Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
The Main object of the ICDS Programme is to provide adequate Nutrition to the economically downtrodden to combat Mal Nutrition among the Children. Increasing their Literacy rate and to act as a potent incentive for increasing the enrolment to School and reducing dropout from Schools.
The Scheme, ICDS started in Tirunelveli District in the year 1984. Now there are 2562 Anganwadi Centres are functioning in this district which are serving Noon-Meal and Pre-School activities covering the age group of 25-60 months and also AN/PN old age pensioners and Adolescent Girls.
| S.No | Schemes | AgeGroup | Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Provision of supplementary Nutrition Food (Weaning Food) | 06-24 Months | SUW Children 240 gms per day,MUW, OW and Normal Children 240 gms per day |
| 2 | Provision of supplementary Nutrition Food (Weaning Food) | 2-3 years | SUW Children 190 gms per day,MUW, OW and Normal Children 130 gms per day |
| 3 | Provision of supplementary Nutrition Food (Weaning Food) | 3-5 years | SUW Children 100 gms per day,MUW, OW and Normal Children 10 gms per day |
| 4 | AN/PN mothers receiving supplementary food (Weaning Food) | AN/PN Mothers | 220 gms per day |
| 5 | Noon Meal Programme | 2-5+ years | Monday – Tomoto rice with egg, Tuesday – Vegetable mixed rice with dhall, Wednesday – Vegetable pollavu with egg, Thursday – Lemon rice with egg, Friday – Dhall rice with Potato, Saturday – Vegetable mixed rice |
| 6 | Egg | 12-24 Months | Every Wednesday |
| 7 | Egg | 25-60 Months | Every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday |
| 8 | Green gram & Bengal gram | 24-60+ Months | Every Tuesday – 20 gms Green grams (or) Bengal grams + Every Friday – 20 gms Potato |
| 9 | Adolescent Girls | 11-18 years | IFA Tablets |
| 10 | O.A.P | Daily Noon Meal | |
| 11 | Ingredients in weaning food | Weaning Food Ingredients: Wheat + Canegur, + Maize, + Bengaldhall, + Vitamines, + Calcium, + Ferrous | Presentage 42% Rate :Rs.63.90 |
| S.No | Commodities | 25-60 Months Children | OAP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 80 gms | 200 gms |
| 2 | Dhall | 10 gms | 15 gms |
| 3 | oil | 2 gms | 1 gms |
| 4 | Salt | 1.9 gms | 1.9 gms |
| 5 | Vegetables | 0.94 paise (Tuesday, Friday and Saturday) | 1.16 paise (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday) |
| S.No | Name of the Block | *SNP for children | *ANC | *PNC | *NMP | 1-2 Egg | *OAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alangulam | 6046 | 864 | 862 | 2240 | 1558 | 3 |
| 2. | Ambasamuthiram | 5133 | 745 | 668 | 2064 | 1508 | 0 |
| 3. | Cheranmahadevi | 5065 | 691 | 582 | 2145 | 1103 | 0 |
| 4. | Kadayam | 5379 | 708 | 584 | 2590 | 1240 | 3 |
| 5. | Kadayanallur | 6078 | 841 | 760 | 1874 | 1068 | 0 |
| 6. | Kalakadu | 4325 | 635 | 528 | 1940 | 692 | 0 |
| 7. | Keelapavoor | 8291 | 1149 | 1011 | 3650 | 2156 | 0 |
| 8. | Kuruvikulam | 4598 | 516 | 447 | 2025 | 829 | 0 |
| 9. | Manur | 6555 | 864 | 911 | 3000 | 1432 | 0 |
| 10. | Melaneelithanallur | 5060 | 571 | 506 | 2575 | 1195 | 0 |
| 11. | Nanguneri | 4398 | 566 | 558 | 2039 | 569 | 0 |
| 12. | Palayamkottai | 6472 | 790 | 649 | 2765 | 1774 | 0 |
| 13. | Pappakudi | 4112 | 497 | 442 | 2015 | 945 | 0 |
| 14. | Radhapuram | 6830 | 801 | 752 | 3145 | 1066 | 0 |
| 15. | Sankarankovil (R) | 4743 | 486 | 511 | 2195 | 1151 | 0 |
| 16. | Sankarankovil (U) | 4092 | 580 | 487 | 1265 | 945 | 0 |