26.55% Reduction in Underweight Children

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) data indicated that under the ICDS scheme 2009-10 to 2013-14, there has been 26.55% reduction in moderately or severely underweight children aged between 0-6 years. The Union Ministry of Women and Child development is implementing Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Rajiv Gandhi Schemes for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) namely SABLA, Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojna (IGMSY) as direct targeted interventions ...