Observation in Respect of Environment of the Anganwadi Centers (AWC) From December 2013 to February 2014, India

Title: Space for Anganwadi Centers (AWCs), provision of Supplementary Nutrition and availability of Drinking Water (Quick Evaluation Study) Description: Anganwadi centre provides basic health care in Indian villages. It is a part of the Indian public health-care system. Basic health-care activities include contraceptive counseling and supply, nutrition education and supplementation, as well as pre-school activities. Data contains the information about the availability of space, supplementary nutrition and drinking water for the children of the AWCs of the selected States. The information on the visits of the Doctors, availability of Medicines, Mothers’ counselling and Intervention for the malnutrition have also been collected and indicate vide. It also has important aspects like maintenance of records, hygiene and sanitation conditions and ownership of the AWC accommodation etc. Quick Evaluation study on randomly selected anganwadis (ICDS Program) Released Under: National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP) Contributor: NITI Aayog/Planning Commission Keywords: child; AWC; Hygiene; Sanitation; ICDS; Rural; Integrated; Development; Service; Health; Care Group: Anganwadi Centers Sectors: Statistics Note: Study by Programme Evaluation Organisation (PEO) to validate the ICDS MIS data in selected States/UTs of the country on sample basis.