The Supplementary Nutrition under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is
required to be provided in
accordance with Guidelines issued by Government of India on 24.02.2009 and
endorsed by Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its order
dated 22.04.2009.
The
type of food and the
nutritional norms as per above guidelines are as follows:
|
Age
group
|
Type of food
|
Calories (kcal.)
|
Protein (g)
|
|
Children 6 Months to 3 years
Severely under-weight children
|
Take Home Ration (THR) in the
form of Micronutrient Fortified Food and/or Energy-dense Food.
THR in small frequent meals to the child.
|
500
800
|
12-15
20-25
|
|
Children 3 to 6 years
Severely under-weight children
|
1.Morning snack
2.Hot cooked meal
1. Morning snack.
2. Hot cooked meal.
3. Micronutrient Fortified Food
and/or Energy-dense Food as THR.
|
500
800
|
12-15
20-25
|
|
Pregnant and Nurshing mothers
|
Take Home Ration (THR).
|
600
|
18-20
|
To meet the requirements of the guidelines, the
States provide the supplementary nutrition (including rawa
and biscuits) depending on the local preferences, availability etc in
consultation with the experts.
Implementation of ICDS Scheme is monitored through
prescribed monthly & annual progress reports, reviews, as well as,
supervision visits etc. Food samples are also collected by the field unit of
Food & Nutrition Board (FNB) for quality assessment.
In
the current year 2012-13), 298 samples of supplementary nutrition food were collected (up to December-2012) by the
field units of FNB from which 175 samples were found conforming to the
nutrition norms of ICDS. Besides the
above, 4525 samples of weaning/ supplementary/ others food were separately
received from States Government/ others of which 4441 samples were conforming to their
quality parameters.
Based
on the inputs and feedback received, State Governments/ UT Administrations are
addressed through letters and review meetings to improve the deficiencies and
to improve the implementation of the Scheme including infrastructure and
facilities at the AWCs.
Government
has recently approved strengthening and restructuring of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
Scheme with a budget allocation of Rs. 1,23,580 crore
during 12th Five Year Plan. The Administrative Approvals in this
regard have since been issued to the States/UTs.
It
has been decided to roll out restructured and strengthened ICDS in three phases
covering 200 high burden districts in the first year (2012-13); additional 200
districts in second year (2013-14)
including districts from special category States and NER; and In remaining districts in third year (2014-15)
Cost
norms for Supplementary Nutrition Programme have been
revised as per above roll out plan under the strengthened and restructured
ICDS, as given below on an existing cost sharing of 50:50 (NER 90:10):
|
Category
|
Existing Norms
(w.e.f. 16.10.08)
|
Proposed Norms
effective from the date of approval
(per
beneficiary per day) as per phased roll out.
|
|
(i)
Children
(6-72 months)
|
Rs.4.00
|
Rs.6.00
|
|
(ii)
Severely
underweight children (6-72 months)
|
Rs.6.00
|
Rs.9.00
|
|
(iii)
Pregnant women and Nursing mothers
|
Rs.5.00
|
Rs.7.00
|
This
was stated by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women
and Child Development, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
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MV