Impact of supplementary nutrition programme on the nutritional status of pre-school children - a comparative study
Roma Kumari; Indra Bishnoi
Journal of Applied Biology 11(1/2): 131-136
2001
Document Number: 643591
The present study was conducted to assess the effect of supplementary feeding programme of ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) Scheme on the health of preschool children in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and East Champaran (Bihar), India. ICDS scheme started in Varanasi and East Champaran in 1983 and 1982, respectively. For anthropometrics study, 400 children (aged 1-6 years) were selected from the anganwadi centres. The diet supplement was not enough to show statistically significant difference in the growth of children. It is recommended that the authorities involved in planning of supplementary feeding programme should increase it, so that the impact of supplementary feeding on anthropometry might be profound. At present, the supplement being provided to each child by anganwadi centres is 300 calories and 10 g of protein.