Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)

iAbout This Scheme

Launched on 2 October 1975 during the Emergency period, ICDS is one of India's largest and most enduring child welfare programmes. It delivered a package of six services — supplementary nutrition, immunisation, health check-ups, referral services, pre-school education, and nutrition & health education — through Anganwadi centres. While the programme continues in a revised form as Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 since 2021, the original ICDS framework was substantially restructured.

🎁Key Benefits

• Supplementary nutrition for children under 6 and pregnant/lactating mothers
• Immunisation services linked to UIP
• Anganwadi-based pre-school education (3-6 years)
• Health check-ups and referral services
• Nutrition and health education for mothers

✅Eligibility Criteria

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  Scheme discontinued — historical archive only (restructured as POSHAN 2.0)

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions