Directorate of Women and Child Development
In Kerala, ICDS was started in 1975, October 2nd , the 106th birth day of Mahatma Gandhi, as a pilot project in Vengara, Malappuram District. This Scheme was organized on the basis of understanding the relationship between the intellectual, emotional, Social development and the health and nutritional Substainability of the child. ICDS is a multi dimensional and a community based Convergent Scheme.
The Scheme focuses on children in their early childhood of below 6 years and Strives to bring about their overall development focusing on the physical, psycho-social and Cognitive aspects. It believes that child will reach its full potential through integrated approaches and calls for the Care and nurturing of adolescent, Women and Children through focused, Child centered approach requiring inter-sectoral linkages and Convergence of Services.
Functions
The broad objective of the ICDS Scheme are:-
- To improve nutritional and health status of children in the age group of 0-6 years
- To lay the foundation of proper psychological, Physical, cognitive and Social development of the child.
- To reduce the incidence of infant mortality, morbidity, malnutrition and School drop outs.
- To achieve the effective co-ordination of policy and implementat
SERVICES Offered in this Office
The services provided by the ICDS through the Anganwadies include.
Supplementary Nutrition for below 6 year children, P.M,LM&AG
WHO Growth monitoring
Health check up
Nutrition and Health Education
Referral Service
Immunization
Non formal pre-school education (Thematic approach)
Our Team
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Venu V S |
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State Project Director , ICDS |
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Sundari C |
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Joint Director |
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Sivanya SN |
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Assistant Director |
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Balan G |
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Finance Officer |
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Rahul A R |
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Junior Superintendent |
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Premna Manoj Sankar |
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Programme Officer |
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Chithralekha S |
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Programme Officer |
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Sankar B |
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Senior Superintendent |
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Syam Sanker S L |
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Senior Superintendent |
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Chithra T |
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Junior Superintendent |
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Ajith Kumar T |
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Junior Superintendent |