Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Budgam today convened a meeting of District Task Force under Poshan Abhiyaan, also known as National Nutrition Mission which was presided over by District Development Commissioner, Budgam Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar at New Conference Hall Budgam.
The meeting discussed hygiene, promoting sanitation,pre-school education, supply chain management and associated aspects of themission before its approval for implementation.
DDC observed and emphasized the importance of ICDS servicesparticularly on the target population of children, lactating, pregnant womenand adolescent girls. She said ICDS services have pivotal role to play instrengthening the scenario of women and child development and proper and betterimplementation of these is the need of the hour.
She directed concerned members to visit Aganwadi Centers(AWC)s at least once a month and asked Child Development Project Officers(CDPO), to spend more time in field for better monitoring. She also directedthe concerned officials to conduct designated convergence activities on healthand nutrition days, regular health checkups in schools and AWCs and surveys forinfrastructural requirements in AWCs vis a vis toilets, drinking water,electricity etc.