New code for Anganwadis to track children with disabilities
- November 29, 2023
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New code for Anganwadis to track children with disabilities
Subject: Schemes
Section: Health
Context:
- The Union Women and Child Development Ministry launched a special protocol for Anganwadi workers which will help them track and help children with disabilities in the 0-6 years age group.
Details:
- As part of the new protocol, Anganwadi workers will be provided with training that will help them spread awareness of the issue.
- The NEP-2020 emphasises prioritising the integration of students with disabilities into mainstream schools.
Anganwadi Service scheme:
- Anganwadi is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented by the States / UTs which serves as a rural child and maternal care centre in India. It primarily caters to children in the 0-6 age group.
- It was started by the Government of IndiaIn1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) program to combat child hunger and malnutrition.
- Anganwadi centres provide a package of six services: supplementary nutrition, pre-school non-formal education, immunisation, health check-ups, nutrition and health education, and referral services.
- The beneficiaries under the Anganwadi Services Scheme are identified on the basis of Aadhaar.
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Programme:
- Launched on 2nd October 1975, ICDS is the only major national program that addresses the needs of children under the age of six years.
- It seeks to provide young children with an integrated package of services such as supplementary nutrition, health care and pre-school education.
- Because the health and nutrition needs of a child cannot be addressed in isolation from those of his or her mother, the program also extends to adolescent girls, pregnant women and nursing mothers.
Source: The Hindu