women Involvement of Adolescent Girls Exhibition and Contribution of training aids prepared by Adolescent girls / boys.

NUTRITION & HEALTH EDUCATION Annaprassana is done to 6 month old children on the occasions of monthly NHED sessions, beast feeding week, nutrition week. Wide propoganda about the epidemic diseases with NRHM staff Exhibition & competition highlighting utilization of millets & its nutritive value Monthly awareness camp on Nutrition and Health Education to Adolescent Boys & Girls Song and drama team comprising of Anganwadi Workers & Helpers has been organising programmes for creating awareness on Nutrition and Health Education

CONVERGENCE In Convergence with KVK anganwadi workers and helpers are trained in preparation of jams and pickles. Awareness camps in coordination with FNB Coordination of PWD, DRDA, Electricity in construction of Anganwadi Centres, provision of water facilities & Electricity.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Donation of free site for the Construction of Anganwadi Buildings Temple Trust, Anandapuram donated 1160 Sq.ft. of land as gift deed for the construction of Anganwadi centre in Anandapuram village in the year 2006

Donation of free site for the Construction of Anganwadi Buildings Tmt. Kamatchi @ Kokilambal (Resident of Vadamangalam, Puducherry) donated 576 Sq.ft. of land for construction of Anganwadi building at vadamangalam in the year 2004.

Voluntary involvement in construction of Anganwadi Buildings M/s Hindustan Lever Limited, Puducherry constructed Anganwadi building in Vadamangalam Village at a cost of Rs. 3.50 lakhs in the year 2005. N. Selvarajoulou Chetty Trust financed for construction of one model Anganwadi building with all facilities at Agaram Village at an estimate of Rs. 13.35 lakhs.

Voluntary involvement in maintenance of Anganwadi Buildings M/s Berger Paints Limited contributed white washing the Pandasozhanallur III Anganwadi Centre in the year 2003. The company has also contributed its sponsorship by painting yellow to the Pandasozhanallurpet Anganwadi Centre in the year 2004.

Community participation in the contribution of necessity things to the Anganwadi centres. The community has contributed chair, play materials, clock to the anganwadi centres at Rainbow Nagar in the inaugural function of the Anganwadi centre Building In Eye Doctor Bungalow, Pudunagar II, Project IV the local MLA Thiru. Siva had contributed gas stove, personal weighing machine to the Anganwadi Centres.

Community participation in the contribution of necessity things to the Anganwadi centres. Aquaguard & Plastic chair for pre school children were contributed by the Lions Club to the Govindalasai I, II, III, Bharathipuram, Goubert Nagar II, Pudhunagar II, III, Eye Doctor Bungalow on 03-09-2012.

Community participation in the contribution of necessity things to the Anganwadi centres. Utensils such as SS Drum, SS Water can, plates, pressure cooker, oil can, basin, dubba, jug, etc., baby chairs, educational charts, weighing scale, wall clock, ceiling fan, table, stove have been donated to more than 100 anganwadi centres by the public, Rotary Club, Lions club since 1999.

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