Department Name: Social Welfare
Address: CDPO Project, Khliehriat
Email-id: ripaiap@gmail.com
Child Development Project Office
About the Department
ICDS is a unique early Childhood Development Programme aimed at addressing Health Nutrition and development needs of young Children, Pregnant and nursing mothers. It is designed to promote holistic development of children under 6 years through trained caregivers, with basic services at the community level. KHLIEHRIAT ICDS MAIN 145 AWC’S/MINI 15 AWC’S.
Objectives
- Lay the foundation for proper psychological, physical and social development of the child.
- Improve the nutritional and health status of children below the age of six years
- Reduce the incidence of mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and school dropouts.
- Achieve effective coordination of policy and implementation among various departments to promote child development.
- Enhance the capability of the mother to look after the normal health and nutritional needs of the child, through proper health and nutrition education.
- Community mobilization, awareness advocacy and IEC.
ICDS Beneficiaries and Services
Children less than 3 years
- Supplementary Nutrition
- Growth Monitoring
- Immunization
- Health check-up
- Referral Services
- Early Stimulation
- Optimal IYCF practices
- Monthly ECCE day (early childhood care, education and development).
Children between 3-16 years
- Non-formal preschool Education
- Supplementary Nutrition
- Growth Monitoring and promotion of child growth and development milestones
- Health check-up
- Referral Services
- Monthly village ECCE day.
Expectant and Nursing Mothers
- Health check-up
- Tetanus toxic Immunization to pregnant women
- Supplementary Nutrition
- Nutrition and Health Education
- Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) promotion and counseling.
Adolescent Girls 11-14 Years(SAG)
- Nutrition and Health Education
- IFA Supplementary and de-worming intervention
- Home-based skill training and vocational training
- Life skill counseling
- Supplementary Nutrition
- ARSH (Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health.