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    Anganwadi centers are government-sponsored childcare and mothercare centers in India that cater to children aged 0-6. They were established in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to address issues like malnutrition, disease, and lack of education among children. Anganwadis are run by Anganwadi workers who provide services like healthcare, immunization, nutrition, and early education to families and children in their community aiming to improve child health and development. There are over 1 million anganwadi centers across India staffed by nearly 2 million workers.

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    Anganwadi centers are government-sponsored childcare and mothercare centers in India that cater to children aged 0-6. They were established in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to address issues like malnutrition, disease, and lack of education among children. Anganwadis are run by Anganwadi workers who provide services like healthcare, immunization, nutrition, and early education to families and children in their community aiming to improve child health and development. There are over 1 million anganwadi centers across India staffed by nearly 2 million workers.

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    Anganwadi centers are government-sponsored childcare and mothercare centers in India that cater to children aged 0-6. They were established in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to address issues like malnutrition, disease, and lack of education among children. Anganwadis are run by Anganwadi workers who provide services like healthcare, immunization, nutrition, and early education to families and children in their community aiming to improve child health and development. There are over 1 million anganwadi centers across India staffed by nearly 2 million workers.

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    Anganwadi centers are government-sponsored childcare and mothercare centers in India that cater to children aged 0-6. They were established in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to address issues like malnutrition, disease, and lack of education among children. Anganwadis are run by Anganwadi workers who provide services like healthcare, immunization, nutrition, and early education to families and children in their community aiming to improve child health and development. There are over 1 million anganwadi centers across India staffed by nearly 2 million workers.

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    ANGANWADI

    ANGANWADI MEANING

    Anganwadi mean(an central area in and


    around the house where most of the social
    activities of the household takes place).
     Anganwadi is a government sponsored
    child-care and mother-care center in India.
     It caters to children in the 0-6 age group.

     The word means "courtyard shelter" in Hindi.


     India is home to the largest population of
    malnourished and hunger-stricken people and
    children leading to high infant and maternal mortality.
     problems ranging from diseases, lack of education,
    lack of hygiene, illness, etc are cause for malnutrition
     To combat this situation, the Government of India in
    1975 initiated the Integrated Child Development
    Service (ICDS) scheme which operates at the state
    level to address the health issues of small children,
    all over the country.
    ICDS (1975)

     It is one of the largest child care programmes


    in the world aiming at child health, hunger,
    mal nutrition and its related issues
    ICDS (1975) CONTI--

     Under the ICDS scheme, one trained person


    is allotted to a population of 1000, to bridge
    the gap between the person and organized
    healthcare, and to focus on the health and
    educational needs of children aged 0-6
    years. This person is the Anganwadi worker.
    ANGANWADI WORKERS
     Anganwadi workers are India’s primary tool
    against the menace of child
    malnourishment, infant mortality, and lack of
    child education, community health problems and
    in curbing preventable diseases.
     They provide services to villagers, poor
    families and sick people across the country
    helping them access healthcare services,
    immunization, healthy food, hygiene, and
    provide healthy learning environment for infants,
    toddlers and children.
    SYSTEM OF WORKERS

     The Anganwadi system is mainly managed by the


    Anganwadi worker.
     She is a health worker chosen from the community and
    given 4 months training in health, nutrition and child-
    care.
     She is incharge of an Anganwadi which covers a
    population of 1000.
     20 to 25 Anganwadi workers are supervised by a
    Supervisor called Mukhyasevika.
     4 Mukhyasevikas are headed by a Child Development
    Projects Officer (CDPO).
     There are an estimated 1.053 million anganwadi
    centers employing 1.8 million mostly-female workers
    and helpers across the country.
    SYSTEM OF WORKERS CONTI--

     They provide outreach services to poor


    families in need of immunization, healthy
    food, clean water, clean toilets and a learning
    environment for infants, toddlers and pre-
    schoolers.
     They also provide similar services for
    expectant and nursing mothers. According to
    government figures, anganwadis reach
    about 58.1 million children and 10.23
    million pregnant or lactating women.

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