27 complaints of irregularities in ICDS scheme

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 16:51

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has received 27 complaints of irregularities in distribution and management of supplementary nutrition programme under the Integrated Child Development Scheme during the last one year.

Manipur survey shows shortcomings in scheme for children

Last Updated: Saturday, July 13, 2013, 11:33

More than three and half decades since it was started, the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) remains work-in-progress. Around 80 percent of the centres lack a proper kitchen in Manipur.

`Substandard food being distributed by anganwadis’

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 13:18

A CAG audit has said that substandard food was being distributed by Anganwadi centres in at least three states.

ICDS workers gherao Bengal minister`s car

Last Updated: Thursday, March 7, 2013, 23:35

ICDS workers gheraoed the cars of public health engineering minister Pundarikaksha Saha and district officials on Thursday to protest against irregular remuneration and misbehaviour by some officials.

CAG pulls up WCD ministry for diversion of ICDS fu

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 5, 2013, 21:02

The CAG criticised the ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) for "inadequacy" in monitoring systems under the scheme to combat child malnutrition.

Budget 2013: Integrated Child Development's funds enhanced by 11.7 %

Last Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 16:28

The Women and Child Development ministry's Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) has been allocated Rs 17,700 crore in the budget for the year 2013-14 which is an 11.7 percent increase over the fund alloted in the previous year.

Improvement in nutritional status of children: Minister

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 20:52

The holistic strategies adopted by the Haryana Government have resulted in substantial improvement in nutritional status of children, Women and Child Development Minister, Geeta Bhukkal told the state Assembly.

Chhattisgarh govt hikes supplementary nutrition food fund

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 00:57

Chhattisgarh government on Monday announced the hike in allocation of `supplementary nutrition food` fund meant for women and children under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme.

ICDS scheme in Meghalya under scanner

Last Updated: Sunday, December 9, 2012, 23:38

An NGO claimed that child development scheme in Meghalaya had incurred a wasteful expenditure of over Rs 24 crore during 2009-10 and 2010-11.

AP minister stresses on ICDS implementation

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 12:41

Women and Child Development Minister Newlai Tingkhatra has stressed on proper implementation of the Integrated Child Development Scheme.

Mobile phones to ICDS Circle Supervisors in Haryana

Last Updated: Sunday, June 17, 2012, 17:29

Haryana Women and Child Development Department will provide mobile phones to Circle Supervisors to ensure effective implementation of ICDS acheme.

Govt told to hike budget for child health, nutrition

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 14, 2012, 17:39

The current allocation to tackle child health and nutrition, giving Rs.4 per child in an anganwadi centre, is too low, say experts, recommending a hike in Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) expenditure in the upcoming budget.