ICDS and supplementary nutrition programme to children in rural areas of Kasargod, Kerala

Abstract

Integrated Child development Service (ICDS) is a national programme for the promotion of mother and child health. The beneficiary includes children below 6 years, pregnant and lactating mothers, and other woman in the age group of 15 to 44 years. The package of services includes supplementary nutrition, immunization, health checkup, referral services, nutrition, health and pre-school education and is mainly implemented through ‘Anganwadi'. There is a massive improvement in the nutritional status of children living in rural and tribal areas belonging to different sections of the community due to the implementation of the Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP). Keywords: Anganwadi, Supplementary nutrition programme, Rural area, Kasaragod.