Under the ICDS scheme six services like supplementary nutrition , immunization, Health check up, Referral Services, Nutrition and Health education and Pre-school Education are provided to children in age group of 6 Months to 6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers. State Government makes provision from funds under Annual State Plan for this purpose. The expenditure under the Supplementary Nutrition Programme is borne by the Centre and State in 50:50 ratio.

Poshan Abhiyaan is a part of the same initiative as a focused intervention.

Benefits-

Six services like Supplementary Nutrition, Immunization, Health check up, Referral Services, Nutrition and Health Education and Pre-school Education are provided to children in age group of 06 Months to 06 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

Eligibility

Children in the age group of 06 Months to 06 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers.

Documents

Aadhaar Card, Birth Certificate of child

Whom to Contact

At the nearest Anganwadi Centre for registration

Contact at Block level: Office of Child Development Project Officer (CDPO).

Grievances Redressal

Child Development Project Officer (CDPO)

Dist. Programme Officer (DPO)

Head Office, 0172-2608746

Email

dsswcd@punjab.gov.in

ddicdsheadOffice@rediffmail.com

 

For more information :-

  1. icds-wcd.nic.in

  2. icds-wcd.nic.in/icdsawc.aspx (Know your Anganwadi Centres)

  3. wcd.nic.in/schemes/anganwadi-services-scheme

 

Guideline for construction of Anganwadi Centres (Size: 3.6 MB, Format: PDF, Language: English)