INTRODUCTION

Anganwadi is a types of rural child care center in India government They werestarted by the
Indian government in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services
program to combat child hunger and malnutrition.

➢ An anganwadi center provides basic health care in a village basic health care activities
include nutrition to lactating and pregnant women, adolescents’ girlsand children (7
month to 2 years) immunization, pre- school education, health education, health check-
up and referral services.
➢ The main objective of this programm is to cater to the needs of the development of
children in the age group of 3-6 years. Pre-school education aims at ensuring holistic
development of the children and to provide learning environment to children, which is
conducive for promotion of social, emotional, cognitive and aesthetic development of the
child.
➢ Has been instrumental in improving the health and wellbing of mother and children under
6 by providing health and nutrition education , health services, supplement food and pre-
school education
PHYSICAL LAY-OUT OF ANGANWADI
STAFFING PATTERN

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

SUPERVISORS

ANGANWADI

ANGANWADI HELPERS

(SAHAYIKA)
SYSTEM OF WORKERS

The Anganwadi system is mainly managed by the Anganwadi worker. She is a health
worker chosen from the community and age 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 centres employing 1.8 million mostly-

female workers and helpers across the country. They provide outreach services to poor

families in need of immunization ,healthy food, 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, Anganwadi reach about 58.1

million children and 10.23 million pregnant or lactating women.

➢ Anganwadi are India’s primary tool against the scourges of child malnourishment, infant

mortality and curbing preventable diseases such as polio. While infant mortality has

declined in recent years, India has the world’s largest population of malnourished or

under-nourished children. It is estimated that about 47% of children aged 0-3are under-

nourished per international standards.

➢ Children from poor (Below Poverty Line) families, especially those from Scheduled

castes and scheduled tribes, are considered most at-risk. Anganwadi means courtyard.

Under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, one Anganwadi worker is trained in

various aspects of 1000.

 Anganwadi workers is trained in various aspects of health, nutrition andchild
development.
➢ Anganwadi workers gets Rs 3000 per month and helpers are paid Rs 1500
Per month

FUNCTION :

✓ Anganwadi centre provides basic health care in a village.

✓ Anganwdi provides basic health care activities include contraceptive
counselling and supply
✓ The centres distributes nutrition by food packet every month to pregnantwomen
,lactating mother and children
✓ At the anganwadi centre they records data about pregnant women, lactatingwomen,
children as per the image.
✓ These centres organize immunization health check ups and referral servicesin
convergence with public health systems.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES OF ANGANWADI WORKERS

Regular health check-up.

Plan and organize Immunization days and village health and nutritiondays once a
month in coordination with ASHAS.
Health education.
Non-formal pre-school education.
Conducting regular quick surveys of all families within givenpopulation.
Provide monthly and food supplements to pregnancy women ,lactating mother
and children.

Provide referral services.

Provide nutrition and health education including information on pregnant care and
infant and child feeding practice at awes and duringhome visit
VISION OF ANGANWADI

➢ To strengthens anganwadi in the community by equipping with necessary

infrastructure primary four on the vulnerable and malnoumentary nutrition to
children, nursing and pregnancy women also, provide primary education to children
below the age of six.

ROUTINE OF ANGANWADI :

➢ Daily activity of anganwdi : starts with prayer

➢ After prayer anganwadi worker takes attendance of students
➢ Basic learning activates start offer attendance up to 1 hour.
➢ Anganwdi helper provides cooked food as per daily many to thechildren
➢ Anganwadi worker teacher new games and activity that helper in
growth and development of child
➢ Every fourth Tuesday of month anganwadi worker distributes foodpacket to
children 7 month to 5 years.
 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ANGANWADI WORKERS:

o To elicit community support and participation in running the programme.

o To weigh each child every month, record the weight graphically on the growth card, use
referral card for referring cases of mothers/children to the sub centres/PHC etc., and maintain
child cards for children below 6 years and produce these cards before visiting medical and
paramedical personnel.

o To carry out a quick survey of all the facilities, especially mothers and children in those
families in their respective area of work once in a year.

o To organize non-formal pre-school activities in the Anganwadi of children in the age group 3-6
years of age and to help in designing and making of toys and play equipment of indigenous
origin for use in Anganwadi.
o To organize supplementary nutrition feeding for children (0-6 years) and expectant and nursing
mothers by planning the menu based on locally available food and local recipes.
o To provide health and nutrition education and counselling on breast feeding/infant & young
feeding practices to mothers. Anganwadi Workers, being close to the local community, can
motivate married women to adopt family planning/birth control measures.

o AWWs shall share the information relating to births that took place during the month with the
Panchayat Secretary/Gram Sabha Sewak/ANM whoever has been notified as Registrar/Sub
Registrar of Births & Deaths in her village.
o To make home visits for educating parents to enable mothers to plan an effective role in the
child’s growth and development with special emphasis on new born child.

o To maintain files and records as prescribed

o To assist the PHC staff in the implementation of health component of the programme viz
immunization, health check-up, ante natal and post natal check
etc.
 o To assist ANM in the administration of IFA and Vitamin A by keeping stock of the two
medicines in the Centre without maintaining stock register as it would add to her
administrative work which would effect her main functions under the scheme.
o To share information collected under ICDS Scheme with the ANM. However, ANM will not
solely rely upon the information obtained from the records of AWW.
o To bring to the notice of the Supervisors, CDPO any development in the village which requires
their attention and intervention, particularly in regard to the work of the coordinating
arrangements with different departments.

o To maintain liaison with other institutions (Mahila Mandals) and involve lady school teachers
and girls of the primary/middle schools in the village which have relevance to her functions.
o To To guide Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) engaged under National Rural Health
Mission in the delivery of health care services and maintenance of records under the ICDS
Scheme.
o To assist in implementation of Kishori Shakti Yojana (KSY) and SABLA and motivate and
educate the adolescent girls and their parents and community in general by organizing social
awareness programmes/campaigns etc.
o Anganwadi Worker can function as depot holder for RCH Kit/contraceptives and disposable
delivery kits. However, actual distribution of delivery kits or administration of drugs, other
than OTC (Over the Counter) drugs would actually be carried out by the ANM or ASHA as
decided by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
o To identify the disability among children during her home visits and refer the case
immediately to the nearest PHC or District Disability Rehabilitation Centre.
o To support in organizing Pulse Polio immunization (PPI) drives.

o To inform the ANM in case of emergency cases like diahorrea, cholera etc.
o Other duties entrusted by the State Government and the concerned Local Panchayaths
from time to time.

REGISTER MAINTAIN AT ANGANWADI

▪ Family survey register

▪ Anganwadi worker attendance register
▪ Birth and dearth register
 ▪ Growth chart register
▪ Benefioary register for mother and child
▪ Immunization register
▪ Supplementary nutrition and preschool education register
▪ Home visit register
▪ Stock register
▪ Antenatal mother register

HEALTH PROBLEM :

➢ Anemia
➢ Malnutrition
➢ Stunting
➢ Under- immolation
➢ Diarrheal disease
➢ Acute respiratory infection
➢ Dengue
➢ Malaria
➢ Low birth weight
➢ Iodine deficient and malnutrition baldness.
Activities of Anganwadi –

o Mahila meeting
o Anna prasshan divas
o Wangi sha
o Baal tandurasti program
o Beti bachao Reli
o Rasikaran (every wednesday)
o Purak poshahar week (1-7 sep.)
ANGANWADI WHOLE WEEK’S MENU

DAY SNACKS FORTIFIED

Monday Masala vali Bhakhri, Shiro

Thepla,tuvdav athva

Tuesday Thepla, tameta ni Gadya pudala

chateni, dhudhi chananu
saak.

Wednesday Pulav Aath bhajivado, Shukhdi

chana vagharela,

sargana pan.

Thursday Dal-bhat, shak, Shiro

sargavana pan,tametani
chatani, vagharela
chana.

Friday Dhudhina delara, Vagharela dhokada,

sargavana pan umerine Idali.

tameta ni chatani.

Saturday Sakbhaji umereli Gadya pudla.

khichdi vaghareli.
NUTRIONAL STATUS OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN

GREEN (HEALTHY) YELLOW (MALNOURISH) RED (SEVERE MALNOURISH)

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SUMMARY

➢ Introduction
➢ Physical set- up
➢ Staffing pattern
➢ Functions of anganwadi
➢ Job responsibilities of anganwadi workers
➢ Vision of anganwadi
➢ Routine of anganwadi
➢ Roles and responsibility of anganwadi worker
➢ Register maintained at anganwadi
➢ Health problem
➢ Activities of anganwadi
➢ Whole weeks menu
➢ Nutritional status of under five children

CONCLUSION

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its function ,services and daily activities also ,thanks to anganwadi workers and
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