1. Integrated Child Development Services
- Author:
- Ritwik Shukla, Sharad Pandey, and Avani Kapur
- Publication Date:
- 02-2021
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Centre for Policy Research, India
- Abstract:
- Integrated Child Development Services is Government of India’s (GoI’s) flagship programme aimed at providing basic education, health, and nutrition services for early childhood development. It has now been combined with POSHAN Abhiyaan to form Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, this brief uses government data to analyse: Required funds, allocations, and releases; Changes in coverage and service delivery due to the COVID-19 pandemic; Human resources; and Malnutrition status
- Topic:
- Education, Health, Budget, Social Services, COVID-19, and Child Development
- Political Geography:
- South Asia and India