Last year we had 900 plus ICDS centres running in open space, without any building and store place out of 9193 ICDS centres in the Burdwan district. The district took up ICDS building construction on highest priority in last one year and mobilised funds from Multi Sectoral Development Programme (MsDP), Paschimanchal Unnayan Parisahd (PUP), grants recommended by MPs/ MLAs, Backward Classes welfare funds and finance commission grants. It is matter of satisfaction and appreciation that 389 buildings completed and 211 are under construction, to be completed in next two months, bringing the number of ICDS centres without building/ open space to 369 only as on 30th June 2012. In the review meeting on 28th July 2012 at Memari Chaired by Hon'ble Chief Minister, State Govt agreed to sanction funds @ Rs approximately six lakhs each for 200 ICDS centre buildings out of 13th Fiance Commission grants. Pinpointed sites and requisite land is already identified. It is hoped that the work for new ICDS buildings will be commenced in next two months.
- In Burdwan district there are 540610 children enrolled in ICDS centres upto 6 years of age, in addition to 105600 Pregnant and Lactating mothers and Supplementary Nutrition is provided to 94.2 % of enrolled beneficiaries as per average attendance reports.
- Regular monitoring and supervision of ICDS by senior officers at field level could improve ICDS implementation in the district. Severely malnourished children is only 0.9 % of the total children, which is far below National and State averages.
- Door to door approach of recording weight of the children and growth monitoring has improved tracking of malnourished children and weighing efficiency increased from 88 % to 92 %, that is highest in the State.
- 3234 Children tracked with severe malnourishment has been examined by medical experts of health department and treatment provided/ supplementary feeding being done.
We hope that ICDS will improve further in this district.
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