Abstract :
Initially 10 Anganwadi centres were randomly selected from the rural and urban areas of Ganjam district for this study. This study was carried out in 8 villages. These ICDS centres were Berhampur, Aska, Kanishi, Rangeilunda, Purustampur, Jaganathpur, Bhanjanagar and Kukudakhandi. The Non-ICDS were also selected from same villages and nearby villages. The sample consisted of both boys and girls of ICDS centre and Non-ICDS children. The 300 children of the age group of 3-6 years from different anganwadi centres were selected including both beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries.
Keyword :
ICDS, Nutritional status, Health, Disease, Poverty, Development