ICDS Strengthening – Good Practices

Women & Child Development DepartmentGovernment of Odisha

SETTING THE CONTEXT

Setting the context:

ICDS at a glance

71,306 AWCs (10,216 Mini AWCs)

338 Projects (20 Urban Projects)

46.5 lakh beneficiaries (approx)

Odisha reflected highest decline (10 pc points) in Underweight between NFHS-2 to 3 NFHS-3

Concurrent monitoring shows further reduction in under nutrition during recent years

Setting the context:Odisha ranks 8th in the country on “Composite ICDS Implementation Index” developed by Central Monitoring Unit of NIPCCD based on the data collected through Supervision & Monitoring of ICDS Scheme

Evaluation Report on ICDS by PEO, Planning Commission, (March 2011)

Odisha is a High Performing state

Good Performer (> 80%) frequency of Delivery of SNP

Quick Evaluation Study of Major Developmental Programmes in 33 districts affected by LWE by PEO, Planning Commission (2010-11)

High level of satisfaction among respondents for AWC services in LWE districts of Odisha

ICDS STRENGTHENING INITIATIVES

ICDS Strengthening InitiativesDecentralization of SNP through Community engagement

MAMATA

Revised Pre-School package – Nua Arunima

Weighing scales, WHO New GS Plotting Registers, MCP Card

Hygiene Kit, Uniform for Pre-school

AWC construction – BALA buildings, tubewell, child friendly toilet

Life cycle approach, with specific focus on 1000 Days

Shakti Varta – Women empowerment through PLA

ICDS systems- Guidelines & Checklist, Uniform, Computer, broadband, PA, etc

Nutrition Operation Plan

ICDS Strengthening InitiativesDecentralization of SNP through Community engagement

Universalisation of community engagement in nutrition provision

– The Odisha Model

Effective April 2011, decentralization of ICDS Feeding Programme was rolled out across the state – all AWCs / Projects / Districts

Paradigm ShiftThe new system recognizes

Directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court

Important role of local communities and institutions in service delivery

Doing away with the involvement of contractors/ commercial interests in food for ICDS

Transparency and accountability at all levels

Quality and priority to local palate/choice

Emphasis on meeting protein and calorie norms within the ration cost

Ensure that the nutritional supplement goes to the intended beneficiary and not entered into the family kitty

Empowering WSHGs

Focus on entitlement and monitoring at all levels

Type of SNP provided*Take Home Ration (THR)

6 months to 3 years 6 months to 3 years (severely

malnourished)

3 years to 6 years (severely

malnourished)

P&L Women

i) RTE consisting of Wheat, Bengal Gram, Ground Nuts & Sugar (Locally known as Chhatua) one packet (Net 1.700 kg) every 15 days

ii) One boiled egg per week to be consumed under observation at AWC every Wednesday or raw eggs to be shared

i) Chhatua one packet (Net 2.550 kg) every 15 days

ii) Two boiled eggs per week to be consumed under observation at AWC every Wednesday and Saturday or raw eggs to be shared

i) Chhatua one packet (Net 1.700 kg) every 15 days

ii) 1 packet Rasi Ladoo (100 gm) every month

iii) MS & HCM as per menu

i) Chhatua one packet (Net 2.125 kg) every 15 days

ii) Two boiled eggs per week to be consumed under observation at AWC every Wednesday and Saturday or raw eggs to be shared

*Further adapted from 1st July 2013, as per the revised cost norms

Type of SNP provided*Hot Cooked Meal (HCM)

Types of food

6 months to 3 years 3 years to 6 years P&L Women

Morning Snacks

NA i) Monday and Thursday – Sprouted Mung ii) Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

– Chuda Ladoo

NA

Hot cooked meal

NA i) Monday and Thursday – Rice, Dalma (Dal & Vegetables)

ii) Tuesday – Rice and Soya Chunk curryiii) Wednesday, Friday & Saturday – Rice and

egg curry

NA

*Further adapted from 1st July 2013, as per the revised cost norms

Progress on DecentralisationStakeholders• Dept. of Women and Child

Development• Ministry of Women and Child

Development, GoI• State Administration• District Administration,• Women Self Help Groups

(WSHGs)• Jaanch Committee / Mothers

Committee• All beneficiaries (pregnant

women, lactating mothers, children below 6 years of age & adolescent girls in nine districts)

Funding Mechanism• As per ICDS norms of Central-

State share• No extra cost, no startup cost,

no maintenance cost. The entire model is self-sustained on its existing budget.

Progress on DecentralisationPartners in implementation• District administration was the

key implementer• ICDS machinery• Development partners

Coordination & convergence Mechanism

• With allied agencies such as Mission Shakti, Tripti, ORMAS, NRLM, OTELP, WORLP for grading and selection of SHGs for RTE/Chhatua preparation

Progress on Decentralisation• From 1st April 2011

• Transparency :Joint accounts Prior verification of all beneficiaries Publication of Entitlement chartsPhotographs of Jaanch Committee members and Mothers Committee members at AWCE- transfers into joint account

Progress on Decentralisation

Involvement of local communities

Monthly monitoring at GP level

Jaanch Committee

Mothers Committee

Progress on DecentralisationQuality :

Storage of food stuff not more than one week

Oil and soya Agmark certified

quality check for dal, eggs and rice

Egg to Pre-School childrenEgg to THR beneficiaries

Orientation on the process of cooking maintaining the nutritive value

Progress on DecentralisationMonitoring :

Control rooms for grievance

Control room numbers on all flex boards on displaying the entitlement

State and district level squads

Local publicity- CD & guidelines developed & distributed in Oriya

Sensitisation of PRI members

Progress on Decentralisation Local procurement3 eggs per week to Pre-School children; 2 eggs per week to Pregnant/Lactating; 1 egg per week to severely malnourished child (6 months to 3 years)Severely malnourished 3-6 years – HCM & THRCapacity building of AWWs and AWHsTHR by SHGs

Decentralization Reviews

PEO- LWE districts- level of satisfaction 95% and above

Social Audit by NGO group (November 2011, 7 districts)

88% respondents were of the opinion that the Pre-School activities are going on six days a week in their respective AWCs

71% respondents were of the opinion that the Menu Chart is followed

89% respondents said that Egg is given once every week

DR. N. C. SAXENA, COMMISSIONER AND HARSH MANDER, SPECIAL COMMISSIONER OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE CASE:

PUCL v. UOI & Ors. WRIT PETITION (Civil) No. 196 of 2001

• We appreciate the efforts made by the department to decentralize the production of the Supplementary nutrition in ICDS involving the community through the local women’s groups. We have been recommending the model being pursued by your state to several other states as part of engaging communities in nutrition provisions and doing away with the involvement of contractors/ commercial interests in food for ICDS.

• As mentioned by you over the last year, you have taken out several guidelines to strengthen the process of involving the community in ICDS. Please do share the progress reports on the same and any other independent evaluations done on the initiative. We would also like to have 25 copies of this initiative sent to our office to disseminate further as a good practice to be followed by other states.

Learning and Takeaways

• Provisioning of food stuff meeting calorie and protein norm within the ration cost is difficult but possible

• Contractors and middle-men can be removed from the system of provisioning of supplementary nutrition in government programming

• Engaging community in nutrition provisioning is possible (Jaanch Committees and joint account of AWWs with Ward Members/Councillors/Corporators)

• Finally, a model that is replicable at scale and through government mechanism.

ICDS Strengthening Initiatives

MAMATA

MAMATA

MAMATA scheme* launch on 5th September, 2011

Launch of e-Transfer of funds to beneficiary account on 19th October, 2011

Extending the MAMATA scheme coverage to Urban areas on 15th August 2012

The scheme benefits have reached more than a million women across the state, a major milestone, in September 2013

Chronology of events

* IGMSY is implemented in the two districts of Bargarh and Sundergarh. In these two districts, the state government provides the fourth installment

MAMATAGOALS • Contribute to reducing maternal and infant mortality.• Improve the health and nutritional status of pregnant and

lactating mothers and their infants.

OBJECTIVES• To provide partial wage loss compensation for pregnant and

nursing mothers.• To increase utilization of maternal and child health services.• To improve mother and child care practices, especially

exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding of infants.

MAMATATARGET GROUP• Pregnant women aged 19 yrs and above• for the first 2 live births• except Central/State govt. or PSU employees and their

wives(age, no. of live births and employment is self certified)

COVERAGE• All projects (338) in 30 districts covering Tribal, Rural and

Urban areas in two phases, first rural and then urban

MAMATA

Cash Transfer

When Amount (in Rs.)

Modalities

First At the end of the second trimester of pregnancy

1500 Disbursed through the CDPO office

Second 3 months after delivery 1500 Disbursed through the CDPO office

Third 6 months after delivery 1000 Disbursed through the CDPO office

Fourth 9 months after delivery 1000 Disbursed through the CDPO office

CASH TRANSFER & TRANCHES

MAMATACash Transfer

Conditions Amount (in Rs.)

Means of Verification

Fourth( 9 months after delivery)

• Measles vaccine has been given before the child is one year old .

• Vitamin A first dose has been given before the child is one year old.

• Age specific appropriate complementary feeding has started and is continuing.

• Child is weighed at least two times between six months to nine months of age.

1000 •MCP card•Self certification on MCP Card.

MAMATAStakeholders• Dept. of Women and Child

Development, GoO• Dept. of Health & Family

Welfare/NRHM, GoO• Ministry of Women and Child

Development, GoI• Dept. of Finance, GoO• State Bank of India• State Administration• District Administration,• Jaanch Committee / Mothers

Committee• All beneficiaries

Funding Mechanism• All four tranches from State

Budget for 28 districts out of 30 districts in the state

• 4th tranche from State Budget for the remaining 2 districts in the state

• First 3 tranches for 2 districts from Ministry of Women and Child Development, GoI

MAMATAPartners in implementation• District administration -- the key

implementer• ICDS machinery• Development partners

Coordination & convergence Mechanism

• Has ensured better coordination and convergence between ICDS with Health Department, Banks, Panchayati Raj Department and other stakeholders

MAMATASERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISM

Anganwadi Workers plays pivotal role in the scheme implementation for

Timely registration of Pregnant women at the AWCsFacilitate opening of Bank account in favour of the beneficiaryComplete registration documentations -- Beneficiary Undertaking with photograph and Follow-up on the services

Incentives to AWW and AWH Rs.200 : AWW ; Rs.100: AWH per beneficiary

on disbursement of all installments

MAMATASERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISM

Additional staffState level- PMUAdditional staff at district levelAdditional staff of one each at project (one Programme Assistant)

InfrastructureComputer, Printer, Scanner, UPS, external drivesBroadband connections

MAMATASERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISM

Capacity BuildingAll CDPOs, DSWOs trained on use of Computers and application with special focus on internet All CDPOs and Programme Assistants trained on cyber securityAll ICDS Supervisors, CDPOs, POs & DSWOs trained on the scheme and its implementation, using Video Conference facilityRegular Video Conferences held with scheme managers across the state to review the progress made and also for dissemination of critical administrative decisions

Undertaking by the beneficiary and her husband/guardian on age, live birth, employment and on use of the cash benefit

Photocopy of first page of passbook is a critical instrument in the fund transfer

MCP Card• MCP Card is the means

of verification for conditionalities and service uptake

• Joint use of the same MCP card by AWW and ANM ensures better field level service convergence

• MCP Cards are supplied by Health, and issued by AWWs immediately on registration to all Pregnant Women

MAMATA beneficiaries with the AWW displaying MCP (Mother & Child Protection) Card

Fund Flow and Disbursement

Beneficiary

Bank Account of MAMATA Beneficiary

ICDS Project OfficeMAMATA Special Account at ICDS Project level

Department of W&CD, GoO

MAMATA Special Nodal Account at State HQ

No payments are made in cash or by cheque (No cheque book has been issued for any of the Mamata Accounts)

MODE OF PAYMENT

MAMATA Scheme has embraced Corporate Internet Banking services offered by State Bank of India, namely VISTAAR

MODE OF PAYMENT• 4-Eyes concept (Uploader-Authoriser) concept is used for

proper validation and authorization. – The Programme Assistant uploads the data (Self

Declaration Form along with the photograph and photocopy of the first page of bank passbook is submitted by the AWW to the Project office)

– The beneficiary data is validated by the Administrator and then the fund transfers (e-Cheques) are authorised by the Authoriser.

– CDPOs are the Administrators and Authorizers – Second factor authentication i.e., Mobile services (SMS) are

used for sending the authorisation code to the Authorisers

MODE OF PAYMENT

• The choice of use of e-Transfer (Corprate Internet Banking) has impacted MAMATA programme implementation in the following ways:– It has ensured a transparent mechanism– It has ensured time-bound service delivery, critical to the

objectives of the scheme– It has reduced bottlenecks in service delivery and removed any

form of intermediaries– It has made service delivery more accountable, as it is easily

monitored.

Mamata Progress

Total Coverage*:10.78 lakh women(0.87 lakh IGMSY coverage)

5.09 lakh beneficiaries have

exited from the scheme

*including IGMSYUpto Sept 2013

Total Fund transferred to Beneficiaries

Rs 396.00 Crores transferred to bank accounts of beneficiaries upto Sept 2013

from State FundRs 368.47 Crores IGMSY Rs 27.53 Crores

MONITORING

Monitoring and supervision

Category of Official Schedule/ Proposed

requirementProgramme Assistants 30 cases / monthSupervisor 20 cases / monthCDPO 20 cases / monthDPMU (MAMATA) 50 cases / month.Programme Officer 20 cases / monthDSWO 20 cases / month

The monitoring and supervision mechanism set up under the ICDS at all levels is used for this scheme. Everyone is mandated to check specific no of cases sponsored by AWW

Role of Jaanch Committee/ GKS / Mothers committee

Calendar display of beneficiaries with amount received in every AWC

Jaanch Committee check the veracity of – the “display of

beneficiaries with amount” in the specified format with the Mamata Register kept with the AWW

Online Checking as Super-User• State Officials,

Collectors and SPMU track fund flow and disbursement of every single Mamata account ONLINE as Super Enquirer

• Fund requirement for projects are calculated by State through this review process

Online MIS Software

• Web based MIS developed• Uploading the Web based software at State Data Centre

under progress• Masters developed and under checking/scrutiny• Back data updation is under progress • Launch of software for use soon

Online MIS Software

• Software customized for different layers of functionaries• “WEB BASED” module, with “OFFLINE” data entry at the project/block

level and online “Updation” to the central server• “ONLINE” output and report generation only from the server database• All intermediate outputs for generating the E-Cheques for SBI CINB

(Beneficiary File and Transaction File) to be generated from the software

Online MIS Software

• Local terminal and database should be only for data entry, uploading and saving outputs/reports generated from the server database.

• Reports to be generated by each AWC• Provision for SMS alerts• Every Single beneficiary shall be tracked

CDPOs being trained on different aspects of computer usage and applications

Beneficiaries displaying updated Bank Passbook reflecting MAMATA fund

Beneficiary displaying updated Bank Passbook reflecting MAMATA fund

• Mamata scheme brings “woman at the core of the policy implementation” and has been implemented at scale, using government machinery, requiring minimal startup cost, ensuring good governance, has potential for replication at other states.

• Fund is transferred into single savings bank accounts of women, ensuring any withdrawal of money will require woman’s consent. This has also ensured Financial Inclusion of women (Zero-Frills-Zero-Balance accounts)

• The features that make the practice replicable includes: developing a self sustaining infrastructure, capable PMU, motivating field-level workers, community ownership and participation, and improved infrastructural & technological innovations with ICT use.

Learning and Takeaways

ICDS Strengthening Initiatives

Revised Pre-School package – Nua Arunima

Nua Arunima: A new methodology for Pre-School Education

The revised package was launched on 29th April 2013

Rolled out across the state – all AWCs /Projects/ Districts

Context• Early childhood, care and education critical for school preparedness,

retention and improved learning in subsequent grades• Right to Education Act recommends ECCE by ‘appropriate

Government’ for 3-6 year age group• Integrated service delivery of pre-school convergence with elementary

education• Draft ECCE Policy in process by the WCD department• Pre school attendance increasing.

Process

• State Resource Group-• Review of preschool curriculum

and content- Gap analysis and feedback• Inter-state workshop - approaches/ideas from other states on

strengthening preschool education • State Level Consultation on preschool education • Review of materials and finalization of framework age

appropriate norms and standards • Workshops for package development with experts, AWWs,

CDPOs • Vetting of materials by national level experts

ECE

Health habits

Socio-emotional/ Adjustment

Intellectual

Physical-motor

Curiosity/ Creativity

Language

Components

Curriculum focus • More child-centered;

• Thematic activities:– Me, my family and community– Immediate environment– Nature and weather– Health and safety

• Building a bridge between home and center

• Free conversation, action songs, storytelling, play and construction activities and nature walks

• Emphasis on pre-reading, pre-writing and pre-number skills

The pre school package

• Bell• Uniform• Toy bank• Community involvement• AWC leaving certificate

• Childrens day- 14th Nov• Parents meeting- 1st May, 1st September• Grandparents day- 1st October• Local vocations, institutions

Materials • Handbook for AWW

with month-wise activity schedule for 12 months• Quarterly age-wise developmental indicators for assessing and

demonstrating development in children• 2 age appropriate workbooks• Adaptation of Nua Arunima in 10 tribal languages by OPEPA

promoting mother tongue based school readiness .• Illustrated daily-plan for the AWC• Monitoring format and certificate for attending AWC• Training DVDs and Audio CD

All materials available in DWCD website and encouraged for use by all agencies, individuals institutions.

Handbook

Nua-Arunima adapted in ten tribal languages

Koya, Kui, Kuvi, Juanga, Saura, Santhali, Kissan, Munda, Oraon and Bonda

Workbook

Part I & II

Theme based training video (One for each month)

Audio CD of Prak Vidyalaya

PLAY THE MOVIE NOW

Nua ArunimaPartners in implementation• District administration -- the key

implementer• ICDS machinery• Development partners

Funding mechanism• All components of Pre-school

package developed from state fund

• First lot of materials to the children from state funds

Outcome

• Nua Arunima has just been launched. It is still not in any stage to show initial outcome.

• Nua Arunima definitely has the potential to be a Good Practice

Thank you