News:According to Right to Information(RTI) query,for every 100 anganwadi beneficiaries in the country,only seven are in urban areas.
Facts:
- There are a total of 7.95 crore beneficiaries of the anganwadi scheme in the country as on September 30,2019.
- However,only 55 lakh were registered at urban anganwadis.This is because of an acute paucity of anganwadi centres in urban areas.
About Anganwadis:
- Anganwadi Centres are a type of child and mother care centre in India. They were set up as a part of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme.
- They provide six types of services which include supplementary nutrition; pre-school non-formal education; immunisation, nutrition and health education and referral services.
- The beneficiaries under the Scheme are children in the age group of 0-6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
About ICDS:
- Integrated Child Development Services(ICDS) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in 1975 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
- Aim:Holistic development of under-six children and providing nutritional and health support to pregnant and lactating mothers.
